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Lauren Sanderson, From Pandemic to PRIDE [Q&A]
June 30, 2021
We sit down for a candid conversation with a soon-to-be Midwestern pop star.
Author:
DJ Connor
Meet boyband, the Artist Fueled By Anime, the Internet, and Emo Rap
June 29, 2021
"The internet has low-key fucked us up."
Author:
DJ Connor
BIM Speaks on the Black Voices Who Changed Music For Her
June 24, 2021
BIM charts out a legacy of impressive black talent that shaped today's music landscape.
Author:
DJ Connor
Marzz on the Powerful Black Artists That Inspired 'Love Letterz'
June 24, 2021
To celebrate Black Music Month and PRIDE, Marzz shares with us a few of the incredible black artists that inspired her debut EP.
Author:
DJ Connor
Hannah Jadagu on the Black Artists That Inspire Her
June 16, 2021
From SZA to Yves Tumor, Jadagu's influences are as diverse as her nuanced sound.
Author:
DJ Connor
Skip Waiters Takes Aim With Fervent "Handgun" Visual [Premiere]
June 16, 2021
Rife with staccato bravado familiar to fans of Kendrick Lamar, Skip Waiters delivers on every front.
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DJ Connor
In Her Self-Titled Debut EP, AERI Breaks Up With the Idea of Herself [Premiere]
June 3, 2021
AERI's debut EP is an intimate exploration of the queer journey often left untold.
Author:
DJ Connor
KIM! Is the 14-Year-Old Indonesian Rising Star You Need on Your Radar [Premiere + Q&A]
May 31, 2021
And we have the first look at her new music video for "Care 4 U."
Author:
DJ Connor
Mindy Explores Violence and Healing in "Am I Alive" Video [Premiere]
May 26, 2021
"'Am I Alive' is about my struggles with violence and the relentless cycles of murder, pain, and healing."
Author:
DJ Connor
Elephante Shares Exclusive BTS Photos of "High Water" Music Video Shoot
May 13, 2021
Take an inside look at what went into making Elephante's latest tour de force.
Author:
DJ Connor
Hongza Delivers a Coming of Age Soundtrack For 'Gen Z'
May 11, 2021
Informed by his British Vietnamese heritage, Hongza deftly gropes with a series of emotional entanglements.
Author:
DJ Connor
The Immigrant Experience Is at the Heart of Tà'KE's 'The Art of Letting Go' [Premiere]
May 7, 2021
Tóke's ability to channel and empathize with complex emotional situations makes his music a documentary on an individual scale.
Author:
DJ Connor
Evann McIntosh Is Making Music Like "Nobody Else"
May 4, 2021
McIntosh provides all the talent and tension required for an artist to puncture through the clutter, staking claim to a sound all their own.
Author:
DJ Connor
Gabrielle Current Muses on Love and Loss in the Timeless "If I Fall" [Premiere]
April 28, 2021
"With this song, I wanted to capture how loss gave me a new understanding of myself."
Author:
DJ Connor
Yuki Dreams Again's "Pretty Face" Is a Mantra For Post-Pandemic Dating [Premiere]
April 20, 2021
In his latest single, Yuki Dreams Again proclaims there's more to life than a "Pretty Face."
Author:
DJ Connor
Haiva Ru's "Oh, But Lover" Is a Poetic Letter About Loss [Premiere]
March 26, 2021
Newcomer Haiva Ru has directed a beautiful homage to her halcyon coping tools: her best friends, a shared house she loved, and the backdrop of her town in the video for "Oh, But Lover"
Author:
DJ Connor
Pink Roses' EP "=" Is an Emotional Soundtrack to the Lives We Once Lived
January 15, 2021
Pink Roses' latest EP "=" is an emotional soundtrack to a life we want to live again.
Author:
DJ Connor
Reo Cragun Is One of the Most Unique Musical Empaths of Our Generation
October 28, 2020
Reo Cragun embodies the full registry of our confusing but soulful American identity
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DJ Connor
LIA LIA's "Night Call" Is Pop for After Midnight
October 2, 2020
Berlin-based vocalist and songwriter LIA LIA gets into an autumn vibe with her new single "Night Call," a cooling tonic of sound adding mystery to the shortening days, a plea for something to end and begin anew.
Author:
DJ Connor
TZAR Is "What Ur Looking For" [Premiere]
September 18, 2020
For an artist so new, TZAR seems to have a learned understanding of the creative process.
Author:
DJ Connor
10 Questions With Véyah on Her New Single “Better Than The Boys” [Q&A]
March 14, 2023
Get familiar with the 18-year-old rising star.
