These independent shapeshifters use hip-hop, R&B, and even techno influences because they can never be pinned down. SORRY is Asha Lorenz and Louis O'Bryen, the band's core members and its guitarists, along with bassist Campbell Baum, drummer Lincoln Barrett and synth player Marco Pini, explore desire in the big city and punctuate it with everything from bracing post-punk to 1990s alt rock... read full bio
Alex Eugene Newell has had a big impact on the entertainment business. Newell is well known for their roles as Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist and Unique Adams on the popular Fox musical series Glee. They have also wowed viewers with other notable roles. In the Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theater in 2018,... read full bio
American singer-songwriter, novelist, and podcast host Cathy Heller is known for her uplifting music, perceptive storytelling, and inspirational message. Heller has made a name for herself in the music industry with her distinctive voice and alluring songs, serving as an inspiration to young musicians all around the world. Since she was a small child, Heller has been writing songs and pursuing... read full bio
More than 70 singers form the Resistance Revival Chorus (RRC), a social justice-focused collective, to bring joy and song to the resistance, elevate and center the voices of people through music and address how historically marginalized those voices have been in the music industry. Members of the chorus are New York City-based artists and activists who represent a wide range of identities, occupations,... read full bio
With their intense live performances and genre-defying blend of reggae, funk, soul, rock and Caribbean rhythms, Rawayana, who are originally from Venezuela, have established themselves as one of Latin America's most intriguing alternative artists. Through their label, Brocoli Records, Rawayana has so far independently published four studio albums, including Licencia Para Ser Libre and Rawayanaland. Caribbean trippy music and Cuando Los Acéfalos... read full bio
SOJU GANG has a lengthy CV, having performed for some of Australia's major companies, events, festivals and gatherings. From Boiler Room to Louis Vuitton to Google to Groovin the Moo to Beyond the Valley, Listen Out, Spilt Milk, The Avalanches, Leikeli47, Barkaa, Tera Kora, Joyryde, Apple Music, Spotify, Lalalai Headphones, Ableton, Platypus Shoes, JD Sports, Sugar Mountain Festival and more. Beginning with their weekly program "PENG" on Australia's station for hip-hop and R&B: CADA, SOJU GANG linked up... read full bio
Born and raised in New York City, Monét X Change is a star in the entertainment industry. She is the first Rupaul's Drag Race victor to win both the Miss Congeniality and All-Stars crowns, making her the first queen of color to be admitted into the hall of fame. With a reputation for putting on spirited and jaw-dropping performances, Monét has... read full bio
Tynomi Banks is a renowned drag performer that performs internationally. Banks, who is most known for her full production performances, commands the stage while exuding a strong but jovial spirit. She worked hard and eventually became the first drag performer to take the stage in Toronto's Dundas Square for World Pride. She made history during Pride in only one month by... read full bio
The northern soul group Smoove and Turrell, who were supported by DJs Gilles Peterson, Chris Evans, Graham Norton and Craig Charles, rose to the top of the iTunes Soul Chart thanks to their fusion of soul, jazz, disco and hip-hop. They have "one of the most devoted followings in the business" due to to their live performances and they have performed everywhere from... read full bio
The top live 90s dance anthem band in the UK is Rhythm of the 90's! Rhythm of the 90's have discovered the sweet spot of fusing the finest electronic dance music of the 90's with all the advantages of a live band and performance experience. They do this with their contagious enthusiasm, superb musicianship, and nostalgia-filled show. Their popularity continues to soar... read full bio
Armand Hammer, a fiery rap group, and the living icon The Alchemist collaborated on the erratic song "Haram." ELUCID and Billy Woods have created an album with a single producer for the first time, and the end product is spectacular. The two rappers plunge into an ocean of Alchemist's invention with their unrivaled talent for moving visuals and insightful narrative.... read full bio
The Brighton-based duet Anushka was created by producer Max Wheeler and singer-songwriter Victoria Port. Their hybrid sound, which draws inspiration from Detroit Hip Hop, Chicago House, and 2000s R&B, is difficult to categorize yet equally suited for the sound system and the contemplative post-rave consolation. The last few years have taken the duo all over the world, from Siberia to Vietnam,... read full bio
The immersive and transformational registers of recorded music serve as Andrew Ashong's guidance as a sound scientist, music archivist and singer-songwriter. The free-spirited Ashong, a Ghanaian-born Londoner, spent years making mixtapes, exploring albums and expanding his musical encyclopaedia. By the time he was in his early teens, he was DJing and developing his grasp of music. He finally built a large home... read full bio
Amahla's voice is distinctive in British soul. Amahla was raised in a Caribbean family in Hackney and her love of reading and activism is evident in her music. The legendary Nile Rodgers, who supported Amahla's nomination for the first-ever Ivor Novello Rising Star award and has since become her musical mentor, has acknowledged Amahla's ability to speak on sociopolitical topics in... read full bio
The powerful Parisian electronic music group ACID ARAB has been hypnotizing festival and clubgoers in Europe for the past few years with their seductive fusion of cutting-edge Western electronic music with Eastern sounds and voices. Acid Arab was founded by Parisian DJs Guido Minisky and Hervé Carvalho, who gradually developed their sound by interacting with several musicians from the Middle... read full bio
Vahagni, a guitarist and composer, and Ryan Merchant (of Capital Cities), a songwriter and producer, joined together to create Paco Versailles.Their music, which they refer to as Dancemenco, combines flamenco guitar rhythms with electronic production that leans toward disco and seductive vocals. Imagining a collaboration between their three main influences—the renowned Spanish guitarist Paco De Lucia, the French electronic musicians... read full bio
As the musical duet Campbell/Jensen, Ashley Campbell and Thor Jensen create a singular fusion of musical styles. Together, Ashley and Thor have a unique sound because to their backgrounds in rock and gypsy jazz as well as country and Americana. The daughter of country music superstar Glen Campbell, Ashley Campbell, started her career playing in her father's band on multiple... read full bio
AJ Smith is a Denver native who moved to Nashville from New York City. His atypical road to become a pop singer is evident in all of his songs, which have the peculiar ability to provoke a longing for the dramatic pop of bygone decades while feeling contemporary, new and emotionally in-the-moment. His great great uncle was renowned Cuban pianist Ernesto... read full bio
Welcome to the glittering, constantly surprising world of COUCOU CHLOE, where slinky, supine beats sit side by side with wedding dresses and floral bouquets and forbidding, new sounds are thrown off-kilter by instances of shocking lyrical magnitude. Here, you will find dark elegance and twisted feelings, high fashion and emotional surveillance. A Sphinx-like game of sonic hide and seek that hides as... read full bio
According to Okay Africa, "the hardest hustling DJ," is experienced worldwide DJ, Coco Em, who has entertained crowds at events including Trans Musicales in Rennes, France and Nuits d'Afrique in Montreal. However, she used that energy to inspire her subsequent creative leap. The Santuri East Africa studios handled her record's final production. Through their mentoring, a Nairobi-based non-profit organization that supports East African musicians,... read full bio
