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Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels, but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can come in the form of rock music, pop, or folk. In a sense, it says as much about the people that are drawn to it as it does about the people that make it.

Every week, Uproxx is rounding up the best new indie music from the past seven days. This week we got the stunning new album from Foxing, another taste of Big Red Machine’s forthcoming album, and the official return of modern indie pop legends Wet. Check out the rest of the best new indie music below.

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Foxing – Draw Down The Moon

Foxing’s fourth LP “sometimes feels both 10 years behind and ahead of its time,” Ian Cohen wrote in a recent Uproxx feature. After 2018’s Nearer My God set the St. Louis band on a trajectory toward weirdo art rock greatness, Draw Down The Moon solidifies their ambitions and raises the stakes once again, creating a space for fans and critics to either elevate Foxing into the stratosphere… or not.

Kississippi – Mood Ring

Kississippi’s sophomore album is nothing less than a triumph. Zoe Reynolds emerged from the basement DIY scene in the late 2010s with her debut album Sunset Blush, a somber and impressive indie-rock affair. With Mood Ring, Reynolds sets her sights above the basements and clubs that serve as the ceiling for a certain type of music, instead delivering an album full of the pop bombast and lyrical drama that anchors the best of Taylor Swift and Lorde.

Ty Segall – Harmonizer

After years of prolific releases, Ty Segall took a little time to recuperate during the mayhem of 2020. But the writing never stopped, and now Segall is back with Harmonizer, a brand new album that finds the songwriter entering uncharted territory. After making a name for himself in the garage rock world, Harmonizer takes a step into what can only be called borderline synth pop, featuring snappy beats, synthesizers, and stacks of harmonies (hence the album’s name). It’s Segall’s most polished work to date, and a worthwhile experiment from the storied rocker.

Laura Stevenson – Laura Stevenson

Laura Stevenson has long been one of the most underrated songwriters of the indie world. Her new self-titled album is a shining example of her strengths, cataloging the full spectrum of emotions via her experiences giving birth to her first child during the pandemic, as well as the powerful rage born from a turbulent situation in which someone she loves was harmed and nearly killed. Beautiful in its delivery and visceral in its approach, Laura Stevenson was produced by John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Hop Along, Dinosaur Jr.), and features appearances longtime collaborator Jeff Rosenstock.

Big Red Machine – “Mimi (ft. Ilsey)”

After a blockbuster 2020 for the members of Big Red Machine through their collaborations with Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner, and Justin Vernon are gearing up to release a proper Big Red Machine project a bit later this year. We’ve already gotten a few samples of How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?, and now the duo is back with Ilsey-featuring “Mimi,” which found the three writing their own lyrics in isolation before coming together to interweave their thoughts and messages. “The lyrics of the chorus reflect a longing for closeness and connection,” Ilsey said in a statement. “But that longing is made to feel safe and less pained next to Justin and Aaron’s lyrics which have this strong theme of gratitude.”

Deafheaven – “In Blur”

Deafheaven fans were surprised when the announcement of the band’s new album Infinite Granite came accompanied with a new song that… didn’t really sound like Deafheaven at all, with George Clarke’s new clean vocal approach. Turns out, that approach wasn’t a fluke, as “In Blur” boasts what Derrick Rossignol calls for Uproxx “a strong dream-pop influence,” which feels like a far cry from the band’s black metal days.

Black Midi – “Cruising”

It’s been a few months since Black Midi unleashed their prog rock-infused second album Cavalcade. Now, the band has widely released “Cruising,” a track that was previously only available as a bonus track for the Japanese CD edition of Cavalcade. “Cruising” is nearly seven minutes of “subdued by layers of urgent guitar chords and languid brass instruments which eventually break down into a cacophony of sound at the bridge, staying true to Black Midi’s previous releases,” writes Carolyn Droke for Uproxx.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “That Life”

Unknown Mortal Orchestra haven’t officially announced a new album yet, but they’ve just dropped their second new song in a few weeks, which would lead us to believe that something is coming soon. “That Life” is what Caitlin White called for Uproxx a “sunny funk” number, one that follows in the footsteps of the previous single and sets a high bar for whatever new project is to come from the Kiwi rockers.

