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Manchester's Secret Night Gang Isn't Here to Make Music For the Money or Views [Q&A]
May 10, 2022
"Nowadays, music gets lost because it isn't written with meaning or acknowledging what's going on now."
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Col3trane Explores the Kaleidoscopic Nature of Love in Debut Album 'Lush Life'
May 6, 2022
"My <i>Lush Life</i> tells a story of loving until something hurts."
Author:
Jazmine Kylene
Ogi's 'Monologues' Is an Exercise in Radical Honesty
May 5, 2022
"I'm putting myself display and staging those thoughts I never intended for people to hear."
Author:
DJ Connor
UMI Lets Her Inner Child Run Free in "whatever u like"
May 2, 2022
"whatever u like" is the perfect soundtrack for sunnier days and minimal responsibility.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
Yellow Days Keeps the Vibe Mellow in the Soulful 'Slow Dance & Romance'
April 29, 2022
<i>Slow Dance & Romance </i> a celebration of understated musical inventiveness.
Author:
Thomas Burns Scully
KiNG MALA Evokes the Electrifying Magnetism of a "cult leader"
April 15, 2022
"I decided that instead of being sad I was just gonna be delusionally confident."
Author:
Nathan Ahamed
Omar Apollo Cements His Star Power With 'Ivory'
April 8, 2022
<i>Ivory</i> is a humble wink at anyone who dared to doubt the inevitable star.
Author:
Jazmin Kylene
à˜HENRY Claims His Throne in 'My Turn to Be King'
April 6, 2022
"We're all kings and queens, we're all royal."
Author:
DJ Connor
Renao Carves Out a Tender Moment of Comfort on 'Holding My Breath' [Q&A]
March 30, 2022
"Holding My Breath" is all about finding comfort regardless of being separated from things you love.
Author:
DJ Connor
keshi Grapples With the Cost of Fame on Stirring Debut Album 'GABRIEL'
March 28, 2022
"It's an album that I hope is candid, varied, and one you can come back to again and again."
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Make the First Move With Harrison Sands' "Open Doors" [PREMIERE]
July 16, 2019
"It really is a plea for the woman to take charge, and remove any and all doubt from the situation, because consent is sexy, and a topic that many men could use a lesson in."
Author:
Jess Myers
georgee Finds Salvation In Solitude in “Tell Me”
June 22, 2022
“tell me” is a jazzy love letter to lost romance and the healing power of isolation.
Author:
Carter Fife
R&B-Pop Artist Shae Jacobs Obsesses Over A Girl He's "Not Supposed To" [PREMIERE]
February 6, 2019
"The director Cole and I wanted to make sure we captured the battle between logic and emotion from the guy's point of view..."
Author:
Alissa Arunarsirakul
Brandy Haze Puts Herself First on 'That's Unfortunate' [Q&A]
August 31, 2021
Haze is here to prove that no matter how bad things get, there is always hope to be found in the arms of R&B.
Author:
Chloe Liz
Fousheé's 'time machine' Is Dreamy, Hypnotic, and Entirely in a Lane of Its Own
June 7, 2021
Every moment on <i>time machine</i> feels like a stylistic left turn - an infectious baseball game where only curveballs are thrown.
Author:
Carter Fife
LOVER Paints a Portrait of the Modern "Starving" Artist [PREMIERE]
August 14, 2019
"Starving" is a sultry, indie-R&B fusion composition that sounds like Bon Iver took a day trip to Harlem.
Author:
Brady Moses
RITTYBO Understands the Camaraderie in Vulnerability [Q&A]
December 3, 2019
RITTYBO is special and there is just no other way to put it.
Author:
Chuck Ramos
appleby's 'While You Were Sleeping' Is a Siren Call to Home
August 6, 2021
</>While You Were Sleeping</i> is a love letter to young Black men in the midst of finding themselves.
Author:
DJ Connor
George Riley Gives Us an Infectious Taste of Freedom With 'Running In Waves'
September 22, 2022
No doubt about it, Riley is heading in only one direction: forward.
Author:
Michelle Dalarossa