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Austin-based singer-songwriter and bassist Melinda Joy brings a soulful, jazzy sensibility to “Too Late,” a collaboration with singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist JT Martin that turns the fear of missed opportunities into an urgent meditation on living before the moment disappears. Joy, a multi-award-winning musician whose work has been described as…

With more than two million streams worldwide behind him, independent recording artist Dorian enters a new chapter with RECONNECTED, an album that sounds less interested in staying within familiar boundaries than in rediscovering what might happen when those boundaries disappear. Colorful, experimental and emotionally open, the project circles around love,…

Coventry artist marcusCV steps into R&B’s familiar territory of hidden feelings and unanswered questions while taking an unmistakably modern route to get there. His debut EP What If I Told You, released in August, draws on the nostalgic UK R&B tradition associated with Craig David, Usher and Donell Jones, but…

Keesha Blair’s “The Inheritance” begins with the question: what do we receive from those who came before us, and what do we do with it once it is ours? The songwriter and creative director behind Divine Purpose Music turns memories of her mother and grandmother into a broader meditation on…

Love can be a funny thing: sometimes the most meaningful gesture is simply giving someone room to breathe. Sri Lankan-Australian melodic rapper and R&B artist iRAV explores that quieter side of romance on “A LETTER 4 U: INTERLUDE,” a late-night Trapsoul confession about desire, emotional scars and the patience required…

Ann Arbor native Reale$tGold is stepping up to flip the script with her fierce, boundary-pushing EP, R.A.P. Hailing from Michigan and recording at her longtime Ypsilanti studio since age 15, this 100% independent power-player is carving out her own lane. Tired of stereotypical, watered-down mainstream narratives, she crafts introspective rap…

R. Nelson’s Music and Written…..by R. Nelson, Vol. 1: Grown Man Energy is an 11-track emotional itinerary through attraction, devotion, heartbreak and the uncomfortable self-questioning that follows. Written and produced entirely by the Washington, D.C.-based artist, the project blends contemporary R&B, neo-soul, soul and alternative influences into a four-act narrative…

After years of building an impressive résumé behind the scenes as a songwriter, producer, and arranger, RM2 steps firmly into the spotlight with Chasing Tisshko. This self-written, self-produced, and self-arranged R&B project showcases his own artistic identity. Having worked alongside some of the biggest names in music, including Michael Jackson,…

Terra Renae steps confidently into a fresh creative era with “Slightly Faded,” a glossy pop single that finds beauty in slowing life down. Instead of glorifying crowded parties or endless nights out, the track embraces a far more relatable mood—the simple joy of staying home, unwinding, and enjoying your own…

Love rarely moves in a straight line, and neither does Itreu’s second studio album, Mafeesh Ba3deeky. The Egyptian pop artist crafts a collection that drifts through infatuation, heartbreak, longing, healing, and acceptance, allowing each song to exist as its own emotional chapter while contributing to a larger, cohesive journey. Having…