The World Is A Beautiful Place… – “Invading The World Of The Guilty As A Spirit Of Vengeance”

It’s been four years since The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die dropped Always Foreign, an album that finally helped me to understand the band. The band wrote their forthcoming LP Illusory Walls entirely remotely, and immediately dials into intricate instrumentation with lyrics lamenting the inherent contradictions of modern life.

Mamalarky – “Meadow”

Late last year, we showcased Atlanta outfit Mamalarky‘s debut self-titled LP. Just a few months later, the quartet is back with a brand new track: “Meadow” follows closely in the footsteps of the full-length, delivering a fun blissed-out indie pop affair featuring fuzzy guitars and shimmering vocals.

Pet Symmetry – “2021: A Personal Space Odyssey”

Chicago rockers Pet Symmetry are in full petsimmist mode (haha, get it?) on their new album Future Suits, due later this week. The new track “2021: A Personal Space Odyssey” is a propulsive indie jam centered around the constant barrage of horrible shit that’s fed to us, all the time in the modern age. It’s a depressing reality we live in, but at least we have Pet Symmetry to keep it fun!

Hand Habits – “Aquamarine”

Meg Duffy was not intending to write an album about the pandemic, but the new Hand Habits album Fun House ended up coming together as a result of taking a much-needed pause from the hustle bustle of normal life. Built upon electronic drums and plucking synthesizers, the Sasami Ashworth-produced “Aquamarine” is one of Duffy’s most ambitious songs to date. “What originally started as a minimally arranged acoustic ballad, ‘Aquamarine’ evolved into the story of certain events in life, what informs my identity, the silence in the questions left unanswered that become the shape of understanding who I am,” Duffy said in a statement.

Wet – “Larabar”

After a few years of silence, modern indie pop legends Wet are finally returning later this year with a new album. To tide us over, the New York trio have shared “Larabar,” a glitchy, electronic affair that is “about a relationship cycle that becomes a loop — eventually a feedback loop — obsessively repeating, breaking up, getting back together, breaking up again,” vocalist Kelly Zutrau explained in a statement.

Blackstarkids – “Juno”

After delivering one of 2020’s most exciting projects with Whatever, Man, Kansas City cherubs Blackstarkids are ready to unveil their proper debut album, Puppies Forever, later this year. The album is previewed by “Juno,” a track that I wrote “showcases the group’s knack for blurring genre lines and incorporating everything from hip-hop and R&B to power pop and shoegaze.”

Damon & Naomi – “The Aftertime”

For the first time in more than five years, form Galaxie 500 members Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang — who perform as the duo Damon & Naomi — are prepping a new album called A Sky Record. The latest preview of the record is the dreamy, sparse track “The Aftertime,” which Naomi Yang described in a statement as “a song about the kind of freedom you can give back to yourself, after emerging from a challenging situation — be it a relationship or a year and a half of lockdown.”

Unto Others – “Downtown”

Let’s be honest, ’80s metal was kinda cool sometimes. A few months after sharing their first single with Roadrunner Records, Portland rockers Unto Others have officially announced their new full-length project, Strength. The effort is previewed by “Downtown,” a tight track full of gothic vocals, riffs, and seedy imagery of, well… life downtown. Strength is the group’s first release under the name Unto Others, after they were forced to change their name from Idle Hands due to a trademark dispute.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Back in May, two great singer-songwriters, Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen, teamed up for a gorgeous joint single, “Like I Used To.” So far, they’ve taken the track to The Tonight Show, and they’ve even found fans in Jeff Tweedy, who recently covered it. Now, the pair have brought “Like I Used To” to Jimmy Kimmel Live, where they sat for a stripped-down, all-acoustic performance taking place at Los Angeles’ Zebulon.

When the track first came out, Van Etten said of working with Olsen, “Even though we weren’t super close, I always felt supported by Angel and considered her a peer in this weird world of touring. We highway high-fived many times along the way…. I finally got the courage in June of 2020 to reach out to see if she would want to sing together. I got greedy and quickly sent her a track I had been working on.”

Olsen added, “I’ve met with Sharon here and there throughout the years and have always felt too shy to ask her what she’s been up to or working on. The song reminded me immediately of getting back to where I started, before music was expected of me, or much was expected of me, a time that remains pure and real in my heart.”

“Like I Used To (Acoustic)” is out now on Jagjaguwar. Get it here. Likewise, Olsen’s new ’80s-covers EP Aisles arrives digitally 8/20 and physically 9/24 on somethingscosmic. Pre-order it here.

