{"id":111992,"date":"2026-01-09T16:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/111992\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T16:49:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:49:07","slug":"7-new-songs-by-miami-artists-to-listen-to-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/111992\/","title":{"rendered":"7 New Songs by Miami Artists to Listen to January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMiami duo Oro Fresco shared \u201cNubes\u201d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Photo by Leon Velazquez<\/p>\n

It may be a new year, but the Magic City music scene<\/a> is holding its signature, unique, and unpredictable m\u00e9lange of genres and sounds over for the 2026 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And if your resolutions at the outset of this trip around the sun didn\u2019t include a bullet point about supporting the local music scene<\/a>, rectify that stat: As you\u2019ll see below, there is far too much amazing work being done in this city to let it die on the vine for lack of love.<\/p>\n

Got a bead on something new we should be listening to? Hit this button right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Claudia Pavel + Pavlo Vicci \u2014 \u201cClose Your Eyes\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust close your eyes and roll the dice \u2018cause we ain\u2019t gonna live forever,\u201d Claudia Pavel \u2014 an aughts Romanian pop legend now based in Miami \u2014 coos on the latest anthem from her fruitful ongoing collaboration with DJ Pavlo Vicci. (See also \u201cWin it All.\u201d) But the vibe on this trance-pop electronic is definitely feels like a reach for eternity \u2014 on the dance floor and beyond.<\/p>\n

Flokid (Featuring Tund3 & Miami Got Jokes) \u2014 \u201cMeant to Be\u201d<\/p>\n

North Miami Beach rapper Flokid returns with Nobody Cares Work Harder, a dynamic, diverse, and unpredictable LP upon which virtually every flow reinforces the no-boast ethos of its title. \u201cMeant to Be,\u201d in particular, is a show-don\u2019t-tell masterclass in authenticity and skills. Don\u2019t sleep on the rest of the album, though. Flokid speaks volumes.<\/p>\n

La ni\u00f1a brava \u2013 \u201cEn bu\u0301squeda de errores\u201d<\/p>\n

This self-titled EP from La Ni\u00f1a Brava \u2014 the band led by Venezuelan-American Fernanda Rojas \u2014 is about as perfectly realized and affecting a collection of indie folk songs as you\u2019re likely to encounter anytime, anywhere. Here, soaring melodies and a real pop sensibility intertwine with nuance and vulnerability, and sophisticated, soul-stirring compositions remain grounded in the most genuine organic emotions and instrumentation. It\u2019s an achievement worthy of a much wider audience.<\/p>\n

Maeve McMahon \u2014 \u201cRecklessly Blind\u201d<\/p>\n

Switching gears from last year\u2019s excellent pop folk EP Traffic Lights, Maeve McMahon debuts a more swaggering, mischievous rock n\u2019 roll sound for this new single that falls somewhere between Michelle Branch and something that would be the perfect theme song for a \u201990s television dramedy. McMahon has got that range \u2014 and clearly isn\u2019t afraid to use it. Where will the young rising singer go from here? Who knows! But we will follow.<\/p>\n

Oro Fresco \u2014 \u201cNubes\u201d<\/p>\n

Oro Fresco \u2014 our Best Latin Act 2023<\/a> pick, not for nothing! \u2014 has returned with \u201cNubes,\u201d an infectious ethereal-yet-driving ambient-pop-meets-jungle track that feels like piloting a cloud through a kaleidoscopic projection of your best days ever. \u201cFor us, \u2018Nubes\u2019 is about emotional clarity \u2014 about drifting until you find peace,\u201d says Darwin Figueroa, who, along with Jes\u00fas Mago, comprises the duo. \u201cIt\u2019s personal, but universal too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sonora Tukukuy \u2014 \u201cMalandra\u201d<\/p>\n

Sonora Tukukuy bill themselves as \u201cvintage Latin sounds for the end of times,\u201d and it\u2019s unlikely you\u2019ll be inclined to argue after spinning \u201cMalandra,\u201d an eclectic little single that definitely guides listeners to some magical, wild \u2014 and wildly appealing \u2014 places. As Hunter S. Thompson advised: Buy the ticket, take the ride.<\/p>\n

Zyan Reign \u2014 \u201cMockingbird\u201d<\/p>\n

On her uplifting and ceaselessly beautiful debut album Mockingbird, Miami-based jazz vocalist Zyan Reign reinterprets classic soul and R&B for a new generation \u2014 with extraordinary results. By cleverly pairing originals alongside standards (\u201cSomebody to Watch Over Me\u201d; \u201cNature Boy\u201d), Reign positions herself as part of a much longer story and, as this title track clearly demonstrates, she is not only up to the challenge but poised to make her chapter one that helps transition the entire genre into the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami duo Oro Fresco shared \u201cNubes\u201d Photo by Leon Velazquez It may be a new year, but the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111993,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226,5237,2311,359],"class_list":{"0":"post-111992","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hialeah","8":"tag-hialeah","9":"tag-hialeah-headlines","10":"tag-hialeah-news","11":"tag-hip-hop","12":"tag-local-music","13":"tag-rock-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}