American-born, but undoubtedly a worldly person, Noah Madison Longworth McGuire, spent most of his early childhood living in Southern Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe. It was around 9-years old when he first began playing piano and found what would then become his passion for music. N

We had the opportunity to interview the young, emerging rapper and producer from California, BlankOddest. As a long time friend, it’s been an adventure to see the growth and process of this long time-coming project, which is why it makes sense that this debut album is called Long Story Short.

Hablot Brown has the super power of genre-bending and that’s their super power. Now combine their R&B/Jazz/Pop music with the electronic duo Detroit Swindle and you get the awesome new remix single "Go”. The single comes off their recent EP, OPAQUE. 

I haven’t truly felt tastefully sad in a minute, but I am so thankful Mothica was able to bring that back for me through her amazing debut album Blue Hour which was recently released at the end of August. Mothica, neé McKenzie Ellis, is an Oklahoma-born and LA-based, electro-pop songstress.

Frank Ivy is a Bay Area songwriter & producer who has released his new haze-pop EP Room 1. If you like Tame Impala then you may love this guy because each song is a getaway into waves of synths and vocal layers.

empath worldwide recently launched this past August with a plan to change the way organizations receive PR & Marketing agency help during a time of crisis. It is unfortunate, but true, that most have felt the pressures and disadvantages of the COVID pandemic, and as a result have been struggling to make ends meet in their businesses and projects.

Jamie Crawford-Walker is a girl who wears many virtual hats, and what we mean by that is that she’s done a LOT of work in the music industry that gave her the toolkit she needed to pioneer her own path and start her own digital company.

Introducing Club Paradise, a new four-piece collective hailing from Newcastle who share with us a little more about them and their new quarantine project “Growing Up.” Back in 2018, the band released their debut single which was picked up by Clash Magazine and Shortlist.

Xelli Island, neé Lianna Vanicelli, recently showed up on our radar, but we have a feeling she’s going to be here to stay. She’s a dreamy pop singer / songwriter that has a magnetic connection to emotions and knows hows to exude those passions through her craft.

Introducing Roberto, a singer/songwriter originating from Indiana, who writes music that is raw, unfiltered, and eccentric. With a sound that’s almost like a new-age Vampire Weekend, you are sure to fall in love with the sweet, indie tunes of this emerging artist. His music is best defined as quirky and soothing, and that’s what truly distinguishes him from the rest of the indie-rock scene, mostly because we haven’t had this kind of songwriting for some time now.

Today’s feature is focused on the Pittsburgh-based, alt-pop artist, Bishop Ivy who recently released his latest EP ‘LIMBO’ for the summer. His music is best described as the sounds you’d hear today on the Fresh Finds: Pop playlist of Spotify.

Today, I get to feature emerging artist Julius Black, who is a 19-year old singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Australia, raised in Shanghai, and comes from a mixed background of Chinese-Irish. As a result of the different continents he lived in, he searched for musical influences everywhere he could, thus developing this 'alternative soul pop' sound that he creates today.

Today, our focus feature of the day is Naika Richards, also known as Naïka. Though the singer/songwriter was born in Miami, Florida, the sounds from her music encompass and intertwine many different worlds together to create a unique sound all of her own. Her music is best described as a cocktail of pop blended with world music, a sound she refers to as “World Pop”. She developed a love for music at an early age while growing up in various countries every corner of the world. Her family members also hails from Caribbean, African, and European backgrounds. These multi-cultural facets of her life continue to influence her music and define who she is today as an individual.

As their bio states, the band Nightly, has the perfect tunes for your midnight getaways and your road trips away from the chaos. Warning: Their music will get you in your feels. The band touches on topics of broken hearts and unrequited love in their music while accompanying them with upbeat, pop tunes.

Ellen Krauss is 19 years-old, is from Sweden, is spirited, and is talented. The singer-songwriter has such power behind her vocals it’s sometimes hard to realize that she’s as young as she is. She’s a fresh-take on Ellie Goulding’s force, Tove Lo’s edge, and MØ’s energy. What I think differentiates her from her colleagues is her ability to make an electro-pop vibe without using the electro part. It’s this fresh, lively, raw expression of music that is so simple, but honestly refreshing to find in a generation where most music is heavily produced with synths and other technologies.

Julian Lamadrid may seem like another pop singer-songwriter, but he’s willing to rebel and bend rules and call the shots of his own path. He is the director of his own life…as an emerging artist.

Larkins may just be my new British boy-band crush. With the energy of Bastille and the dreaminess of The 1975, this Manchester group is definitely the emerging act you need to add to your discovery playlists. After they released their critically acclaimed EP Hit and Run earlier in February of this year, they returned with an amazing single called “Are We Having Any Fun Yet?” which is the admittedly the question of the year that we’ve all been cynically asking ourselves while we’ve been stuck at home.

Ameera Hammouda is designing a difference…that needs to be seen amongst all of the noise that’s been made in the world today because it’s inspiring. Hammouda is originally from Virginia, but how we met was in college at Boston University. Always a kind soul, I felt like she always saw the best in people. She was a rower for the BU team, a food blogger, and a member of school organizations such as WTBU radio and F.A.B. (Fashion & Retail Association at BU).

The singer/songwriter has released his new EP Pull Out Couch today, and wow do we love it. The project is more than just a list of 5 tracks. They’re perfectly constructed, perfectly unique, and perfectly empathetic. Each song is as if it follows along the emotional roller coaster we are all facing in this time while we are trapped at home.