Leigh Hooper

Best friend,

The New Groove is an easy-read article that helps you discover new music every single month! Last month I focused on Hamilton’s Anthony Ramos and new music from Billie Eilish and Scotty Sire. You can read August’s article, and listen to the new music here. This month I’m bringing you new music from The Muses Matter which highlights the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement – don’t you EVER think that I’m going to forget about that! – and I’m even going to put you onto a new podcast that includes introducing new music to their listeners!

Let me set the scene for you. I was probably around age 6, spending the weekend with my Grandma in December. I stayed with her every other weekend and we’d always watch a film before bed. As it was nearly Christmas, my Grandma recommended that we watch a Christmas movie, even though it was I hadn’t heard of. She said it wasn’t animated, so I instantly felt grown up to be watching a film with real people in it. We started watching it, and I was enjoying it, and then BOOM. There he is. A small, ginger boy with a cute face who is called Sam. Hello, first celebrity crush.

So you’re telling me I can only listen to one decade of music when I’ve grown up on 90's and 2000s pop music, my nana’s love for Elvis and my own music taste that varies from AC/DC to Nicki Minaj?? Well damn, the answer is pretty obvious to me.

The New Groove is an easy-read article that helps you discover new music every single month! Last month was all about the black women in the music industry who have been, and still are, providing us with amazing tunes to listen to. This week I’m zooming back into the world of new music and giving you all the info on who to discover this month!

I have to admit, although I can write articles on "how to achieve self-love" and "how to be a morning person", it has taken me a long time to take my own advice and start loving myself and caring for myself the way I care for others.