Filipino-Black pop star Taylor Heavenly has released her new single, "Clown," along with a stunning music video. The song starts off like the first scene of a movie, with big production and a sense of drama that draws people in. From the first note, the music has a cinematic aspect as the strings swell, the beats hit with purpose, and every sound detail combines to create...

Keeping going can sound deceptively simple as advice. Digging For Kanky complicate that idea on “Raining Stones”, their single. The Manchester trio put the cost of endurance in view. Their focus is not heroic triumph, but the pressure of carrying on when life has closed in. That makes this an alternative music release with a serious social charge. It does not settle for a motivational slogan. Instead,...