Hmm... praise.

Spotify just slotted praise.’s “life of the party.” into their #NowWatching playlist at #22, and my radar went off immediately. Praise McNealy is only 21, born in New York before finding his groove down in Charlotte, and he crafts cinematic, genre-fluid R&B that literally started out as scores for short films he was directing himself. He already proved his range on his 2024 debut *me and my friend named he(art).* and his follow-up EP *LOST*, but seeing DSP curators tap in now means the wave is forming. Don't sleep.