There are no bad performances on The White Lotus. The entire cast, including Murray Bartlett (Armond), Connie Britton (Connie), Steve Zahn (Mark), Alexandra Daddario (Rachel), and Sydney Sweeney and Brittany O’Grady (Olivia and Paula), is great. But there’s one performance on the HBO series that stands above the rest — it’s the Pineapple Suite to everyone else’s still-incredible Palm Suite. That would be Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya, who travels to the White Lotus to spread her mom’s ashes. To say someone is giving a “career-best performance” is a cliché at this point, especially for someone who shined in Legally Blonde, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind, but in this case, it’s absolutely true: Jennifer Coolidge is giving a career-best performance.

The thing is, she almost turned down the role.

“I was really affected by the pandemic. It was an incredibly sad time. I was reading tragic news stories on a daily basis, had a fatalistic approach and assumed the virus was going to win. I knew people who lost their lives and was convinced we wouldn’t make it through. I wasn’t thinking about work, because I didn’t think we’d be alive,” Coolidge told the Guardian about being initially reluctant to take the role. “But then [The White Lotus creator] Mike White called. His show about rich people on vacation had been picked up by HBO and he’d written a role with me in mind.” She continued:

“I said, ‘OK, when are we doing it?’ He said, ‘What do you mean? We just got green-lit. We’re doing it now. You need to get on a plane to Hawaii.’ That was an impossibility to my mind. I’d been gorging and self-destructing at home for months, eating pizza all day. There was no way I wanted to be on film unless they shot me from the neck up. I’m sort of vain, so there was no fucking way.”

But after a close friend told her to “own my mess,” Coolidge accepted White’s offer. “I can’t tell you how close I came to ruining this whole thing for myself. It’s such a great lesson in life. I’d never have forgiven myself,” she added. To Jennifer Coolidge’s close friend, I say: thank you.

(Via the Guardian)

NBA Summer League is now, officially, in full swing after two days of action in Las Vegas. Day 3 of Summer League brings fewer games (just six on the schedule), but it provides us with the marquee matchup of the entire 10-day event, as the top two picks in this year’s NBA Draft go head-to-head.

Cade Cunningham and the Pistons will take on Jalen Green and the Rockets on Tuesday evening in what has become an annual tradition of the first two picks being scheduled against each other. Both have already gone up against other top picks, with Cunningham facing Josh Giddey and the Thunder in the opener (albeit only briefly before Giddey’s day ended after five minutes with an ankle sprain) and Green taking on Evan Mobley and the Cavs. This matchup, though, figures to create much more buzz and will be the most anticipated game of the tournament for most fans who aren’t invested heavily in one team or another.

Green scored 23 in the Rockets opener, doing what he does best, carving up the Cavs defense to get to his spot and getting buckets. Cunningham got off to a hot start in his debut as well, showcasing the two-way talent that has had him penciled in as a top pick for years, but cooled off from there and will be looking to improve upon his 12 points and six rebounds from Sunday.

While that maintains the marquee spot (and the lone game on ESPN proper for the night) there are five other games around it, with rookies like Jalen Johnson and Sharife Cooper (Hawks), Chris Duarte (Pacers), Josh Primo (Spurs), Davion Mitchell (Kings), Corey Kispert (Wizards), and Keon Johnson (Clippers) all also on display.

Here is the full TV schedule for Tuesday’s Summer League action:

Tuesday, August 10

Hawks vs. Pacers, Cox Pavilion (6:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
Celtics vs. Nuggets, Thomas & Mack (7:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
Bulls vs. Spurs, Cox Pavilion (8:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
Pistons vs. Rockets, Thomas & Mack (9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Kings vs. Wizards, Cox Pavilion (10:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
Clippers vs. Blazers, Thomas & Mack (11 p.m. ET, ESPNU)

Chromatics became one of the more revered electronic/synth-pop groups of the 2000s thanks to their 2007 album Night Drive, and subsequent releases have also earned critical acclaim. Now, though, the band — consisting of Johnny Jewel, Ruth Radelet, Adam Miller, and Nat Walker — has announced that it has broken up, 20 years after its formation.

