It's time to get acquainted with Yebba if you aren't already. The Grammy-winning musician has become one of the most in-demand artists in the music business, working with artists like Ed Sheeran, Drake, Chance the Rapper and Mark Ronson. The singer first came to public attention when a video of her mesmerizing rendition of the song "My Mind" at a Sofar Sounds... read full bio
One of the most promising up-and-coming powerhouses in R&B is Fana Hues. It's only a matter of time before she joins the likes of SZA, H.E.R. and Jhené Aiko as one of the main girls on the scene thanks to her divine voice and faultless songwriting. Family is at the center of everything Hues does and continues to play a significant role... read full bio
Rapper Erica Banks was born and raised in DeSoto, Texas. After her first three mixtapes were out, she signed with 1501 Certified Entertainment, who then put out her own mixtape. It gave birth to "Buss It," which debuted at number one and gained popularity on TikTok. She later joined Warner Records, where "Buss It" was released again. She recorded her first... read full bio
DreamDoll is a Bronx, New York-born American model, hip-hop recording artist and radio and TV personality. Gwinin Entertainment is her current management company. DreamDoll originally gained notoriety on Instagram, where she amassed 100,000 followers as a result of her club bartending and modeling in New York City. Her appearance on Oxygen's Bad Girls Club caused controversy after she joined, which increased her... read full bio
Right now, there is no shortage of hazy R&B playing across London. As a dreamlike new music has grown from the capital's depths in recent years, there has been an explosion of talent. There aren't many people like Lola, though. Although the singer has only released a pair of singles so far, her angelic vocals and preference for jazz-inspired, intricate instrumentals have... read full bio
R&B performer Kirby Lauryen, often known as Kirby Dockery and now Kirby, is renowned for her classic Southern soul sound. She first rose to popularity as a songwriter, earning writing credits for well-known artists including Beyoncé, Paul McCartney and Kanye West. With tracks like "Loved by You," "Vain," and "Kool Aid," Kirby began a solo career that eventually led to the release... read full bio
JELEEL!, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, surely had a diverse upbringing around the East Coast. His music was greatly influenced by him fusing guitar power chords with thumping 808s, Afrobeats rhythms and lyrics rapped in his distinct register while he was growing up in Providence with his Nigerian immigrant parents, attending college there for a time and eventually relocating to Los... read full bio
Kasey Chambers was raised in a home where listening to and performing country and roots music was a way of life. She was born in Mt. Gambier, South Australia. It had to rub off, and it did, for the young Kasey later received an education unlike any other while growing up on the Nullarbor Plain and touring Australia with her... read full bio
Jamie McDell, a singer-songwriter from New Zealand, has accomplished a lot throughout her early years. She started a successful musical career when she was 16 and was signed to EMI, which helped her become well-known across the country. She achieved Gold album sales after the publication of her debut record, "Six Strings and a Sailboat," and she was nominated for... read full bio
With their breathtaking and unexpected new album, Breaking Point, Jade Jackson and Aubrie Sellers, the duet Jackson+Sellers, are making a second first impression. They were brought together by what seemed to be cosmic forces and first met while performing back-to-back sets at Americanafest in Nashville. This brief encounter later developed into a close friendship and a genuine sense of shared interests.... read full bio
Young T & Bugsey first crossed paths as teenagers after becoming aware of one another's home recordings in different parts of the city. When they finally got together, first as a collective before settling on their chemistry as a duo, they discovered that their musical and non-musical interests were very compatible. A debut single, "1st Quarter," launched the project, which was... read full bio
Few hip-hop artists have the ability to command a space as purposefully out-of-the-ordinary as Anthony Dixson, a Compton native and Long Beach native whose stage name, Boogie, foreshadows his inherent talent for writing music that is rooted in simultaneously depressing and joyfully uplifting realities. Boogie's kind of rap is as much a credo of the streets as it is a... read full bio
Kruddz, Mxjib, Mojo, OGD, Dope and Papii Abz are members of the East London rap group NSG. The group first connected at Islington's Arts & Media School. NSG, which stands for Never Stop Growing, is an Afro-bashment group with members who are all either of Ghanaian or Nigerian heritage. They recently released their first track, Whine and Kotch. The English rapper J... read full bio
The importance of music in Justin Stein's family has never changed. His great grandpa, the person whose last name Justin adopted as his stage name, was a well-known bandleader in Chicago's underworld during the Roaring Twenties, frequently performing at the infamous Al Capone's request. Justin's grandma also had a huge impact on his career by forcing the little boy to... read full bio
"Wordgirl" Jensen McRae says, "Everything I do is about, and in service of, words and stories." McRae's music tackles many facets of identity, from race to concerns of despair and unrequited love, as a bi-racial, black and Jewish lady growing up. Inspired by artists like Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Alicia Keys and James Taylor, McRae began writing songs in her bedroom and... read full bio
Greer has rapidly advanced in a short period of time. Happy People, the Orange County rock quartet's second EP in the past 18 months, is comprised of four songs with airtight lyrics and killer guitars that suggest a band well beyond their years in the best possible way but simultaneously having an undeniable young energy. Happy People, Greer's follow-up to... read full bio
Ethan Gruska is an independent singer-songwriter who, before commencing his solo career with Slowmotionary, was one-half of the indie pop duo the Belle Brigade. His introspective, bookish sound is influenced by artists like Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell. He expanded his career as a producer and songwriter as well, contributing to Kimbra and John Legend's and other artists' tracks on... read full bio
On her self-titled first album for Glassnote Records, Cecilia Castleman demonstrates that she is mature beyond her years, yet lamenting the perils of youth. It's a stunning collection of songs, produced by Don Was, that showcase everything the Tennessee-born artist excels at, including lyrics that convey all the intimacy of a diary, a dynamic, honeyed voice that effortlessly switches between a... read full bio
The latest album by singer-songwriter Stephanie Lambring, Autonomy, welcomes the weight that may occasionally be present in life by tackling harsh realities and exploring touchy subjects through the eyes of someone trying to make sense of their feelings about it all. Lambring is "one of Nashville's most bold young singer-songwriters," according to Ann Powers, and her song "Joy of Jesus"... read full bio
Americana singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Robert Francis hails from Los Angeles, California. Robert Commagere was raised in a musical family by his Mexican mother, who sung ranchera songs from her own country around the house, his late pianist/producer father and his sister Juliette Commagere, who wrote songs. Francis made his debut with the musically diversified One by One at the young age of... read full bio
