We’ve got our eye on some of the new faces in the music scene this year, and we’ve got faces both fresh and familiar.
It’s the first month of a new year and GUAP is back with a new Re-Up segment, keeping you up to date with the newest releases. Fridays have always traditionally been the day that new music drops, and even though that isn’t always the case anymore, it still feels fitting that we use the day…
The formula of pairing miscellaneous videos of trees and sunsets or friends dancing with unreleased tracks and text captions has become popular on TikTok. It’s easy to scroll past but once you hear the softly stacked harmonies and soothing R&B beats of SIE you’d be wrong to let it pass without listening further.
Tate’s record label Digital Pop Records has always been independent in spirit and in sound. Following the release of its latest single Lockjaw by altRnB artist Nin-ja, we caught up with founder Alcatrz to talk about his musical journey so far.
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The heartfelt themes in Kadeem’s songwriting are an extension of his sensitive, empathetic observations. To him, love informs most facets of life in some way or another.
The single isn’t shy, just like Ama–it exudes sounds that feel simultaneously nostalgic as they do optimistic. The North Londoner’s versatility is given the space to flourish over a Maestro the Baker produced beat with her unremmiting bars and buttery flows.
Supported by INFAMOUSIZAK and Scuti, the set crescendos with a performance of his brand new track ‘Paranoia’, conjuring a collective sway from the crowd as he shares with the audience the internal battles he has penned into his lyricism, communicated through his boundless vocal range.
Akemi carves a path that finds brilliance in the traditional, reaffirming her layers as an artist, no matter the style.
Ella Mai on R&B’s cross-frontier between the US and UK, accepting the discomfort in growth and the value of vulnerability. Ella’s roots were nurtured in England, gathering the necessary know-how in music from her years at the BIMM. In 2015 she dipped her toes in the water with a SoundCloud release titled Troubled and she…