This song's composition makes it an easy bet that it will be remembered as one of the year's finest musical offerings. The 17-year-old performer's latest single, "Why I," is an exciting showcase of talent and charisma. He's so talented and smart musically that he can take existing tunes and give them a whole new spin. It's obvious in this song that he's singing to a female,...

Some tracks do not ask for permission to enter your headspace; they simply slip under the door and set up camp in your thoughts. There is a specific type of emotional gravity required to make a quiet song feel incredibly heavy. It is the feeling of sitting in a parked car long after you have reached your destination, trying to untangle a conversation that went...