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Lady Poetic delivered a sonic synergy of hip-hop, RnB, and spoken word in her latest single and music video, Kicks. Each element brings its own distinct energy, building into a

PLAY HOUSE raised the bar on his stylistic signature with his latest single, Marijuana. The Parisian DJ and producer, already known for racking up millions of streams and reshaping the

Canadian country artist Annika Catharina stepped into a steadier emotional light with her seminal single, Better Hands, a song shaped by certainty rather than collapse. This interview traces a writer

DEION JOHNSON raised the game for soul-soaked hip-hop with his latest single, Time to Shine. Louisa, Virginia’s multifaceted independent artist, who developed his musicality through quartet gospel and sharpened it

Pop rarely sounds as alive as it does in Johnny E Sullivan’s latest single, New York Nights. The 16-year-old New York City native sharpened the edges of metropolitan pop by lacing

Put YAVENIRIE AMOK in a box, and they’ll burn it down as a form of ritualistic rebellion. Following a sermonic folk rock guitar melody, their third single, Obelisque Queen, hymnally

Independent artists enter 2026 carrying the same structural problems they dragged through 2025, algorithmic gatekeeping, shrinking attention spans, rising touring costs, and an industry that still pretends “exposure” pays rent.

ZKIN closed out another year of leaving an indelible mark on the underground indietronica scene with the seductive standout single, Temptation, taken from their latest EP, Alibi. PJ Harvey fans

Sa’Lunara stands as the juggernautess of modern metalcore, and with Mother Dearest, she channels her ethereally occultist approach to vindication through expression with devastating clarity. There’s no fury like a

Raf Jacobs turned up the heat with It Was All Red, the seminal trap drop that proves no one brings the bass to the genre quite like him. Bass-swathed to