We are so thankful for our North Carolina artists, so please show love to these local artist who dropped new original music this month!

Oct 31, 2022 Wanna be featured? Email CandidCultureArts@gmail.com with the subject line "NC DROPS (enter month here)" with your new...

It has been a wild month in North Carolina. We started with the largest African American Festival in North Carolina and ended with...

Sept. 6, 2022 Back on Fayetteville Street, Candid Culture Arts invites artists to come from all over North Carolina to The Nest Raleigh...

Aug. 31, 2022 Wanna be featured? Email CandidCultureArts@gmail.com with the subject line "NC DROPS (enter month here)" with your new...

31 July 2022 Another month of sweltering heat and random rainstorms has passed in North Carolina! Peep these local NC artists who stayed...

What is there to do on Fayetteville Street in Downtown Raleigh nowadays (besides drink and eat!)? On Friday, July 1st 2022 that all changed!

June is a HUGE month -- Juneteenth celebrations, men's mental health month, gay pride month, and...the month NC dropped straight FIRE. STOP

31 May 2022 Short and sweet -- spring is here and NC is still DROPPING THAT HEAT! Only thing is... you don't know about it yet! Here are...

30 April 2022 It has been a long and confusing month for us North Carolinians. Is it winter? Is it fall? Spring? "Who cares!", says NC....

31 March 2022 North Carolina artists dropped a variety of elite vibrations this month! Here are the highlights: 03/12/22 Plugz Daughter -...

Imagine - it's the middle of black history month and North Carolina artists will not stop dropping heat.. No imagination needed because...

You're My Holiday is the second song on Essi's first EP, PRIMARY. The wait is over for those who have been listening to You're My Holiday...

17 August 2021 This time last year Essi released her first ever music video, filmed by and featuring Star Sunflower. As Essi edited she...

2 August 2021 On Saturday night talented Raleigh creative, Ajani Kambón, let everyone know that "The Age of Aquarius" is more than just...

25 July 2021 On Sunday the BGirlz recorded with multi-platinum producers, Bo McKenzie and Sprague Doogie. The girls were ecstatic to be,...

06/27/21 Rain does not stop a Pitts Family Juneteenth celebration! The festival relocated from 737 Orchard Rd, Elm City to 9114 School...

06/12/21 Essi and friends performed at a chill, intimate housewarming event! Essi took the stage first and sung her originals "House on...