New Detroit music: 10 artists to watch in 2023

From a tween TikTok sensation to a battle-hardened rapper, here are 10 acts to know

By Metro Times editorial staff

Brooklyn Queen talks Dr. Phil, new music, and transitioning from child star to teenage diva

This might be the first time a hip-hop artist has had her parents join her on a diss track

By Kahn Santori Davison

Detroit artist Stoop Lee is here to build up his peers with cool hip-hop, indie, and electro-pop

‘I just have a love for so many different genres,’ Ade Olaniran says

By Jeff Milo

Dreamy Detroit Americana duo Rose St. Germaine tease truth from classic Westerns

The pair’s chemistry is as plain as the high noon sun, combining elements of intimate dream pop, lush folk, and trippy, theatrical indie rock

By Hayley Cain

Marv Won’s next battle is personal

In the early 2000s, Marv Won went from battling at lunchroom tables in high school to rapping his way around battles in the city

By Alex Washington

Muslim twins Aint Afraid are challenging and changing the musical landscape

Their music is a form of pop, soul, hip-hop, and R&B that carries messages of inspiration, community, and love

By Kahn Santori Davison

Rock band Checker is playing to win

Their name comes from the game checkers, which are black and white, but the theme of duality also carries through to the band’s influences

By Lee DeVito

Problematic Black Hottie is Detroit nightlife’s empress of girl power

The DJ, visual artist, stylist and model dazzles local clubs with afrobeat and ghetto tech sounds — while sporting envy-inspiring Y2K ‘fits

By Eleanore Catolico

Forged through friendship, Jack Droze & Lilahk will never not ‘Try’

The two Detroit performers bonded like brothers over hip-hop

By Jeff Milo

Ahya Simone breaks boundaries

The harpist and vocalist infuses R&B, ambient, and jazz into classical music

By Randiah Camille Green

How Kaci the Model became Detroit’s biggest and brightest child star since Aaliyah

At only 11 years old, Kaci is a rapper, singer, actor, and yes, model

By Kahn Santori Davison

Mar 22-28, 2023

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