Be careful not to close your eyes when you’re listening to Mélat or you just might catch yourself staring in a vintage film. At least that’s the feeling her voice evokes as it glides effortlessly over ...

Mélat has been on a roll lately: new album, solo shows at Pershing, work with local music mentorship program Kids in a New Groove’s girl-centric spinoff. At the tail end of summer, the R&B songstress ...

Austin, TX's Mélat fits in well with a slew of young R&B upstarts taking things into their own hands in the shadow of a thriving independent rap scene. She's been self-releasing singles and tapes for ...

“May I,” the lead track on “MéVen,” the new release from singer Mélat Kassa, is a sultry variation on the jazz standard “May I Never Love Again,” rendered with a modern feel and a mournful ache.

Canon Metis: Wiser Than Gods and Mortal Men — with an appropriately grandiose title for the R&B singer's prodigal return — is out on September 29, with 14 gooey tracks incorporating everything from ...

Mélat's musical output over the last 18 months expresses love, heartbreak, and yearning as part of a human experience that doesn't stop for anything – even a pandemic with no discernible end. "Over ...

Austin R&B singer Mélat releases her summery video for "After All," which is premiering exclusively on Billboard today (April 9). By Bianca Gracie Austin, Texas has historically been praised for its ...

Following up the recent release of her Canon Ourania EP, fresh artist Mélat has now dropped the accompanying music video for track “Stardate.” Featuring whimsical imagery to pair perfectly with the ...

Austin singer-songwriter Mélat Kassa used her hometown's recent SXSW music festival as a springboard to reach new fans from around the world. Mélat, who performs under her first name only, crafts a ...

Floating in on sustained organ chords, Mélat’s new single “The Lesson” is a soulful reverie that invokes the creaky floors of an old Southern church, the retro richness of dusty vinyl treasures and ...