Music

Former President Donald Trump just received a major victory from The Supreme Court. This morning, the justices voted 6 to 3 that Trump is entitled to substantial immunity regarding prosecution. Their ruling is truly a statement of the power of America’s presidency. Trump is currently facing three charges of conspiracy...

Global music artist Post Malone announced a new tour celebrating his debut country album F-1 Trillion. The F-1 Trillion Tour will start in September, a month following his album’s release on August 16. “I love y’all so very much and I’m so excited to get out and play new music...

An average social media user has likely seen a video or images of the Japanese virtual idol Hatsune Miku.  For those unaware, Hatsune Miku is one of the many vocal synthesizers from Vocaloid, a voice synthesizer software developed jointly by Yamaha, Music Technology Group, and later Crypton Future Media. Vocaloid...

It’s not every day someone from Hollywood is on Long Island, much less is on the Island and gets arrested. Early this past Tuesday, according to MSNBC, pop star and former NYSNC member Justin Timberlake was arrested under suspicion of driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor, New York. Though claiming...

“Anything old can be made new again”. Well, not exactly. Sometimes artists will decide to do a cover of a song, their version of an older, well-received, piece of music. Doing this, however, is always risky. While a successful cover can have fans of the original song celebrating, a failed...

Although it is most used in music, the term “classic” can be applied to any work of art that has maintained a consistently high level of excellence over time. Except for classic rock, every era of modern history stands apart from the classical period. From the mid-1960s until, according to...

Compare songs made for a movie’s score to those made for, regular, everyday listening. There’s no denying just how different the two are. The story behind movie-score songs is made to connect to the audience on a deeper level, and, when done successfully, is amazing for both the artist and...

BTS, SuperM, Girls’ Generation, and Blackpink. All names the K-pop fan base know and love. Having multiple fans and streams across several different countries, there’s no doubt that K-pop is taking the world by storm. But what is it that made K-pop as popular as it is today? While K-pop,...

For every artist that makes it big, there are several one-hit wonders who, as the name suggests, have one popular song before ultimately being forgotten as the next big artist steps into the limelight. While sad for the artist, this shows that it takes more than having a good voice...

Have you ever been so engrossed in a catchy chorus that you couldn’t help but hum along with the lyrics “that’s that me, espresso”? Most likely, you were just conversing with a friend who loves to hop, drink espresso, or check social media. If it’s not an exaggeration, Sabrina Carpenter...

Controversies surrounding the app and its safety aside, there’s no denying that TikTok has revitalized old songs and boosted the promotion of new ones. With all the genres it has to offer, TikTok functions as a musical timeline. There seems, however, to be a ‘pick and choose’ aspect to what...

Something loud is coming to the Big Apple! From June 10th to June 15th, the largest songwriting camp in the world will descend upon New York. Drawing in numerous songwriters, producers, and artists, the Anti-Social Camp forms groups of three, assigning one member from each group to collaborate and create...

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