Hall & Oates have always been cool, really, but Philly's blue-eyed soul duo is enjoying somewhat of a renaissance as of late, with the Gym Class Heroes naming one of their treks the "Daryl Hall For President Tour"; Daryl Hall getting artists like KT Tunstall, Chromeo, Diane Birch, and the... 
Cookie cutter artists find a style that works and stick with
it. But newcomer Jason Derulo is not afraid to take a risk.
The 20 year-old singer-songwriter from Miami, Florida
scored a No. 1 hit with his debut release, "Whatcha Say," a synthesized,
mid-tempo track about cheating. But for his follow up single, "In... 
Though not quite a new band--their debut album first emerged in 2003--Rogue Wave is has been reaching a newer and larger audience with each successive album.Permalight, the band's fourth and latest effort, is likely to expand that audience considerably.Their second album for Brushfire Records, the label owned by eco-friendly recording... 
Australia's Daniel Merriweather is best known in America as the blue-eyed soul crooner heard on Mark Ronson's cover of the Smiths' "Stop Me If You Think That You've Heard This One Before," but he's already a chart-topping sensation Down Under and in Britain. And now he's set to become a Grammy-sweeping,... 
A new face? Could be. Kate Voegele has been stirring up the music world lately with her recent release A Fine Mess--an excellent collection of material that sometimes dwells in the surprisingly personal--and gathering increased momentum among fans and critics alike.New? Those who watch TV may also recognize Kate from... 
Nigerian singer Nneka,
28, has made a big impression with her recent U.S. debut "Concrete Jungle."
Her mixture of rhythmic melodies, occasional raps,
underlying social messages, and acoustic guitar has drawn comparisons to Lauryn
Hill, Tracy Chapman, and Mos Def.
When she was 18 she moved to Germany and studied Anthropology
while working on her music.
Before... 
When the production crew in the Y! Music studios gets awfully excited about the sound of the band they're shooting--a band that they probably haven't even heard before--it's a very good sign.But enthusiasm is unavoidable in the presence of New York's Phenomenal Handclap Band, a fairly new group of sophisticated... 
England's Hotrats are technically not a "new" band, considering that its two core members, Gaz Coombs and Danny Goffey, are Britpop veterans (their respective "day jobs" are frontman and drummer for the almightily awesome Supergrass). Additionally, the Hotrats' side-project album, Turn Ons, is a collection of cover songs in the... 
Every year, there is one highly anticipated MC on the verge
of breaking onto the scene. For 2010, that artist is J. Cole, the first signee to Jay-Z's Roc Nation.The Fayetteville, North Carolina native has been working on his forthcoming debut
slated for a Spring release. He was holed up in a... 
Snarky, jaded types may grumble that no real quality new music came out in 2009, or that this decade's musical output could never compare to that of the '90s, '80s, '70s, and beyond. But those cynics are wrong: 2009 was actually the fantastic finale to a sonically rich decade (although much... 
