PALOMA MAMI IS MAKING MOVES WITH HER NEW SINGLE “FOR YA”
Music recorded in Spanish is put in the monolith category of "Latin Music." One artist chipping away at that label and pushing the boundaries of where music in Spanish can…
photo / Liz Rose Ridley
BIG JOANIE ARE ON A MISSION TO DECOLONIZE PUNK
Black women have been at the forefront of rock n' roll since Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Continuing that legacy in the United Kingdom are self-proclaimed "Black Feminist Sister Punk" trio…
photo / Damar Little
20 QUESTIONS WITH SINGER-SONGWRITER BAHJA RODRIGUEZ
When you think of artists on the horizon to keep an eye out for, Bahja Rodriguez should definitely be at the top of your list. There’s a guarantee…
WHAT AMANDA BROWN SAYS ABOUT WHERE WE GO FROM HERE
Heaven sent, holy love Or a waste of time Holding back, falling in Selling truth for lies Can’t keep doing this anymore Oh, no no Promises make no sense When…
DAN ONKAR’S ‘A NIGHT LIKE THIS’ IS A STORY OF LOVE
British Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer Dan Onkar uses music as a way to understand and celebrate his culture - “I really wanted to tell that story about the ‘Lagos…
photo / Walter Wlodarczyk
CUQUITA THE CUBAN DOLL CHALLENGES THE WHITE ART WORLD ELITE
It is 2018. In front of the 14th street Union Square stop, Yali Romagoza sits in complete stillness. The sign next to her reads: “Hello, my name is Cuquita…
photo / Adi Muhtarevic
DANILEIGH IS DOMINATING MUSIC AND MINDING HER BUSINESS
DaniLeigh is the self-proclaimed “Dominican Mami” out of Miami who’s taking over the music industry one track at a time. Since she stepped on the scene in 2017 with…
photo / Mayra Ortiz
MON LAFERTE IS IN LOVE AND NEEDS THE WORLD TO KNOW
"True love does have the power to redeem but only if we are ready for redemption. Love saves us only if we want to be saved,” bell hooks writes in her…
SPENCER SUTHERLAND CAN’T STOP WONDERING
Spencer Sutherland is staying booked and busy. Between the recent debut of his new music video and single "Wonder," filming a Netflix movie, and simply existing in 2020, Sutherland has…
photo / Andrés Oyuela
CARLOS VIVES LOOKS TO THE FUTURE ON ‘CUMBIANA’
Any Latinx kid growing up in the last decade got to know Carlos Vives intimately because of their parents. His music, often the soundtrack to long road trips and…
BUCKLE UP FOR JIMI SOMEWHERE’S NEW SINGLE “IN MY CAR”
I’ll be the first to say that I hate driving, yet so many of my fondest memories take place in cars. There are the late-night boredom drives to nowhere with…
NATURALLY NOTHING BUT DETERMINED: A CHAT WITH NATACHA KARAM
Top, Malan Breton. Dress, 42/54. The first thing I noticed on the zoom call was the wallpaper. Cheetahs draped over tree branches looking powerful, strong and confident. These same qualities…