POP

Written for this year’s Eurovision season and currently in the San Marino Song Contest orbit, GINAxC’s “Liar on Fire” comes in swinging with a darker kind of electropop ambition. This zeroes in on the struggle before the breakthrough—the point where resistance stiffens, control starts slipping from the oppressor’s hands, and…

Amelie isn’t moving like a typical 14-year-old artist. With socially conscious releases already under her belt and growing international recognition, she now steps into brighter territory with “Mumma (Luis Almau Remix)” a sun-soaked electronic rework that transforms her heartfelt Latin-inspired anthem into a radiant, dancefloor-ready celebration of the mother-child bond.…

Tita Nzebi has never treated music as decoration. Rooted in the lush forests of Mbigou, Gabon, and shaped by a journey that has carried her from Africa to Europe and North America, her work has always leaned toward meaning over convenience. With “Reminiscence”, she offers not just a collection of…

“GOING THROUGH IT” finds British Columbia’s Darrian Gerard doing what she does best: turning emotional limbo into something you can blast in your headphones at 2 a.m. and think, yep, that’s exactly it. Written, played, and produced almost entirely by Darrian herself, the track is a one-woman storm, about wanting…

In the sprawling soundscape of contemporary music, Mickie Mike’s “schwen schwen” arrives like a mischievous whirlwind. Emerging from the vibrant intersections of Sierra Leone, West Africa, and diasporic influences from the U.S. and U.K., Mickie Mike is an artist whose music carries the pulse of multiple worlds. His track “schwen…

Eshan Agarwal’s “Last Hour” arrives with quiet confidence, never forcing emotion but letting it unfold in real time. Hailing from New York, the emerging artist steps forward with a track that feels both intimate and cinematic, shaped carefully alongside producer Marrick Smith, whom he connected with through the Biscuit Head…

“Old Jukebox Songs” is Emma Hamilton slipping a coin into memory and letting it spin. The French-Australian singer and accordionist folds Cajun sway, country warmth, and easy-listening glow into a single, nostalgic swirl that feels like walking into a bar where time politely stopped in 1963. Co-crafted with her brother,…

“Who We Are” finds Toronto artist Nicole Huff turning a pop anthem into a revolution. Co-written with Jonah Cappa and Roy Hamilton III, the track sits right at that crossroads moment where you’re done shrinking for people and finally ready to grow on your own terms. The song eases in…

Seventeen-year-old Australian singer-songwriter Lana Karlay is juggling Year 12 classes at home and late-night sessions in Los Angeles, and you can hear that split life humming underneath “Running Out Of Time,” her new pop-R&B slow burn with LA artist cam’dn. Co-created with producer Esthy, the track sits in that sweet…

“Loose Change (Gone Electric)” finds independent artist 50mething doing what he does best, staring straight at the state of the world, wincing a little, and then turning it into something darkly catchy. Known for writing from real-life wounds and injustices, cancer, knife crime, MLK, intimate image abuse, he now zooms…