Breaking Big: 4 new artists to hear now

Get to know Jay Som, Bailey Bryan, Porter Ray, and Alex Lahey. Whos topping the charts, going viral, and ruling our earbuds? Each month, EWs introducing the freshest music talent you have to hear now. Credit: Burak Cingi/Redferns; Jay Scroggins; Cara Robbins Below, get to know Jay Som, Bailey Bryan, Porter Ray, and Alex Lahey. But she expanded her following in 2016, opening forMitskion her national tour and reissuingTurn Intoafter signing to Polyvinyl....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Laurie Fowler

Breaking Big: 9 new artists to hear now

Each month, EWs introducing the freshest music talent you have to hear now. Who:Maybe you know D.R.A.M. describes his sound as trappy-go-lucky.Claim to FameThough his cult fanbase is strong, D.R.A.M. Credit: Sad13; D.R.A.M.; Lloyd Bishop/NBC/Getty Images; Emma McIntyre/Getty Images rose to mainstream fame this year with Broccoli, his smash single with Lil Yachty. I thought it was going to be a success for the culture, for the internet, he says....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 257 words · Michael Bridges

Breaking Big: Emotive singer-songwriter Jaymes Young wants you to 'Feel Something'

Who’s topping the charts, going viral, and ruling our earbuds? Every week, EW introduces the freshest music talent you have to hear now. At 14, he picked up his mother’s classical, nylon-string guitar. Credit: Atlantic Record “I think I was bored,” Young tells EW with a laugh. But after finishing his first full tracks, he was hooked. “It really started coming together,” he recalls. “That happened so fast,” Young recalls of the writing for that track....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Dana Campbell

Breaking Big: Fall in love with Brett Young's confessional, soulful country gems

Who’s topping the charts, going viral, and ruling our earbuds? Every week, EW introduces the freshest music talent you have to hear now. Below, get to know Brett Young, an ace songwriter and breakout country singer. Credit: Michael Tran/FilmMagic “But the thing that really stands out as most important is song selection. In the past, I would always put out another album every time I had enough new music. Young says staying frank guided the album’s creation....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Michael Cook

Breaking Big: Haley Lu Richardson heads fromThe Edge of SeventeentoColumbus

It turns out his wife had seen me in an episode ofLaw & Order, Richardson says, laughing. So Im really grateful I didLaw & Order! I make dumb jokes and run around screaming, and Caseys much more still and thoughtful, Richardson says. Credit: Thomas Concordia/Getty Images for Kia We didnt do much rehearsal, Richardson says. Actually, we didnt do any rehearsal. I think we read through the script once me, Kogonada, and John....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 181 words · Nathan Henderson

Breaking Big: Kathryn Newton onHalt and Catch Fire, Supernaturalspin-off, and more

Im in Ireland right now onLittle Womenand this is all I think about. Im surrounded by my cast all the time and Im just in it, thinking about it every second. Im only 20, so I dont really think about the big picture. Credit: Tina Rowden/AMC Im so in the moment. Whatever challenges Im facing, I take it that day. Its really just been a lot of fun that Ive gotten to go from project to project....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 476 words · Willie Shaw

Breaking Big: Luke Prael heads fromEighth GradetoBoarding School

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congratulations on bothEighth GradeandBoarding School. I dont really like watching myself on screen. Especially when I first sawEighth Grade, I found it almost cringe-y watching myself. Credit: A24; Momentum Pictures They all worked in the business, so I was around that life. Presence and expressions can mean more than words in acting, sometimes. Its very interesting, playing those roles. I think that the thing withEighth Gradeis that my character, Aiden, is very overconfident....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 243 words · Robert Ortega

Breaking Big: Raucous Kentucky rockers Dan Luke & the Raid make good on their musical pedigree

Every week, EW introduces the freshest music talent you have to hear now. It was an interesting environment, Shultz says with a laugh. There were times where it was lonely, he admits. Credit: Dan Luke And The Raid My dad lived out in the country and there wasnt a ton to do. (EW is thrilled to premiere the songs music video below.) The tune recalls a particularly wild night of partying and pays homage to Muhammad Alis legacy....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 146 words · Henry Knapp

Breaking Big: RAYE's hustle and fearless songwriting are winning over your favorite pop stars

Every week, EW introduces the freshest music talent you have to hear now. Below, get to know RAYE, whos already a rising hitmaker across the pond. I did as many little charity gigs as I could, she tells EW. Credit: Clockwise from top left: David M. Benett/Getty Images; Marc Piasecki/WireImage; Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images For Yves Saint Laurent; Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Burberry; Anthony Harvey/Getty Images for MTV I was really inspired by that....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 180 words · Tara Dunn

Breaking Big: Skip Marley is pushing the boundaries of 'purposeful pop'

Every week, EW introduces the freshest music talent you have to hear now. Below, get to know Skip Marley, whos putting a modern pop twist on his familys legacy. Not so fast says 21-year-old Skip, who is, yes, a grandson of Bob Marley. Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic As soon as I started singing, it was an indescribable energy that I felt, he says. My mom and aunts were crying, my dad was happy and probably crying a little....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 160 words · Jenny Beck

Breaking Big: Yvonne Orji of 'Insecure'

I wrote about growing up Nigerian in America. To my surprise, people laughed and were like, Hey, do you host weddings and birthdays?' A version of this story appears in the new issue of Entertainment Weekly. Credit: Rich Polk/Getty Images for Young Women’s Honors Africans are either a caricature or fleeing genocide. Theyre never the next-door neighbor, she notes. While the series is in development, Orji is shining on HBOsInsecure(Sundays, 10:30 p....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Christopher Williams

Breaking Big:Superior Donuts' Jermaine Fowler

Jermaine Fowler has long had an interest in comedy. They were offensive.' Judges opinions aside, Fowlers passion persisted, as did a desire for creative control. Credit: Andrew Zeiter That he did, and he hasnt really stopped. Now hes the star and EP ofSuperior Donuts(debuts Feb. 2, 8:30 p.m. Its part of what were going through right now. The show were making is just a reflection of the world were living in right now....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Kevin Rivas

Breaking Big:The Tickstar Griffin Newman goes from comic book fan to comic-book hero

Its insane, the 28-year-old says. It never stops being surreal. If I think about the enormity of this too much, itll become too overwhelming for me to focus. Credit: Myles Aronowitz/Amazon Prime Vide But dont mistake Newmans earnest excitement for a total lack of experience. Once he learned exactly what it was for, he mined material fromThe Ticks 30-year history. The brunt of my research was just watching and reading everything, every last thing....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Sarah Curry