Badboo is an independent pop artist from France. I discovered her through my recommendations. In terms of global dancehall pop, this is a super-underrated song.
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Don Toliver – “ATM”
Just yet another dope single from Don Toliver. Has his music ever disappointed?
Top 5 Indie R&B Tracks of 2025
I’ve listened to over 5,000 new music releases in 2024. These are my Top 5 favorite Indie R&B tracks of the year.
5. Dizzy Fae – “Magnify”
A talented star in the making. She has that cross-over R&B/Hip Hop/Pop similar to Doja Cat, but with more charm.
4. Mabel – “Right On Time”
Mabel. Don’t. Miss. She’s more known more for her pop hits, but this was a nice gem off the indie mixtape she put out over the summer. Back to the Indie R&B roots she debuted with 10 years ago. She is simply one of the best R&B singer/songwriters in the game.
3. Jordyn Simone, TA Thomas – “GREY”
I’m not the most lovey-dovey ballad guy in the world by any means, but this is a gorgeous duet. Easily one of the most chill and easiest on your ears tracks you will ever hear.
2. bLAck pARty – “Distant Lover”
Absolute quality. Probably the best love song I’ve heard in a couple years. What a melody. Dope album too.
1. Venna, Jorja Smith – “Myself”
Technically not indie, Jorja Smith is one of the best singers in the world, and Venna is a Grammy award winning musician. But this isn’t a mainstream radio song. It’s art. Real music. Timeless. If you told me this is one of the best songs you’ve ever heard, I wouldn’t argue!
New Music Has Been Rough
New music the past couple months or so has been pretty awful. Pretty disappointing especially because the industry usually puts out some of their strongest music in 4th quarter of the year. There are almost no repeat-worthy and hit-caliber songs coming out. I don’t post “new music” just because it’s new or because it’s by an artist I’ve featured before. It has to be quality. REPEAT-WORTHY. And not AI. Maybe it’s just me. Then again, when you’ve heard it all and have a super-high standard, it’s hard to be impressed. Let’s hope the new year brings us better music.
Kali Uchis – “Muévelo”
I meant to post this when it came out a couple weeks ago, but better late than never.
Cortex – “December 10th”
Jade Novah – “Safe Space”
Shenseea – “BOSS UP”
Moliy, Tyla – “Body Go”
Moliy and Tyler. The collab we all needed, or something like that.
Tyla – “Chanel”
Bassline goes crazy. People think Tyla’s falling off because her last EP numbers weren’t good on the Billboard charts. But that’s outdated. She still has over 28 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone 😬.
Dope New Music 