DAMN RIGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW AUDREY NUNA
Damn right, you are about to be in on the not very well kept secret: Audrey Nuna. The Korean-American R&B singer and rapper just dropped her new single “damn right”…
KIRBY: A STORY OF SOUL, STRENGTH, AND EMBRACING THE BEAUTY OF BLACKNESS
As we move further into 2020 with the wide resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, long-held societal standards and their prejudiced undertones become more and…
KAI IS FINALLY READY FOR HER SPOTLIGHT
You may not know kai by name just yet, but you’ve definitely heard her voice. The Toronto-born singer has the resume of an industry veteran, despite the fact that…
RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ RECLAIMS SENSITIVITY ON “CRYBABY” AHEAD OF INTROSPECTIVE LP
Sensitivity and its power often get overlooked and at times is mislabeled as a weakness. And while most may attempt to hide it, real strength is found in the confident…
ON HER NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM, LIANNE LA HAVAS IS IN FULL BLOOM
Lianne La Havas’ new album was inspired by the life cycle of a plant––specifically a rose bush, she tells me from the UK as we chat over Zoom. Gazing over…
FUNK R&B SINGER ADELINE STEPS OUT ON HER OWN
Think about the groove-soul elements of Anderson .Paak sprinkled with the voice of a modern Erykah Badu. Keeping the Neo-Soul genre alive is important today and Adeline is pushing out…
NATHALIE CHRISTMAS’ VISUAL CREATIONS ARE WRAPPED IN THEATRICAL NUANCE
Nathalie Christmas’s visual creations focus on telling stories from a “fantasized femme perspective”. Directing features that reflect the diversity of the world around us, their directorial visions are a…
STELLA SANTANA: A VOICE TO BE ON ALL OUR MINDS
“Fuck it. I just want to do it the way I want to do it.” This pretty much sums up the force that is Stella Santana, both on the mic…
BAYLI INVITES YOU INTO HER INVIGORATING SPACE WITH NEW SINGLE, BOYS LIE
BAYLI creates music as a way to find acceptance. Taking her listener on a glittering journey through the cosmos, her music glows with futuristic R&B melodies and bouncing synth lines.…
WEEKLY PLAYLIST: YOUNG BLACK ARTIST
Whether you were aware of it or not, you listen to black music. The root of your favorite white DJ’s disco track and the history behind your favorite pop star’s…
20 QUESTIONS WITH TIANA MAJOR9, THE SPARKLING FUTURE OF JAZZ
The Major 9 chord is a complex one, technically and sonically. A chord heavily associated with jazz music, for the theory brains out there, its formula encompasses a root, major…
PASS THE MIC: INTRN & AUSTIN HARMS DECIDE TO STOP FIGHTING CHANGE IN “USED TO BE”
INTRN and Austin Harms’ respective stories begin on opposite ends of the golden state. INTRN, a San Diego native and Harms, hailing from the rural town of Visalia near Fresno,…