In many ways, Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt skipped a lot of the early stages of the typical career path of music stars. After being asked to join Ed Sheeran on tour over a decade ago, Nesbitt saw rapid, almost overnight success, with a slew of new fans waiting at her doorstep to see what more…
Singer Tiggi Hawke in part credits the help of her fans on social media for helping her get through lockdown. The pandemic has affected so many young artists, and completely changed the way many of them approached their own work, and Hawke is one such artist who successfully adapted. It makes sense, considering she has…
After a six-year wait, fans are finally able to celebrate the return of Adele. The singer recently released her first single, "Easy On Me," on October 15th, in anticipation of her third studio album, entitled 30, set to release on November 19th, which took wild acclaim from all corners of the internet. In a revealing profile for Vogue as…
If the name Olly Alexander rang a bell to you before, then soon enough you won’t be able to escape it. The now-solo frontman of acclaimed London pop group Years & Years has been on an absolute hot streak in the last year, expanding his name as not only a prolific musician, but also as…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/T9lQFrSGQk8 “We got on like a house on fire, so it made sense for us to collaborate.” That’s what Dan Dare, one half of rising star dance group KOLIDESCOPES, said regarding his collaboration with musical counterpart Johnny Castro. The two musicians come from vastly different ends of the pop music spectrum, and even corners of…
Most would be hesitant or embarrassed to use words like “reckless,” “unpredictable” or “ignorant” to describe themselves, even in the past. For electropop singer Kiiara, those flaws of her past self helped shape her into who she is today, and inform her music on a deeply personal level. On her debut album lil kiiwi, Kiiara presents…
Check out a behind-the-scenes clip from our shoot with Elle King for our next issue, coming soon! Elle King has lived the quintessential rock 'n roll life that most singer songwriters only dream of. Love Stuff, her debut album, came out on 2/17, after which King is hitting the festival circuit. We plan to see…
“I don't want to hear about bitches and hoes and pimps and all that shit,” says singer-songwriter Kady Z. “Like Bonnie Raitt’s ‘I Can’t Make You Love Me,’ I just want to cry sometimes. I don't want to hear a freakin' beat in my ear. …. Nobody is just one [emotion]. I'm not always this awesome! I'm…
"Each of us have an extension of ourselves in the record, in the midst of a collective." Alhough Milo Greene has only been a band for four years, one would guess that they've been together for a lifetime. Between their close-knit relationship and the immense amount of time they have spent together in production studios,…
“I’m a perfectionist,” says British singer-songwriter Delilah. “I’ve grown to accept my perfectionism, but it’s something that makes everyone around me wacko.” The Paris-born Delilah has been perfecting her style since an early age, writing her first song at twelve and signing with Atlantic Records at seventeen. In the three years she spent writing and…
When Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller met on the set of their hit Nickelodeon teen series Gigantic, their chemistry was already in sync. Oller had starred in a few films, most notably 2013 cult-favorite horror film The Purge; Kelly was best known for his role as Walt on the television phenomenon Lost. Yet, even with…
With her ethereal vocals and unique style, singer-songwriter Yuna is both an artist on the rise and a critical darling. Hailing from Malaysia, the singer’s fourth album, Nocturnal, was released last year to much critical praise, comparing her to the likes of Bob Dylan and Feist, which she too cites as some of her most…
As a female around the same age as Taylor Swift, I feel as though I grew up with her. When she became famous - in all of her country princess glory - I was in high school and could relate to every lyric that she sang. Her teardrops on her guitar seemed to resonate with…
“For me, it's kind of the pattern of my relationships. Initially how it starts is very passionate... When something that's been very passionate and very intense ends, I don't think there's any way to end that on good terms.” Swedish pop singer-songwriter Tove Nilsson, better known as Tove Lo, is candid when it comes to talking…
In inimitable fashion, Lady Gaga brought new music, sculpture, an anti-drug speech, and a flying dress together at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The "artRAVE" introduced the world to a sober Lady Gaga and the single "Dope." The newly straight-edge artist hasn't lost any of her penchant for showmanship, as her propeller-driven dress "Volantis" demonstrated. As…
Those of us who dismissed Lady Gaga as a mere one-hit wonder in 2008 should all be wearing sackcloth and ashes now. Five years after the release of her scintillating first single, “Just Dance”, the venerable Miss Gaga has proved herself to be one of the most creative, intriguing and supremely unique stars of the 21st…
