Listening to Arnold J.’s new single, "Muddy Waters," isn't quite like anything else swirling around right now. It arrives with the gentle insistence of incoming tide, pulling you into its specific gravity. Arnold J., Ghanaian-born and now Canada-based, weaves a sound tagged as alt-country and folk, but those labels feel thin, like trying to contain smoke. There’s earthiness, sure, but his soulful vocal lines...

Liberati's 'Famous': A Satirical Pop Anthem Shaking Up the Sound Waves. Liberati is a musician and composer from Malibu, California, who has achieved international success. He has amassed an amazing 6,000 song placements across television shows, films, and other multimedia platforms with his distinctive voice and unique pop songs. The new song by Liberati is called "Famous," and it's a scathing critique of our culture's fixation with...