
May 17, 2013 In the past few months, "zouk bass" has been batted around as a new, hot subgenre of global bass. But momentarily side-stepping the dizzying conversations of how global bass subgenres are defined, a second way to describe what’s happening is to say that...

May 17, 2013 Name: Lee Hi (Lee Ha Yi)
Where She’s From: Bucheon, South Korea
When She Started: 2012
Genre: Pop-infused Blues/Soul, Jazz
For Fans Of: Duffy, Norah Jones, Dionne Bromfield
Sounds Like: Soulful throwbacks with a modern pop...

May 16, 2013 Things are about to get really weird in Ibiza.

May 16, 2013 Name: Hooded Fang
Where They’re From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
When They Started: 2008
Genre: Indie-pop/rock
For Fans Of: Crocodiles, Surfer Blood, Beach Fossils, the latest Wavves...

May 16, 2013 As Brazil’s economy booms and Brazilians collectively head to the mall to spend, a new, money-loving, tag poppin’ brand of baile funk is poised to rise.

May 15, 2013 Oje Ollivierre's emergence as reggae artist Protoje was a long time in the making. His mother is a former reggae singer known for her 1972 hit "Breakfast in Bed," while his father is a former calypso...

May 15, 2013 Words and interview by Boima Tucker
Many artists today take the label international to a point where they in some ways become a nation unto themselves. As an artist with multi-layered influences, Alec...

May 15, 2013 Name: Juan Cirerol
Where He's From: Mexicali, Mexico
When He Started: 2010
Genre: Anarkocorrido
For Fans Of: Johnny Cash, Los Inquietos del Norte, Los Macuanos
Sounds Like: Emotional...

Come along (and clap along) as Venezeulan singer-songwriter Ulises Hadjis travels through Japan in the video for his sunny, poppy tune “Aquella Ciudad.” ¡Buen viaje!

What does it take to wear anything you want and always look amazing? Bronx-raised Dominican vocalist Maluca Mala knows and in this short she tells us the secret. Here's a hint: "You don't need to have money."

19-year-old Jake Bugg is from the UK and makes bluesy rock that skirts 90's alternative rock territory. The retro filtering and black-and-white footage in the video for "Lightning Bolt" makes Bugg's sound seem that much more comparable to early Oasis.

Recent MTV Iggy Artist of the Week, Gazelle incorporates his South African heritage with indie references “R.U.N”, which features Jogyo's Dru Barnes and Devi Mambouka. They bring their fantastical...

We profiled Kat Dahlia earlier in the week as a new voice in the recent crop of indie rap/R&B singers. In the video for "Gangsta" the Cuban American songstress gives a visual peek into how her Miami is to her what Detroit is to Eminem.

A mustachioed red-head is the new face of R&B. No, seriously. London's Barbarossa bares his soul as well as his caramel vocals over the heavy organs and minimal beat of "The Load."

Pulsars tangle with pulsating synth in the video for “Last of Our Kinds” by French producer Yuksek featuring vocals by Denmark’s Oh Land. The international collaboration teases out a rock ‘n’ roll side...
Snoop Lion discovered Iza Lach, a Polish singer, on Soundcloud. He loved her soft, romantic vocals so much that he was inspired to collaborate with her to create the song and video for the dreamy synthpop song "The One Who Leaves." The song fittingly...