The news was shared today on Instagram by Radalet and Miller, the latter of whom was the only remaining original member of the group. A message from the band reads:

“After a long period of reflection, the three of us have made the difficult decision to end Chromatics. We would like to thank all of our fans and the friends we have made along the way — we are eternally grateful for your love and support. This has been a truly unforgettable chapter in our lives, and we couldn’t have done it without you. We are very excited for the future, and look forward to sharing our new projects with you soon.

With love,

Ruth Radelet, Adam Miller and Nat Walker.”

Based on the phrasing of the message and the fact that Jewel is not mentioned, it would seem he actually left the band before this announcement. Jewel is credited on the band’s most recent single, 2020’s “Teacher,” so it would seem his departure came at some point between that song’s release and now.

While the band has shared beloved albums over the years, perhaps their defining project of the past decade is the one they haven’t yet managed to release: Dear Tommy was announced back in 2014, and after numerous delays, the band revealed a new tracklist for the album last year. Now that the band has dissolved, though, the project’s fate remains uncertain.

It’s a big day for Big Thief: The celebrated indie-rock collective have dropped two new songs to follow up their 2019 album Two Hands. “Little Things” is a sprawling, upbeat track led by strong, jangling guitar. The more toned-down “Sparrow,” meanwhile, is a contemplative listen. Both were produced by drummer James Krivchenia and recorded at Five Star Studios in Topanga, California, and Flying Cloud Recordings in the Catskills.

Of “Little Things,” Krivchenia said, “It’s in this sort of evolving free time signature where the beat is always changing, so Max [Oleartchik, bassist] and I were just flowing with it and guessing where the downbeats were – which gives the groove a really cool light feeling.” Adding about “Sparrow,” Krivchenia followed up: “We all just scattered about the room without headphones, focused and in the music — you could feel that something special was happening. It was a funny instrumentation that had a really cool natural arrangement chemistry — Max on piano, Buck [Meek, guitarist/vocalist] providing this dark ambience, me on floor tom and snare and Adrianne [Lenker] in the middle of it with the acoustic and singing.”

Big Thief, who released both critically acclaimed albums Two Hands and U.F.O.F. in 2019, have been working on their fifth album over the past year. Meek, who is also working on a solo album to follow 2021’s Two Saviors, told Guitar.com, “Lockdown was a well-needed respite, I needed a break. And then Big Thief ended up making new music for nearly six months, which was really nice because we’ve been touring so hard we’ve had little chance to record in the last couple of years.”

Listen to both “Little Things” and “Sparrow” above.

In yet another sign that things aren’t exactly going great for Rudy Giuliani, “America’s Mayor” is now taking Cameo requests. For the low price of $199, Giuliani will record a personalized video message for you or a friend because who doesn’t want to see the erratic face of Donald Trump’s Big Lie wishing you a happy birthday? Giuliani announced his Cameo venture just shy of 3:00 am Tuesday morning on the east coast, which should really tamp down those rumors about his drinking problem. Nothing concerning here!

It should go without saying at this point, but Giuliani is in deep financial trouble. Thanks to his post-election work for Trump, which he reportedly hasn’t been paid for, Giuliani is drowning in legal fees after being sued by voting software companies for his attempts to discredit the results of the 2020 presidential election. In early June, Giuliani’s few remaining allies tried to raise money for his legal defense fund, but it was such a colossal failure that the whole thing was shuttered in less than a month.

Adding insult to injury, Giuliani can no longer practice law in the state of the New York after having his license suspended by the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court who deemed Giuliani a threat to the public for his role in undermining that election. The New York decision allowed the D.C. Court of Appeals to also suspend Giuliani’s license, which means he can no longer act as an attorney in the nation’s capitol either.

In short, it’s going to take a lot more than Cameo videos to Giuliani out of this mess.

(Via Rudy Giuliani on Twitter)

Days after dropping DaBaby from its 2021 lineup, Austin City Limits Music Festival announced today that it would be adding a set from Tyler The Creator. Set times haven’t been announced yet, but the fest said they were imminent.

DaBaby was dropped by ACL earlier in August after the rapper delivered a bizarre rant during his Rolling Loud set that included homophobic comments and attacks towards those with HIV/AIDS. DaBaby then issued — and subsequently deleted — an apology for his words on social media. “I want to apologize to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made,” he wrote. “Again, I apologize for my misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS and I know education on this is important.” His (now-deleted) apology was swiftly deemed insincere, with a number of high-profile artists such as Madonna, Elton John, Questlove, and Dua Lipa condemning him for the rant.

