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In his 10 years in the music business, Veli has learned that artist management can be a thankless job. It requires immense sacrifice. You put yourself second 24/7 and give your all to someone else’s career and life, all the while remaining out of the spotlight. It’s a big ask, but when success — in whatever form the artist sees it — is achieved, the feeling of fulfillment is like no other.Before he dreamt of managing the careers of artists, Veli had legitimate hoop dreams. He played college basketball as a freshman at Rosemont College but had a change of heart in his sophomore year and quit the sport to enter the music business. His first career move was to manage his then-best friend, an up-and-coming rapper, and he spent the next few months tirelessly promoting the potential he saw. Alth...

As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by Cordae, Kali Uchis with El Alfa and JT of City Girls and Doja Cat, who each dropped the singles "Make Up Your Mind, "Muñekita" and "Paint The Town Red." Also joining this selection are By Storm f.k.a. Injury Reserve and Sandflower, plus collaborations  from MAETA with The Free Nationals and Giggs with Diddy.Doja Cat - "Paint The Town Red"Doja Cat follows up June's "Attention" with another stellar single, "Paint The Town Red." The cut features production from Earl on the Beat with an accompanying music video helmed by Nina McNeely, and its visual is based around three paintings that Doja Cat herself designed, with each one of the scenes...

Over the past 20 years, Reggaeton has emerged as a cultural powerhouse, connecting with audiences worldwide and leaving a permanent mark on the global music industry. Behind the scenes though, one name has risen to the forefront as a trailblazing force, reshaping Reggaeton's landscape through innovation, risk, and creativity.Tainy, the Puerto Rican music producer and songwriter, has had a major influence on the genre, elevating it to unprecedented heights through a visionary, musical, and conceptual approach. With a career spanning almost two decades, Tainy's impact on Reggaeton has been nothing short of transformative.From his early days as part of the production team for Luny Tunes’ Mas Flow 2 (at age 15) to his groundbreaking, recently released debut album DATA, Tainy has been instrumen...

Nikisha Bailey always has something going on. If she’s not fulfilling her duties as the general manager of the web3-driven record label Nvak Collective, she’s either busy over at the Recording Academy as an executive board member and Vice President of its New York Chapter, furthering causes as a member of Women In Music’s advisory board, or visiting a coffee farm on behalf of her co-founded Win Win Coffee Bar. The common thread connecting all of her ventures? Community.Her love of bringing people together and her entrepreneurial spirit were driving forces in the creation of Win Win Coffee Bar, which she co-founded with her friend, Matthew Namaste, three years ago. The brand is one of Philadelphia’s first Black women-led coffee roasters and distributors — Bailey explains that there is a lac...

Turnstile's Brendan Yates is a firm believer in following your heart, even if it leads you on an uncomfortable path. "Your heart's desires can pull you to a vulnerable place," says the Baltimore-based hardcore band's lead vocalist, "but if there’s not a little bit of discomfort along the way, you're not pushing yourself."Yates' belief seems to be at the center of 2021's GLOW ON, the album that's rapidly propelling the singer and his bandmates—bassist Franz Lyons, drummer Daniel Fang, and guitarist Pat McCrory—toward superstardom. GLOW ON was nominated for three awards at the 2023 Grammys, helped Turnstile land a spot on Blink-182's summer 2023 tour, and has been pegged by pundits as a seamless evolution of the hardcore genre.Turnstile deserves a large measure of credit for the hardcore ren...