Casey McQuillen’s single “Better” arrives not with a bang, but with the quiet, decisive click of a well-made lock securing a door. It’s pop music, certainly, groomed and gleaming, yet beneath the surface bubbles a fierce kind of self-possession that’s less about demanding attention and more about curating who gets past the velvet rope of your own contentment. Coming from someone known for empowerment...

Kid Travis is a talented maestro in the realms of R&B, rap, and alternative music, and he is quickly ascending the ladder of popularity. His music can be found everywhere, from grocery store aisles to the music charts. This up-and-coming artist is quickly becoming a must-listen in the lively music industry of today because of his audacious synthesis of several musical styles and his lyrically...