We spend a lot of time on the internet, whether it's consuming all that it has to offer on a daily basis or adding to the conversation. It takes a lot of courag... More...
Foxtrott is the project of Montreal based artist Marie-Helene Delorme. It's experimental and electronic while harnessing organic sounds and conjuring familiar f... More...
Get ready to float away. Meet Annika Zee, a multimedia artist from Toronto now based in Brooklyn. At the mere age of 22, she credits herself as a producer, comp... More...
Come every Monday morning, we're thinking about two things. 1. COFFEE. 2. What's on Spotify's Discover Weekly. Whether it's digging up songs you used to love bu... More...
Hamilton psych band Young Rival have been making rad tracks for a minute now, but that doesn't mean they aren't as fresh. In fact, it's quite the opposite. Just... More...
"How could you talk my name when you ain't even brushed your teeth?" That line, from Lady Leshurr's "Queen's Speech 4" freestyle, made the rounds across social ... More...
It's late at night and the air is cold but there's a soft transfixing blanket of sound that's there for you. That's Your Friend. That's Taryn Miller, a 24-year-... More...
Happy New Year! 2016 promises to be an even better year for new music and we're excited to start this year's ON THE RISE off with Edmonton, Alberta brother-sist... More...
The Posterz are a Montréal based crew who go harder than you. Made up of Husser, Kris the $pirit and producer/composer Joey Sherrett, The Posterz have been ... More...
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You know how it goes. You're super early for a show, the venue is only half full, and you have time to kill. Often, the opening act doesn'... More...
It might be a bit unfair to consider Lucy Rose an On The Rise artist. After all, she's got two studio albums under her belt, 2012's Like I Used To and this ... More...
We still remember that moment last summer in 2014, when we first heard of Oregon born singer Grace Mitchell. Her track "Broken Over You" was making the roun... More...
Kali Uchis was born in Columbia & emigrated to Virginia at the age of 7. Now based in LA, girl has come a long way and we can't get enough of her smooth v... More...
From American Apparel model to back-up dancer on the Yeezus tour, Kacy Hill is an exciting new artist with an entrancing airy falsetto. Under Kanye West's w... More...
Just when we thought Drake had cornered the market on emotional rap, south London's Ben Coyle-Larner aka Loyle Carner surprised us with his painfully intimate... More...
Alessia Cara shared a new song called "Wild Things" from her forthcoming debut album Know-It-All. Like "Here," this new track is about being an outsider, marchi... More...
Hey Violet are a pop rock foursome from California who have been making music since 2008. That doesn't seem like a long time ago for some of us who remember w... More...
This week’s On The Rise is about someone who, if we’re being honest, you should already know. As far as we’re concerned, he’s already risen. We just want to mak... More...
Rhythm and blues ain’t all candy and hearts. There is real emotion, and lots of times, artists don’t always go there. Tapping into the darker side helps make ... More...
Today in our On The Rise series, we're shining a light on Pixx, the ripe young 19-year-old singer songwriter from London. Signed to 4AD, Pixx, aka Hannah Roge... More...