Music Features

Sky Katz on life after Disney and her new Netflix show

Sky Katz on life after Disney and her new Netflix show

Sky Katz is evolving. Known to many as Tess on the Disney Channel show “Raven’s Home,” the actress and musician is ready for more grownup roles. This starts soon with the Netflix original series Surviving Summer, in which she plays a Brooklyn teenager sent to live in Australia. Her music career is changing too. Though […]

GAYLE on the success of "abcdefu" and what comes next

GAYLE on the success of "abcdefu" and what comes next

GAYLE and her inescapable hit “abcdefu” may have seemed to come out of nowhere, but the 17-year-old has been making music for a decade. She moved to Nashville at age 12, and released a series of singles in 2020. – YouTubewww.youtube.com Now signed to Atlantic Records/Arthouse Records, she’s one of the music industry’s biggest rising […]

Both sides of Royal & the Serpent

Both sides of Royal & the Serpent

Following the success of her pandemic anthem “Overwhelmed,” Royal & the Serpent (Ryan Santiago) has pushed herself as an artist. Her macabre style and cinematic aesthetics are a perfect match for her mix of early 2000s rock and caffeinated pop. This recent success has landed the New Jersey native collaborations with The Knocks and GAYLE. […]

Catie Turner: Life after American Idol

Catie Turner: Life after American Idol

With her talent, high energy, and vintage style, Catie Turner quickly became an American Idol favorite. She didn’t win, but her seventh place finish was enough to earn a loyal fanbase. But what happens after the show is over? Watch Jordan Edwards and Demi Ramos talk to Turner about forging her own path, signing to […]

The Ancient Wisdom of Frank Ocean's "Blonde"

The Ancient Wisdom of Frank Ocean's "Blonde"

The final line of Frank Ocean’s Blonde asks, “How far is a light year?” It’s the closing line of “Futura Free,” the song’s slow-burning final track, which is ostensibly an ode to Ocean’s own growth as an artist. But as with all things on Blonde, the line grows more complex the closer you listen. How […]