Written by Kelly Holm Even at a time when live stages sit dormant, 2020 is proving to be a whirlwind of a year for Houston-based “poetic pop” artist Deza, and it’s only halfway over. January…

Written by Kelly Holm Olivia Lunny catapulted into Canada’s public eye when she appeared on the second season of CTV’s reality singing competition The Launch , earning the chance to release the debut single “I…

Written By Kelly Holm In these days of cancellations and isolation, it’s crucial to cling to memories from better times and take in each moment as it strikes, in order to have something to look…

Photo Credit: Matt Berinato Written By Kelly Holm For fans of NBC’s Songland Sam DeRosa’s name is a familiar one. Although her original track “Pill for This” wasn’t picked by Charlie Puth last Fall, it…

Written By Kelly Holm  We all know Halsey’s “Eastside,” but now it’s time to give Nirob Islam’s “Westside” a listen too. With a music video shot in his father’s home village in Bangladesh, the track,…

Written By Kelly Holm  Jordan Mackampa is no “foreigner” to the music business. Nearly a decade ago, the soul-pop singer-songwriter got his start performing at open mic nights in Camden— the footage of which, he…