Pop Spotlight

14 Artists to Watch in 2024 If a Chemical Brothers-inspired banger is born on a laptop and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? That was a conundrum long pondered […]

Ron Artis II Accentuates the Positive After wildfires devastated the island of Maui in 2023, Ron Artis II had an intriguing idea. The singer-guitarist, who grew up in the island’s North Shore community of Haleiwa, […]

Nell Mescal Makes Vibrant Debut on ‘Graduating’ It was an unassuming early afternoon at Latitude Festival in Suffolk, U.K. at the height of summer 2023 and most of the attendees had barely roused from their […]

Concerts, Video Games, and More Come to SPIN’s Untitled Twitch Stream Next Week While they were working on their 2022 album Who Are You Now, Who Were You Then, Nashville power trio the Foxies would […]

It’s the last night of Nicotine Dolls’ headlining tour at Nashville’s Exit/In. Fans – some of whom have traveled from across North America, bearing their favorite Nicotine Dolls’ lyrics as tattoos – are taking in […]

After forming 15 years earlier while in high school, Arizona alternative quartet Katastro finally looked ready to take the next step in 2022. Vocalist Andy Chaves, bassist Ryan Weddle, drummer Andrew Stravers and guitarist Tanner […]

Toronto electronic music trio Keys N Krates brings us our latest SPIN SETS, coming through with an hour of high energy house shot at Denver’s Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station. From their early days as a hip-hop […]

“I remember my brother and I used to fill up a CD-R with songs and drive into the city. We could only pick one song each till the disc was full,” says Adam Kyriakou, who […]

Chris Stapleton’s 2015 solo debut Traveller was a breath of fresh air in country music. Released at the peak of bro country’s popularity, the album was a welcome return to craft-based musicianship and harkened back […]

Inside of Scowl, there are two wolves. One wants to be the best hardcore band on the planet, while the other seeks a diverse sound inspired by various bands across the alternative rock universe. On […]

Unlike many social media stars who leverage massive followings to achieve overnight success in entertainment, Petey didn’t get into music due to his TikTok fame. Though the singer-songwriter, who grew up in Chicago’s north suburbs, […]

Come June may be Mitch Rowland’s debut album, but he’s no music industry newbie. For the past seven years, he’s served as one of the guitarists in Harry Styles’ band, and has been an integral […]