CREATOR SPOTLIGHT

Blu DeTiger has been making a name for herself as a bass guitar wizard who knows her way around an indie pop hook. This born-and-raised Manhattanite shares credit with the city for getting her to where she is today. Sometimes I’ll...

On the surface it looks like Bethany Cosentino is solely disappointed with her debut reception, but dig a little deeper and it’s clear she’s justifiably bemoaning a “broken system” that doesn’t prioritize artists. For 15 years...

A name is powerful, it conveys and creates meaning, connects one to their identity and individuality. Blessing Offor — the birth name given to him by his mother — is living proof that names matter. The church is the early musical...

DJ Jazzy Jeff (born Jeffrey Allen Townes) needs no introduction. For those who gathered in front of their TV screens on Monday nights in the early 1990s, Jazz, his character from the beloved The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is a cultural...

“I want [my followers] to feel like they know me beyond the music,” singer-songwriter and actor Bryce Xavier told SoundExchange. “So when they’re listening to these songs, they kind of understand the perspective of what I might...

Music runs through her veins; it’s in her blood. The daughter of a percussionist and choir leader father, Pamé was steeped in rhythm and harmonies and melodies from an early age, and eventually made it her life’s path. Born in the...

Sad music is not synonymous with a sad soul. Singer-songwriter Victoria Canal leans into the melancholy of her songs to process, emote, and heal. For two years, she hunkered down in the basement of her Amsterdam family home, shared with her...

Some standup comedians would be distraught by a silent audience failing to fill the room with laughter, but not Tranna Wintour. She is unbothered and unmoved – that’s just comedy. “Anyone who’s worked in customer service will...

2023 GRAMMY-winning poet, J. Ivy, got his first taste of poetry from his high school English teacher, Ms. Paula Argue.

When he’s not on dad duty as a father of six, country singer/songwriter Walker Hayes is busy building a skyrocketing career. Following the release of his third album, Country Stuff: The Album …