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I felt that self-awareness was a bad thing. I now know that it’s not. I just always thought it was an annoying quality,” Reneé Rapp tells me through Zoom, speaking to the pain many of us have experienced when fighting with who we are and who we want to be. The 23-year-old actor, musician, and […]

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Transcending tragedies and transforming them into triumphs is something Shania Twain is no stranger to, embracing each feat like a familiar friend. With open arms she accepts the absurdity of life—a remarkable performance of good faith—knowing she can call upon her resilience and inner strength that we’ve seen her deploy time and time again. It […]

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Perfection is a like villain, rising R&B artist Leila Dey assures me, despite our picturesque setting. Sunlight beams through the windows of a studio in Toronto’s West End as she dons a body-hugging AVAVAV green midi dress with cheeky cut-outs and adjusts a fuzzy vintage Prada bucket hat on her head. “I’m still working on […]

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Born Artist Julius Dubose it feels kismet that A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie would live up to his name and become a star from the Bronx, New York which, coincidentally, is credited as the birthplace of hip-hop—the exact genre he excels in with knockout hooks and earworm melodies. “You know how you got to listen […]

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If you want something to be done, you have to do it yourself,” says Cochise (pronounced Ko-Cheese) confidently over the phone. The proverb-like statement is not a testament to his lone-wolf mentality but rather his studied musical expertise which extends to his production as much as his lyrics and vocal experimentation. “If you like your […]

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My definition of success is are you happy? which is an ever-evolving answer because what makes you happy is always changing,” Kelsea Ballerini muses while perched on the sofa in her New York hotel room chatting to me through Zoom. It’s exactly two weeks before her new album is released, she’s in town for New […]

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Standing with both arms outstretched, a fashion assistant adjusts the creases and folds of a white T-shirt underneath a textured Issey Miyake vest, Johnny Orlando remains still. He patiently waits for her to finish, in the middle of Universal Music’s Toronto offices, then pivots to look at an iPhone camera documenting the look for our […]

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When people look at the title, most people get uncomfortable with it and I kind of like that because I really want people to think about why they get uncomfortable with the title ‘black bitch’ and how much negativity and oppression is attached with that slur,” Doechii says over Zoom, explaining the concept for her […]

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I’ve never had the courage or sense of vulnerability to say here’s everything these songs are about because they often related to parts of my private life I didn’t want to open up about,” James Bay says in his distinct British accent via Zoom. Our conversation takes place right after the release of “One Life”, […]

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An abstract art gallery curated by a Mexican,” Cuco tells me as the best way to describe his music. Born Omar Benos, the genre-defying artist’s 23rd year on earth is a good one as he wraps up performances at music festivals like Coachella and Primavera in Spain before releasing his sophomore studio album Fantasy Gateway […]