Ghanaian artiste Ess Thee Legend returns with BLOOM EP, a five-track Afro-fusion EP that explores the emotional complexity of intimacy in all its forms, from heartbreak and emotional distance to sensual connection and romantic longing. Across the project, Ess thee Legend builds an immersive emotional world rooted in vulnerability, softness, yearning, and self-expression. BLOOM unfolds almost like chapters of a relationship, documenting moments of grief,...

There is a specific variety of artistic audacity required when Ferdinand Rennie approaches the microphone for "The Prayer". Most of us associate this David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager composition with massive duets two voices attempting to hold up the ceiling of a cathedral. Yet, Rennie has chosen to return to the track, stripping away the partner he had in his 2023 version to...