Category: Past

L’impératrice

L’impératrice

Artist of the Month for February 2023 Instagram Spotify Youtube Bio Hématome Bio L’Impératrice (The Empress) is a Parisian group of six musicians Charles de Boisseguin (the group’s founder and keyboards), Hagni Gwon (keyboards), David Gaugué (bass guitar), Achille Trocellier (electric guitar), Tom Daveau (drums), and Flore Benguigui (vocals), who joined the band in 2015. […]

Naika

Naika

Artist of the Month for January 2023 Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio Sauce Bio Singer-songwriter Naika was born in Miami, Florida. She describes herself as a transnational, cross-cultural kid (TCK), and she credits the French, Caribbean, African, and South Pacific cultures for influencing her musically and personally. Her music showcases her love of Western Pop and […]

Masego

Masego

Artist of the Month for December 2022 Twitter Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Bio Say You Want Me Bio Originally born Micah Davis in Kingston, Jamaica, Masego grew up in Newport News, Virginia, where he found his love for music in the church. Although he says he had a very sheltered life and wasn’t able to listen […]

Raury

Raury

Artist of the Month for November 2022 Twitter Instagram Bio Heatwave Bio Raury Deshawn Tullis is a singer, songwriter, and rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. A folk-loving free-spirit since youth, Raury started out as a cover band guitarist in high school. His sights were set on bigger stages, however, and the musician would kick off his […]

Jelani Aryeh

Jelani Aryeh

Artist of the Month for October 2022 Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio A Piece Of Your Mind Bio Jelani Aryeh is a San Diego-based 20-year-old Filipino/African American singer and songwriter. His music blurs genre boundaries, blending indie rock, R&B, hip-hop, pop, and experimental sounds. In an age of memes and social media virality, Jelani brings substance […]

Glass Animals

Glass Animals

Artist of the Month for September 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio Heat Waves Bio Glass Animals are an English indie rock band that was formed in Oxford, England, in 2012, but the label “indie” may seem somewhat restrictive for the innovative genre-blending creators. Their sound is an undoubtedly unique one that brings together R&B, […]

Louyah

Louyah

Artist of the Month for August 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Bio 6FEET Bio This Staten Island-born singer-songwriter and music producer Louis Attilio Vigorito, known as Louyah, has swept the world with his amazing music, starting with his hit single “I Used to Care.” Raised in South New Jersey, Loyah started his music journey as […]

Burna Boy

Burna Boy

Artist of the Month for June 2022 Instagram Bio Last Last Bio Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, was born on July 2, 1991, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. He began his music hiring in his teen years at just ten years old, making music for his fellow classmates. He then began […]

Kaytranda

Kaytranda

Artist of the Month for May 2022 Twitter Instagram Youtube Soundcloud Bio Intimidated Bio Haitian Producer and DJ Louis Kevin Celestin, better known as Kaytranada, was born in Haiti on August 25, 1992. Raised in Quebec, Canada, Kaytranda’s love for DJing and producing music grew during his teenage years. Early in his career, Kaytranada released […]

Camila Cabello

Camila Cabello

Artist of the Month for April 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio Bam Bam Bio Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao, known as Camila Cabello, is a Cuban-born American singer and songwriter. In 2012, her music career launched after auditioning for the X-Factor, where she joined a girl group, Fifth Harmony as the lead singer. Fifth Harmony […]

Nate Feuerstein

Nate Feuerstein

Artist of the Month for March 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio Let You Down Bio NF is the stage name for rapper Nate Feuerstein, whose raw and emotional lyricism sets him apart in his music. Born in 1991, Feuerstein lived a turmoil-filled childhood defined by his parent’s divorce, abuse and loss of his mother. […]

Peach Pit

Peach Pit

Artist of the Month for February 2022 Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Bio Black Licorice Bio Peach Pit is a chill indie pop band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They describe their music as “chewed bubblegum pop”. Before Peach Pit came to be, the group members were first high school friends. They released their first EP […]

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