Going Up
Profiles of artists we love who are on the verge of breaking through
17 articles
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The Hot-Pink Effervescence of Judith, Chingona Pop Star-in-Waiting
A 27-year-old restaurant server made some of the best pop songs of the year
Blackchai Is Indie Rap’s Next Not-So-Silent Assassin
The New Yorker’s head-spinning verses burst with leftist ideology, anime shout-outs, and nervy introspection.
Charlie Overman Is the Young Kentucky Sweetheart Country Music Needs
On a horse farm with the 22-year-old singer-songwriter, talking about his sludge metal past and his bittersweet odes to his best friends.
Lollise’s Afrofuturistic Pop Utopia
The Botswana-raised, New York-based artist talks about her dazzling pan-African paeans to family, fables, and home.