Tangina Stone is the breath of fresh air that alternative R&B needed. The ‘Ohio-born-Brooklyn-raised’ singer-songwriter has a sound that speaks for itself, balancing the perfect combination of R&B, soul, alternative, electronic and rock. After dropping her debut album Elevate last year featuring Nelly Furtado, Eddie Vanz and Liana Banks, Tangina Stone is ready to dominate 2019, breaking down the doors of […]
The magic of music platforms like Soundcloud is that it introduces you to new underground and upcoming artists. A new addition to my playlist has been BeMyfiasco. Dallas born BeMyfiasco also known as Bianca Rodriguez is a humble and beautiful soul and her character flows through her music making her sound authentic and raw. Her […]
Prince Airick is a American rapper with the world at his feet. Equipped with some of the cockiest metaphors to enter the void in current popular music since Minaj’s ‘Playtime is Over’, the Ballroom inspired artist possesses both a timeless personality and song-writing ability that has underpinned his rapid ascension into the rap game with […]
What a way to bring back UK R&B! London’s very own Zilo dropped her debut full length project at the beginning of this month named The Nature of The Beast which features singles ‘Keep Up Wimmi‘ and ‘Don’t Waste My Time‘. The 24-year-old singer-songwriter has delivered one of the most soulful albums this year and it’s pretty fucking […]
Every week, we here at AZ Magazine want to share some of our favourite artists from our community who deserve to shine bright like a diamond! This week’s #AZMagArtistToWatch is serpentwithfeet, a 30-year-old black openly gay musician born in Baltimore, Maryland but based in Brooklyn, NY. His neo-soul, electronic, gospel, experimental sound and captivatingly beautiful […]
Nothing brings people together like music and we decided to make a Spotify playlist with a collection of our favourite songs from our favorite LGBT+ PoC artists! Featuring hits from Syd, Frank Ocean, Janelle Monae, Mykki Blano and many more! If there are any songs you would like to see added to the playlist from […]
August appears to be the month of the year as Amsterdam’s leading hip-hop festival Appelsap celebrates 18 years! For over a decade Appelsap has represented and pushed for street culture. Presenting and showcasing fresh up and coming talent as well as paying homage to hip-hop heroes such as Missy Elliott throughout the years. Appelsap has […]
Goodbye January and congratulations to everyone for completing the first month of 2018! February can mean so many types of celebration, from Valentine’s passion to LGBT History month reflections. And of course another Feb highlight? BLACK PANTHER WILL BE IN THE CINEMA! Here’s our roundup of London events this month that are POC centric, or […]
New K-pop star, Holland, is releasing his debut by ‘coming out’ to the music industry, and we are here for it! In the trailer video, that was released on the 15th, Holland made a captivating silent movie, with the lyrics ‘We are young and I love you’ as he’s rolling around in bed with his […]
Afropunk Fest London is back for the second year and is set to top last year with the lineup and all the people who missed out! Afro-Punk has been described as the “new counter culture” keeping us up to date on alternative fashion, Art and Politics from the perspective of a PoC – but it’s not […]
