Lojay (Lekan Osifeso Jnr.) is a Nigerian performer, vocalist, songwriter, and performing artisan. With his song Monalisa, which features Chris Brown and Sarz, he reached number eight on the billboard U.S. afrobeat tracks chart. Lojay grew raised in the Nigerian state of Lagos. He is originally from the state of Ogun. He began music expertly in 2016 on a part-time basis while still an undergrad and...

The moment the jaunty guitar kicks in on John Smyths’ new single, "Now I'm Wiser", you feel a familiar, comfortable warmth. It’s the sound of a good chair in a bar where the floor is sticky with spilled truths. And then the story starts, a classic yarn of a hard-living past yielding to a peaceful present. Smyths, a Dutch ex-metalhead singing country out of...