Kings of A&R favorite Alyssa Caroline is back with “Butterflies,” her fastest-streaming release to date, as she approaches 50,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Built around the rush of new love, the song captures its feeling in the lyric, “Fill me up with butterflies.”

Alyssa is steadily building her audience by releasing song after song and letting the music lead. When she’s not writing or recording in Nashville with producer Tom Michael, she’s sharpening her live performance skills as the lead singer in a cover band. That steady creative partnership with Tom is producing track after track, while keeping each release natural and unforced.

With its romantic lyrics and feel-good pop energy, “Butterflies” could fit right in on Spotify’s Love Pop and Feel Good Pop Mix playlists.

In a crowded online music scene, Alyssa stands out by putting her focus on songwriting and releases instead of chasing attention with a constant stream of social media content. “Butterflies” is another step forward for an artist building her career through the songs themselves.

Livvy Landin’s second release, “Still Mine,” follows her debut single, “Feel Too Little.” Produced by Nashville-based Tom Michael, the mid-tempo track opens with piano and gradually builds into a heartfelt reflection on the memories that linger after a relationship ends. Its emotional storytelling could make it a strong fit for Spotify’s Sad Songs and Broken Heart playlists.

“‘Still Mine’ is about returning to the places you shared with someone after the relationship ends,” Livvy says. “You’re thinking, ‘Maybe you’re not here, but emotionally, in my head, you’re definitely still here with me, and you’re still mine.’ It’s almost like the ghost of that person is still there.”

At 20, Neska Rose is already moving between several creative roles: songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor and composer. Onstage, she shifts between guitar and piano, delivering performances with an intensity that matches the music she makes. Her sound is bold and cinematic, with an emotional edge and a point of view that doesn’t ask for easy interpretation.

Rose draws from a wide range of influences. The stark, expressive work of Nick Cave, PJ Harvey and Amy Winehouse sits alongside the punchier spirit of No Doubt. That mix gives her singles an unpredictable quality: personal, sharp and full of character. She says listeners don’t have to catch every lyric on the first listen. She’d rather the meaning find its way to them later.

Her latest single, “Mad Man,” arrived October 21. Co-written and produced with Tal Avital, the indie-pop track explores betrayal, vulnerability and anger, bringing a darker emotional edge to Rose’s distinctive point of view.

“Mad Man” could be a fit to pitch to Spotify’s Fresh Finds, Fresh Finds Indie and All New Indie playlists. These are potential targets, not confirmed placements.

Rose is now finishing an 11-song album and has worked with Grammy-winning producers David Greenbaum, known for projects with Beck, U2 and Paul McCartney, and Tim Anderson, whose credits include Halsey and Twenty One Pilots. She also records original songs for the music library Artlist, with new material continuing to come.

Her creative work extends to television and film. Rose appeared in the third episode of Apple TV+’s anthology series Extrapolations, alongside David Schwimmer and Daveed Diggs. She played Gertie in Nickelodeon’s Drama Club, composing original music for the show, and wrote comedy songs for the network’s sketch series Nick Shorts.

Later this year, Rose is set to star in a psychological thriller filming in Australia. As she takes on that lead role and completes her new album, she continues to build a career that moves between music and the screen, guided by a sound and perspective distinctly her own.

Up and coming singer-songwriter Nyah Huck closes out her fifth-song EP with “DNA”—a song that feels like the right way to wrap up this chapter.

It’s about going through a difficult time, learning to accept yourself and realizing you don’t have to face everything alone. Nyah sings, “You don’t need to hide away so you won’t feel the pain,” and reminds us, “Just because you do things on your own / That don’t mean you’re all alone.”

“DNA” has a pop, indie and alternative sound, with an organic feel to the production. The track was recorded in Nashville with Tom Michael, and its message of finding your way through change gives the EP a hopeful finish.

With its personal lyrics and indie-pop sound, “DNA” could fit on Spotify playlists like Fresh Finds, Indie Shuffle and the new alt.

UK singer-songwriter Billie-May Wood introduces herself with “Echoes of You,” a debut track produced in Nashville by Tom Michael.

The song opens with piano before strings gradually layer in, building an atmospheric sound that feels both nostalgic and expansive. Wood’s heartfelt vocal carries the track into a memorable, anthemic chorus that lingers after the song ends.

The lyrics capture the song’s sense of longing and emotional reflection: “I’m talking to the sky, hoping you can hear, all the words I never said when you were near.” With its blend of intimate songwriting and widescreen production, “Echoes of You” gives Billie-May Wood a compelling introduction.

The track would feel at home on Spotify’s Fresh Finds Indie, a playlist spotlighting new indie music from independent artists and labels.