Fresh off landing her first major award nomination, Tower is back with new music. The Ghanaian alternative R&B singer has released "FALLIN," her third single of the year and a clear signal that her breakout run is far from slowing down. The song arrives on the heels of her AFRIMMA “Rising Star” nomination. For an artist barely a year into her recording career, the timing...

Sam Ostler’s new single, “Lights,” then. It unfolds less like a sudden, intrusive glare and more like the slow, determined burn of a really good stage light finally finding its mark after a prolonged blackout. It’s pop, yes, vibrant and undeniably contemporary as advertised – clean lines, clear intentions. Yet, there’s a certain satisfying heft beneath the melodic uplift, a feeling that these notes...