In addition to ACL, DaBaby has been dropped by a handful of prominent music festivals; Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, Day N Vegas, and more have all removed him from the lineups to their festivals this year.

As for Tyler, the Call Me If You Get Lost rapper recently offered his thoughts around what it means to be “canceled” (around 2014-2015, Tyler was banned from Australia, the UK, and New Zealand for his lyrics that were deemed to be promoting violence and homophobia). In a particularly relevant-seeming conversation, he told Hot 97’s Ebro In The Morning crew:

“People just go back to stuff and go ‘look what he used to do.’ And it’s like yeah, but I’m not on that no more. So what’s your end goal? When people go back and dig up old stuff from someone who’s here now, it’s like hey, what’s your end goal? Accountable… what does that mean? Is the goal, you shouldn’t do that, you should change and be a better person? Not even me, but to whoever they’re saying it to… I’ve been a better person for the last nine years. That was ten years ago. But I think people like doing that to make themselves feel better about themselves.”

The 2021 Austin City Limits Music Festival takes place October 1-3 and 8-10 at Zilker Park. Get more info here.

Dua Lipa is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Marc Maron, stand-up comic, GLOW star and more, has been podcasting since before, well, everyone was podcasting. He’s racked up over 1,200 episodes with no signs of slowing down while often digging up the most unexpected of details from his guests. To name a few recent snippets: David Duchovny broke my heart while telling Maron the reason why he signed onto Californication; Katey Sagal filled him in on a Married… With Children secret; and Maron and Seth Rogen ruffled a few feathers over in Israel. One never knows what shall happen when one gets loose in a podcast, and Maron’s got the standing to take a swing at Joe Rogan and the “human centipede in Austin,” too.

Well, Maron allowed the Wall Street Journal to turn the tables on him with a handful of questions, and one answer in particular resonates. Here’s what the WTF host had to say about the advice he’s followed for decades:

“There was something that was told to me during a fairly unpredictable journey on hallucinogens when I was a younger man. Some weirdo looked in my eyes and could tell I was freaking out. And he said, Just hang on, man. I think that’s pretty good advice in general.”

You can’t beat advice like that; it’s right along the lines of a Matthew McConaughey quote, “just keep livin,” which actually transformed into the name of his foundation. Maron’s shared advice works, though. Oftentimes, the biggest struggle in the world can be to stop controlling everything around you. It’s a pretty 12-Step principle, too, but it’s real. Once one realizes that it’s alright to just let go, things can really fall into place, as they likely inevitably would already without the illusion of control. Man, now I feel like I’ve taken a hallucinogen simply by witnessing this advice.

The rest of the WSJ. Magazine interview with Maron is well worth reading here. He’s a fan of Mare of Easttown, I May Destroy You, and John Oliver, so you’re in good hands over there.

(Via WSJ. Magazine)

Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly released songs every week. So that R&B heads can focus on listening to what they really love in its true form, we’ll be offering a digest of the best new R&B songs that fans of the genre should hear every Friday.

This week, The Weeknd leads the way with the arrival of his new single, “Take My Breath.” The track kicks off a new era for the singer, one that sees him ditching the red suit and battle scars that his After Hours project featured. On the album side of things, Tinashe touches down with her fifth album 333, a project that stands out brightly in her catalog. Lastly, Victoria Monet blesses us once again with her brand new single, “Coastin.’”

The Weeknd – “Take My Breath”

Months after The Weeknd concluded his After Hours era, the singer is also back in action with a “new dawn” for his loyal fan base. It comes in the form of his new single, “Take My Breath.” Arriving as a blend of his Starboy and After Hours sounds. The new song also comes with a video that sees the singer in pursuit of a woman who literally takes his breath away.

Tinashe – 333

Two years after impressing the world with Songs For You, Tinashe takes another level upward with her artistry with her fifth album, 333 Backed by help from Jeremih, Kaytranada, Buddy, Kaash Paige, Wax Motif, Absolutely, Quiet Child, and KUDZA, Tinashe beautifully showcases her vocals and versatility towards an array of sounds throughout the project’s 16 songs.

