James Ryang

Anna Chlumsky

April 22, 2016

This weekend, HBO’s biting White House comedy Veep returns for a fifth series.

Ro James’ Golden Road

April 21, 2016

After an itinerant childhood spent everywhere from Stuttgart, Germany to New York, Indiana, and Hawaii, Ro James creates music that speaks of his life’s journies.

Discovery: Kyle Allen

March 29, 2016

A former ballet dancer and acrobat, 21-year-old actor Kyle Allen knows how to tell a story.

Rebirth

March 15, 2016

For more than a decade, singer-songwriter Hana Pestle performed and released acoustic music, touring with the likes of Joshua Radin, but now she’s back as HANA with infectious electro-pop tracks that receive praise from peers such as Lorde, Lana Del Rey, and Grimes.

Holt without Hollywood

March 3, 2016

“Even with the name change, people call me a rapper, and I’m not,” Nigel Holt, stylized HXLT, says.

Discovery: Oh Wonder

September 3, 2015

At the beginning of every month for the past year, London-based duo Oh Wonder released one song via their Soundcloud, garnering millions of plays, topping HypeMachine charts, and capturing the interest of Republic Records, the label with which they’re now signed.

Leslie Odom Jr and the Relevance of 1776

August 25, 2015

“The only reason to keep talking about history is if you are juxtaposing it with the world that we live in today, if you are learning something about our world by looking at the way they shaped their world,” explains actor and singer Leslie Odom Jr.