Here’s a little something to help kick your hump day up a notch. Serena Ryder stopped VH1′s offices and brought us a “Sex and Candy” performance. The established Canadian rocker raising eyebrows in the U.S. for her “Stompa“-led album Harmony certainly raised ours when she treated us to the sultry acoustic Marcy Playground cover. Read more…
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MUSIC SEEN: You Oughta Know’s Neighbor To The North Serena Ryder Makes Play For NYC
We’ve been having a blast sharing our June You Oughta Know artist, Serena Ryder‘s, personal photos but now it’s our turn to share ours. VH1 stalked our favorite Canadian singer-songwriter (sorry, Biebs) as she made her way around New York promoting the U.S. release of her Juno Award-winning album Harmony.
Serena Ryder’s You Oughta Know Week 2 In Photos
You Oughta Know artist Serena Ryder has been sending her personal photos all month. What was the “What I Wouldn’t Do” singer up to this week in her downtime, at home and on the road?
Serena Ryder Breaks Down Her Album Harmony Track By Track
Serena Ryder‘s sixth studio album Harmony dropped in her native Canada last fall, but it won’t be released in the U.S. until July 16. So we had our June You Oughta Know artist give us the dirt on each of the 10 songs that made the final cut of her album (out of 70 tracks!). Read more…
Serena Ryder’s You Oughta Know Week 1 In Photos
Ever wonder what You Oughta Know artists like Serena Ryder do when we’re not obsessively stalking her every move? Why, sending us personal photos of their down time to make our stalking a little easier, natch. June’s YOK sweetheart will be sharing a weekly recap of personal pics exclusively with VH1 all month, so we can get acquainted with the “Stompa” darling in her downtime, at home and on the road.
The Scoop: 9 Things You Never Knew About Serena Ryder
By now you’ve undoubtedly heard of June You Oughta Know artist, Serena Ryder. You might recognize this Canadian-born songstress from being featured covering Bruce Springsteen’s “Racing in the Street” on his official website, touring Canada with Melissa Etheridge, or maybe you heard her latest single, “Stompa,” featured on Grey’s Anatomy. If you somehow don’t know about her yet, fire up your Spotify app and listen carefully because you’re not going to want to miss a note of Ryder’s soulful and exuberant scat singing. You can thank us later!
In honor of Serena Ryder’s June 2013 You Oughta Know status, we tasked ourselves with discovering all there is to know about Serena by giving her The Scoop treatment. From her hidden talent to how she burns the bad vibes away, find out the nine things you never knew about Serena Ryder! Read more…
You Oughta Know Serena Ryder Breaks Boundaries, Battles Depression + Finds Harmony
Serena Ryder captivated the standing room-only crowd on the floor of her Monday night show in New York last month. The Canadian crooner kicked off the hour-long set with a spellbinding a capella verse of “Nobody But You” as a single spotlight illuminated her black and fringe-clad form, before she launched into full band refrains of “Fall” with Tina Turner-esque conviction.
Gin Wigmore Ghost Tours New York Part 2
Move over, Ke$ha! You’re not the only singer getting felt up by ghosts. We took Gin Wigmore on a paranormal tour of New York City (check out Part 1 here) to close out her month as our You Oughta Know artist on the rise, and things got a little personal when she had an “encounter” with famed, freaky poet Edgar Allan Poe. Read more…
Gin Wigmore Ghost Tours New York City
This month’s You Oughta Know obsession, Gin Wigmore, is a big fan of things that go bump in the night. The New Zealand-born singer has been enamored with all things paranormal since the moment she saw Ghostbusters as a kid (reason #928 we love her). Read more…
Gin Wigmore’s Wild Teenage Odyssey Though Argentina Is ‘Crazy Part Of My Life’
While you were begging mom and dad to let you have the minivan for the weekend when you were 16, Gin Wigmore was backpacking her way through South America. Did you know this month’s You Oughta Know obsession lived there for 10 months solo after ditching her school exchange program after only four days? Read more…



