Author:
DJ Connor
10 Questions With RAYE on "Black Mascara" and Her Forthcoming Debut Album 'My 21st Century Blues'
October 21, 2022
"I'm independent, and I've got to just trust my gut, and my gut wanted me to express a lot of different sonics and sounds."
Author:
DJ Connor
Jade LeMac Writes Her Name in the Pop Stars to Be With 'Constellations'
February 13, 2023
The gravitational center of 'Constellations' sees LeMac showcasing the full depth of her pop potential.
Author:
DJ Connor
10 Questions With Isabel Dumaa on Her Latest Single "Quarter Life Crisis" [Premiere + Q&A]
May 9, 2023
Isabel Dumaa talks new single and music video, 90th birthday concerts, and her ones to watch.
Author:
DJ Connor
Meet Jex Nwalor, Your Next R&B Obsession [Premiere + Q&A]
September 17, 2021
The 18-year-old artist's debut single is finally here.
Author:
DJ Connor
10 Questions With Cordelia on Her Viral Single "Little Life" and 'Caramel' EP [Q&A]
February 27, 2024
“'Little Life' is about coming to terms with life being unpredictable and strange, and finding the beauty and joy in the smaller moments that are around us all the time."
Author:
DJ Connor
Flower Face Delivers a Song For the Season With "Pisces Moon" [Q&A]
March 4, 2022
Flower Face is an artist who has battled life.
Author:
DJ Connor
KAIRO Tug at the Heartstrings With Debut Single "Someone Like You"
February 16, 2022
There isn't anyone quite like KAIRO.
Author:
DJ Connor
10 Questions With Johnny Orlando on 'The Ride: Part 3' [Q&A]
December 13, 2023
The Toronto-born artist is approaching pop music with a moody, masculine elegance.
Author:
DJ Connor
Aldae Finds Himself a "Long Way From Texas" on Introspective Debut Single [Q&A]
February 28, 2022
Having penned hit for the likes of Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber, this is just the beginning for Aldae.
Author:
DJ Connor
10 Questions WIth Izzy Spears on His New Single "BAD NEWS”
September 21, 2022
"I always just want to look like what my 13-year-old self would think is cool. I'm just always tryna impress my younger self."
Author:
DJ Connor
Ryan Mack Reminds Us It's Okay to Be "Only Human"
February 15, 2022
"Everybody can fall down and everyone can make mistakes but we will get back up."
Author:
DJ Connor
Noga Erez's "Godmother" Is a Sultry Rejection of Genre Prescriptions
August 22, 2024
Comfortable creating earnest discomfort in her lyrics, Noga is an artist revered by other artists.
Author:
DJ Connor
French Superstar JAIN's Album 'The Fool' Dares to Be Itself
April 25, 2023
Jain continues her wondrous, emotive kaleidoscope approach to story telling on her third album, 'The Fool.'
Author:
DJ Connor
10 Questions With Lonnie on His Debut Single “One Night Stand” [Q&A]
January 12, 2023
We catch up with an artist who ended 2022 with a bang.
Author:
DJ Connor
Alicia Creti Delivers Showstopping Debut Single "Congratulations"
February 18, 2022
We know little of Alicia yet beyond her ability to stop us dead in our tracks.
Author:
DJ Connor
KIM! Is the 14-Year-Old Indonesian Rising Star You Need on Your Radar [Premiere + Q&A]
May 31, 2021
And we have the first look at her new music video for "Care 4 U."
Author:
DJ Connor
Meet Flores, the Indigenous Artist Making Us Reevaluate Love
December 9, 2021
"We are deliberately left out of the scope of history, justice, or the education system. It's time for change."
Author:
DJ Connor
Erika Tham Embraces Her Sexuality on the Smoldering "Shhh" [Q&A]
January 19, 2022
"I could write and sing whatever I wanted to, and it didn't matter what I looked like or where I came from. That was freeing."
Author:
DJ Connor
mehro's "Dark Corners & Alchemy" Is a Beautiful, Perversely Revealing Work
March 24, 2023
'Dark Corners and Alchemy' is the ultimate proxy to end-of-the-tunnel enlightenment.
Author:
DJ Connor
Asha Imuno Takes Us Through His Debut Album 'Pins & Needles' Track By Track
March 6, 2024
'Pins & Needles' is a journey of past and future selves; it's a story of growth and rebirth told through hypnotic R&B.
Author:
DJ Connor
Emei Finds "Better People to Leave on Read" on Cutthroat New Single
January 26, 2022
Some people simply aren't worthy of a reply.
Author:
DJ Connor