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Our Favorite R&B-esque Records of 2025
Tolerance — Kent Jamz When I’m With You — PARTY IN MY LIVING ROOM RUNNIN ON E — Ka! True, 22Diegs Jamaica Pt. 2 — Bino Rideaux Tides — Jay Worthy, Aaradhna Worth It — Sakura Don’t Fail Me — Helen Hailu Pool Side — Fiend You Got Me — Peter $un Back Up Off Of Me — The Cool Kids Moonlight — Lizzie Berchie Jealousy — Jordan Ward, Joony JUST A DREAM — Isaiah Falls, Alex Isley Head Over Heels — Jenevieve
Dec 31


Readers Voted With Their Clicks: Our Most Read Music Stories of 2025
As the year winds down, we're spotlighting the moments in music this year that got our digital magazine readers locked in. From indie wins and scene shifting pod recaps to New Wave favorites and business model shakeups, these are the top 10 most read stories on The Wave in 2025. Ranked from 10 to 1, each post tapped into something deeper, a sound, a hustle, a voice, or a vision. Some of you won’t recognize too many of the artists listed here, and that’s also the point of Sou
Dec 26, 2025


Review: Helen Hailu’s “Don’t Fail Me”: A Hypnotic Return to Originality
If this don’t hit you in the chest, we question your heart. That’s the kind of truth Helen Hailu delivers with her first solo release...
Jan 14, 2025




The Best Dallas Artists for Your 'Wake and Bake' Playlist
Let us blame COVID-19 for putting the Dallas music scene on permanent hold and turning Deep Ellum into a food-truck park. The pandemic...
Aug 13, 2020


Dallas Rapper Samsonyte Is Quietly Setting Trends in Hip-Hop
The sound of trap music is not going anywhere soon, but do you remember what hip-hop used to sound like with the mix of drums and soul...
Jan 22, 2020
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