Buzzy Lee (Sasha Spielberg), courtesy Phil Chester and Sara Byrne. A lot has changed for singer-songwriter Sasha Spielberg since she released her debut solo album as Buzzy Lee, 2021’s Spoiled Love, a collection of acerbic breakup songs about a doomed relationship. Most notably, Spielberg, the daughter of director Steven…

Margaret Cho, courtesy Sergio Garcia. Comedian Margaret Cho has seemingly been everywhere on screen recently, from the wildly successful Hulu movie “Fire Island” to Comedy Central’s “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens,” 2020 animated film “Over The Moon” (which was nominated for an Oscar), 2021’s “Good on Paper” and Netflix’s…

Ibeyi, courtesy Suleika Muller. Approaching a decade as a band, sisters Lisa-Kaindé and Naomi Diaz still have Ibeyi at the top of mind just about all the time. And because their mother is one of their managers, that means that even Christmas dinner is a planning session. Ibeyi Ojerime 7…

Lilith Czar, courtesy Jeremy Saffer. The pandemic offered time for self-reflection and awakening for so many, including Juliet Simms. Enter Lilith Czar and exit Juliet Simms… by way of death… in a music video. “I experienced a few things that year that I only experienced because I was a woman,”…

Jade LeMac, courtesy Zachary Vague. For Vancouver, British Columbia artist Jade LeMac, releasing debut EP Constellations is the realization of a dream that took shape at a young age. Constellations Jade LeMac Arista, Feb. 10 Get the EP on Amazon Music “As cliche as it is, I was singing with…

Scott Hoying, courtesy Steve Thrasher. Scott Hoying has won three Grammys with a capella quintet Pentatonix, but when he released solo single “Mars,” he realized a dream he first had in high school. Back then, he was chasing pop superstar dreams, he said of two self-released albums. But he…

Fantastic Negrito, courtesy. Despite being nominated, Fantastic Negrito won’t be in attendance at the Grammys on Sunday. Grandfather Courage Fantastic Negrito Storefront Records, Feb. 3 Get the album on Amazon Music. Xavier Dphrepaulezz won’t even be in the country when he releases an album on Feb. 3. He’ll be playing…

The Charlatans, courtesy. In 1990, The Charlatans introduced themselves to the world with smash single “The Only One I Know.” Arriving within months of The Stone Roses’ “Fools Gold” and The Happy Mondays’ “Step On,” the song was so fully formed and perfectly timed with the peak of the U.K.’s…

Stacey Ryan, courtesy. Stacey Ryan wasn’t expecting to become a TikTok star, but these days she’s known as “the queen of JazzTok.” Ryan, who’s only 23, studied jazz in her hometown of Montreal. She’d hoped to make music her career, but never imagined that going viral on TikTok would…

Kings Elliot, courtesy. Singer-songwriter Kings Elliot dyed her hair blue and took on the royal moniker to give herself the courage to be honest in her music. The 22-year-old half-Swiss, half-English artist, who’s about to undertake a run of shows with Stephen Sanchez, writes frankly about her mental health struggles,…