Artists
Smino is a multi-hyphenate artist who gained critical acclaim for his debut album, blkswn. After touring the world in support of the album, he is now embarking on something new with the release of Noir. The album is a reflection of his present life and experiences, with songs that reflect a changing Smino dealing with "adult shit." Smino believes that his exponential growth comes from understanding things and being able to make intentional music. Music runs in his family, and Smino released his first two EPs, S!ck S!ck S!ck and blkjptr, in Chicago after connecting with Classick Studios. Rolling Stone hailed blkswn as one of the 40 best rap albums of the year in 2017.
Noir is all about intentional fun and Smino worked with trusted producers like LBoogie, Sango, and Monte Booker from Zero Fatigue. The album has a lighter contrast to blkswn with songs like "Klink" and "Tequila Mockingbird." Smino believes that the album's brightness permeates it and inspires his current outlook, which is all about having fun with life and living off his own confidence. Honesty is at the heart of Smino's new music. While blkswn tackled issues of the day, Noir sees him pull directly from his personal everyday truth. He's not trying to be like anyone else's art, just the art that comes out of him, and it’s honest.
Noir is all about intentional fun and Smino worked with trusted producers like LBoogie, Sango, and Monte Booker from Zero Fatigue. The album has a lighter contrast to blkswn with songs like "Klink" and "Tequila Mockingbird." Smino believes that the album's brightness permeates it and inspires his current outlook, which is all about having fun with life and living off his own confidence. Honesty is at the heart of Smino's new music. While blkswn tackled issues of the day, Noir sees him pull directly from his personal everyday truth. He's not trying to be like anyone else's art, just the art that comes out of him, and it’s honest.
"Then It All Goes Away" is the exuberant new single from Dayglow, the project from Austin-based Sloan Struble. In an era of music when most songs take a team of co-writers and producers to create, Dayglow's music remains uniquely Sloan's - crafted solely by him. Dayglow's new album People in Motion continues Struble's joyous quest to create music that makes people feel good. Since Dayglow burst onto the scene, Sloan Struble has toured the globe—selling out his North American headline tour, a slew of UK/EU dates, and has graced festival stages including Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, and Corona Capital. The year ahead will see Dayglow continue to reach new highs with a confirmed world tour and more festival spots including Bonnaroo, Firefly, Outside Lands, Reading & Leeds and more.
Richard Nakhonethap, also known as Knock2, is a rising star in the electronic music scene. In 2022, he gained popularity with collaborations like "Radial" and "What's the Move," as well as with his bass house anthem "Dash Star," which became a sleeper hit. Knock2 has been recognized for having the "Midas touch" in dance music, effortlessly finding monster grooves with massive party energy while balancing between bass and house music with a trap influence. His self-released EP "2Hearts" has already been acclaimed among fans and tastemakers, and his singles "Gettin' Hott" and "Paranoid" have garnered millions of online plays and extensive DJ support. Knock2 launched his own headline show experience called "Room202," which has been a hit with fans and has sold out in various cities, including San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and San Diego. He recently embarked on his first international run to Japan, where he toured three sold-out shows with frenzied energy and fans screaming the drops back to him of unreleased songs they'd only heard online. With upcoming collaborations with Dillon Francis and NGHTMRE and a multitude of unreleased ID's that fans are eagerly awaiting. Knock2 is poised to become one of the biggest figures in the space, charting his own course and breaking all the rules.
Born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, khai has been writing songs ever since picking up the ukulele in sixth grade, which they still primarily use to write songs, finding inspiration in artists like James Taylor and Leonard Cohen. After the first track they uploaded to Soundcloud in high school was met with a glowing response, khai continued to collaborate with producers all over the world and hone their songwriting craft, gaining traction on official Spotify playlists in 2017 with "Lost In You." In 2019, khai released their debut EP Now and Then, featuring the lead track "Sunkissed," which has amassed more than 125 million streams after taking off on TikTok and encapsulates the warm positivity that runs throughout khai's music. Their overall body of work has accumulated more than 620 million streams to date. In 2020, khai shared their first new music of the year, "Good Advice," with more to come in 2021.
Claimed in V Magazine as "the genre-bending quintet harmonizing their way to the top of
the charts," Boys World are entering a trailblazing era with their upcoming new music. With
two million-strong on TikTok and 30 million listeners, the internet and press alike remain
fixated on the all-girl group's incomparable chemistry. While their backgrounds and interests
run the gamut, Queenie Mae, Makhyli Simpson, Lillian Kay, Olivia Ruby and Elana Caceres
have developed an unbreakable bond. Between unparalleled pop bops (co-written as a
collective) and Pinterest-worthy outfits, each band member has matured as an impressive
artist in her own right - making Boys World stronger than ever.
A Podcast, But Outside? Brave visionaries in the storied medium of Podcasting, pioneers Cole Hersch and Andrew Michaan take the artform outside for the first time. They set up a folding table and chairs on the sidewalk and speak to any random stranger who walks by (and sometimes invite celebrities like Jon Hamm, Adam Scott, and Logic). For that service, they pay their guests $1, cementing their show as the only ethical podcast around. Throughout the series, Cole and Andrew have outsmarted security guards, met a man who travels to countries after terrorist attacks, and even had Tyler the Creator reject them! Come be a part of this show's inspiring legacy, sit down and share your story!