Victoria Monet – “Coastin’”

Victoria Monet is not one to sleep and her phenomenal 2020 project Jaguar is absolutely evidence of that. Nearly a year to the date of that project’s arrival, the singer returns with “Coastin,’” a funky tune that captures her feelings for a new partner as well as that for her home state of California. “It’s made for people with that good, chill energy and the bassline instantly puts you in a certain feel,” she said in a press release about The Stereotypes-produced single. She added, “We wanted this song to represent that freedom to finally go outside.”

India Shawn – “Don’t Play With My Heart”

Joining a trio of singles that she’s shared over the last year, India Shawn returns with yet another song that’s absolutely worth listening to. “Don’t Play With My Heart” arrives as a stern warning to a companion she’s slowly falling in love with. “Don’t play with my heart,” she sings with soaring vocals. “Before we let this go too far.” In a statement about the song, Shawn said the video for the new single “pays homage to the original and iconic queens of soul, like Donna Summer and Diana Ross.” She adds that her intention is to “serve a fresh and nostalgic take on their legacies.”

Jorja Smith – “All Of This”

After a two-year wait that followed the release of her impressive debut album Lost & Found, Jorja Smith returned with her Be Right Back this past spring. The 8-track effort was showed the singer did not lose a step in her progress in the two years since her debut. Now, she’s back with “All Of This,” a track produced by Grammy-nominated producer DJ Guilty Beatz. It sees dive into the Amapiano genre, a style of house music that was birth in South Africa.

Zacari – “Rainy Day” Feat. Isaiah Rashad & Buddy

It’s been a while since Zacari, one of the newer acts on TDE’s vast roster of talent, delivered music to the world. His last project came in 2019 with Run Wild Run Free while his last singles arrived during TDE’s Appreciation Week in 2020. At long last, the Bakersfield, California-bred act returns with his first single of the year, “Rainy Day.” The track features Buddy and labelmate Isaiah Rashad and arrives as a gritty tune that emphasizes staying ready for life’s inconviences.

Reggie Becton – “Issues”

After impressing with his 2020 EP, Thank You For Listenin’, PG County’s own Reggie Becton is back with new content and it comes in the form of a new visual for his latest single, “Issues.” The video captures the rise and fall of love for the singer. High moments between Becton and his lover are quickly succeeded by turbulent times that make a future together appear more and more unlikely.

Ayra Starr – 19 & Dangerous

Earlier this year, Afropop singer Ayra Starr arrived with her self-titled debut project and just six months removed from its release, Starr graces the world with her second body of work. 19 & Dangerous blends R&B soul, and Afropop for a tale of growth that arrives as the singer prepares to exit the teenager status for adulthood. Across its 11 songs, the young singer calls on Foushee and Ckay to help her detail her transition out of adolescence.

Lion Babe – Rainbow Child

Two years after they released their sophomore album, R&B duo Lion Babe is back in action with their third body of work, Rainbow Child. Singer Jillian Hervey and producer Lucas Goodman deliver nine new songs with contributions from Ghostface Killah, Siimbiie Lakew, Oshun, and Trinidad James for a project they say was created “in response to the heightened pain and injustice Black lives have been experiencing.”

Rikki — “Is It Over?” Feat. Moneybagg Yo

New Rochelle, New York singer Rikki delivers another bright moment for her career thanks to a brand new visual with Moneybagg Yo for her single, “Is It Over?” The song itself personifies the questions one has around love while searching for the truth through it all. The single comes after the Murder Inc. singer was accompanied by Ja Rule for a remix of her previous track, “Heartbreaker.”

Amon, PJ Morton & Smooth Blaq – “All My Life”

San Diego act Amon has seen plenty of success after early struggles in his career. He’s served as an opening act for DJ Khalid, Amine, and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie while gaining popularity for his viral track, “Lately.” Now, he finds himself contributing to City Of Ali, a documentary about Muhammad Ali, with his latest song, “All My Life” with PJ Morton and Smooth Blaq.

Vedo — “Yesterday”

Eight years ago, Vedo was taken under Usher’s wing during the fourth season of NBC’s The Voice. Since then he’s written for the legendary singer, attained a platinum single of his own, and worked with other artists as well. All of this occurs as he continues to progress upward in his own career as his latest single, “Yesterday,” is proof of that. On the soulful track, Vedo seeks to move from the past failures with an old lover despite their insistence on remaining stuck in the past.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.