Music
The big categories for the 2025 Grammy Awards consist of Album, Record, Song, Producer and non-classical songwriter of the Year. There are lots of significant people running for these awards this year, so choosing a winner will be a difficult choice. Nominees include big names such as Beyonce, Taylor Swift,...
Five Grammy nominees—Jessi Alexander, Amy Allen, Jessie Jo Dillon, RAYE, and possibly Sabrina Carpenter—will potentially skip the Songwriter of the Year Grammy party set for Jan. 28 due to their boycott of Spotify. The boycott is in light of Spotify reducing the royalties given to songwriters while increasing the premium...
The American singer-songwriter Peter Yarrow passed away on Tuesday, January 7th, from bladder cancer. Yarrow found fame through the 1960s folk group Peter, Paul, and Mary. As of today, the last standing member of the group is Paul Stookey, as Mary Travers died in 2009 from Leukemia. Peter, Paul and...
In times of crisis, music has emerged as a powerful tool for healing mental health challenges. Music therapy, the clinical use of music to address emotional, cognitive, and physical well-being, is increasingly being recognized for its effectiveness in helping individuals navigate mental health struggles. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the global...
Global superstar Rihanna assures fans she has not retired from music, but then where has she been all these years? Rhianna had switched her focus from her music career to her beauty and fashion businesses, including Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, and Savage X Fenty. Her last album, ANTI, was released...
Hamilton creator and Manhattan resident Lin-Manuel Miranda has returned to the limelight with the release of his concept album on October 18th. A one-sitting listen, Miranda’s work serves as an homage to the 1979 cult-classic film The Warriors. The Pulitzer Prize-winning artist hopes the album will offer listeners both nostalgia...
Disney fans have raved since Mufasa: The Lion King hit theaters on December 20, 2024. With beautiful animation and storytelling, the prequel evokes the mid-90s Disney renaissance, partly thanks to one man. Lin Manuel Miranda, the award-winning writer of Hamilton and In the Heights, contributed to his latest Disney project...
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones in his family home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, December 29, 2024. The White House announced on Monday that Carter’s funeral service will be on January 9 in Washington, D.C., and President Biden will deliver...
In democratic societies, political leaders are elected to represent the people, but a growing disconnect between representation and reality has become apparent. This divergence raises the question: are political leaders truly addressing public needs, or are they driven by personal agendas, partisan interests, or external influences? Representation in governance implies...
The 2025 Grammy Awards will honor several musicians and artists for their contributions to music throughout their lifetimes. The shortlist for the latest group of honorees includes mostly under-recognized artists, with one exception – Prince. Prince won seven Grammys throughout his career and had three albums inducted into the Grammy...
Social media platforms have changed the way artists are discovered. Artists like Bella Poarch and Ashnikko have blown up overnight, spreading their songs across TikTok like wildfires. The fame doesn’t last, though, at least not in the way these artists would hope. Many people hail TikTok for giving artists an...
