Music

Hozier, born Andew Hozier-Byrne, has been the image of the modern soul and indie rock genres ever since his breakout hit “Take Me to Church” in 2013. Catapulted into popularity through his soulful vocals and powerful backing tracks, he has established himself as one of the most popular modern artists,...

Pop, hip-hop, rock, and country can consistently be found in the music libraries of youth and young adults, but Laufey has brought a new genre to the attention of the younger generation: jazz. Bewitched is an album with dreamy, yet traditional vocals with a more youthful lyricism. The 24-year-old Icelandic-Chinese...

Pop-diva Dua Lipa, 28, has confirmed that she will be releasing her third studio album this year. The star had an outstanding performance in this year’s Grammy Award Show where she sang two of her new singles “Houdini” and “Training Session” which are the first two singles set to be a part of...

With the continued success of the Eras tour, Taylor Swift gave fans another big surprise with the announcement of her next album. A new Taylor Swift album is set to be released this year. The international star made the surprise announcement in her Best Pop Vocal Album award acceptance speech...

What do Taylor Swift, Prince, The Beatles, Iggy Azaela, Jay-Z, and Chance the Rapper all have in common? They are big names in the great struggle of artists wanting to own their music. But the real question is: should artists even sign to a record label at all? To understand...

Rap mega-star Nicki Minaj, 41, just announced the release of her upcoming single “Bigfoot” amid a recent feud with fellow rap star Mega Thee Stallion, 28.  Nicki announced the release of her new song on her X account, saying it will be released at 9 p.m. on Sunday while briefly...

The Recording Academy’s #GRAMMYsNextGen revealed the ambassadors and advisors for the class of 2024. On Friday (Jan.26), Grammy House and the Recording Academy made a series of posts on their official social media revealing the advisors and ambassadors who will participate in the program for 2024 and guide the next...

Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z has been the talk of the town. Especially, when it is these young people, who are now spanning the ages of 12 and 27, who will be key in making waves from politics to music. But with older artists still dominating the music...

It’s no surprise that Taylor Swift is this year’s leader of nominations at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. With nine nominations as proof, it is clear that Swift is not slowing down anytime soon, despite working in the music industry for over 17 years now. Some of her nominations include song...

Rap star Drake, 37, posted a heartwarming photo of both his parents on his Instagram stories Monday with the caption “First time in over 15 years they let the OG back into Canada thank you to everyone that helped us out” to the side of the photo. It is reportedly...

If you don’t already know by now, Grammy-nominated Noah Kahan is a singer-songwriter from Strafford, Vermont who is making major waves in the music scene. Kahan was signed by Republic Records in 2017 and had his first taste of fame after his first single “Hurt Somebody” went Gold in the...

Social media erupted with Ryan Gosling’s deadpan reaction as “I’m Just Ken” won Best Song at Sunday’s 29th Critics’ Choice Awards. Songwriters Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt received the award on stage, with Ronson additionally thanking Gosling and “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig, both seated in the audience. “Ryan Gosling, this...

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