The members of Babymonster, K-pop’s most-hyped rookie girl group, all have falsetto-high ranges, and all can clearly sang.

The Last Dinner Party is a band we’re rooting for this year, and they just released their first-ever album. “The Feminine Urge” encapsulates everything we love so much about them: poetic lyricism, romantic grooves, and smart musings about the things we inherit from our mothers.

Hayley Williams tries out a skeevy new voice on Paramore’s rambunctious new cover of Talking Heads’ “Burning Down The House” — the only one worth listening to in 2024 .

The staggering, electic-guitar beat switch-up on Elyanna’s sirenic arabic-pop song “AL SHAM (الشام)” is a brilliant display of East meet West.

As afrobeats continues to crossover the Atlantic, Nigerian superstar Arya Starr, and her effortlessly breezy vocals, is a name you should know.

Dehd, three rockers from Chicago, just made your over-the-top lusty, grunge rock anthem for Valentine’s Day.

The soft rock musings and stunning Cranberries-esque singing will make you understand why Jay Z signed this band of siblings.

Wes Nelson used to be a flirt on Love Island U.K. and now he’s pivoted to making banger garage dance music with genre legend Craig David — an impeccable career turn.

Brooklyn’s Yaya Bey confronts a man over am unexpected and pacifying backdrop of space-y gurgles and synths.

Intentionally lo-fi textures can sometimes come across as overwrought, but Baltimore musician Julien Chang uses them beautifully on his contemplative but warm new song “Home For The Moment.”