With a new record, a new hip and a new base of operations in Los Angeles, California, Jonny Fritz is back. When we last saw our hero, Jonny had just finished recording the cathartic classic, Dad Country, which he had recorded in Jackson Browne's home studio and released through ATO Records as a plea to the next generation for a revitalized... read full bio
A punk band called Winona Fighter is headquartered in Nashville. The group is renowned for being a dynamic powerhouse while performing live. Their performances are a place where everyone is welcome, equal and must get on their feet. All nonsense and vanity are left at the door. Early exposure to the Boston punk rock scene by Coco (frontwoman of Winona Fighter) served as... read full bio
Pop rock group The Minus 5 is led by Young Fresh Fellows musician Scott McCaughey, who frequently collaborates with R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck. Together with Buck, Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow of The Posies, McCaughey started the band as a side project. The Posies and McCaughey's The Young Fresh Fellows had both recorded at Conrad Uno's Egg Studios and issued albums on Uno's... read full bio
Australian singer-songwriter Ziggy Alberts is also an author and he has made a name for himself as one of the country's top independent musicians. A tribute to his songwriting prowess and dynamic live performance, his sincere grassroots story has propelled his artistry into worldwide praise and enthralled audiences all over the world. Ziggy Alberts, the creator of his own independent record label,... 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
Bella White, a truly unique new voice in songwriting, taps into the uncommon dichotomy at the core of her craft to produce an irrefutable beauty. The singer/multi-instrumentalist, who is originally from Calgary, grew up listening to traditional country and old-time music which she first encountered through her father, a Virginia native who sang in bluegrass bands throughout her childhood. White embraces... 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
