Music

Music holds a great influence and importance within culture, especially on the internet. Many people online, whether it be for humor, enjoyment, or personal creative projects, music has a large grasp on culture. Modern music that was released within the past five years is without a doubt influential; however, older...

Recently, Zach Bryan, a famous country singer and former US veteran, has released a small snippet of a new song called “Bad News”. In this snippet, Bryan includes several lyrics that are critical of the government agency ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement). There has been an impassioned response from...

Taylor Swift, after a year since her last compilation, has come out with a new album, The Life of a Showgirl. This album has been breaking records across several different streaming services with her new bold music direction. The Life of a Showgirl, the twelfth album from Taylor Swift, was...

Coming Home is a documentary film that has been in production since 2022. The documentary covers the life of Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon Osbourne. The documentary was created to showcase the family and to attempt to redefine what a “normal” home life is. For those unaware, Ozzy Osbourne...

So I was scrolling through my Amazon Music stats the other night — not looking for anything deep, just procrastinating like any college student. Then, I noticed something different: I had played a song 43 times. Not in one day. Just… in total. Still, that number stared back at me...

On May 28th, 2025, the New York City Council voted to pass Resolution 368. This resolution supports the Living Wage for Musicians Act, which was introduced to Congress in 2024. This Living Wage Act aims to improve the pay of musicians by introducing a new streaming royalty system that pays...

In our modern age, social media has become one of the most prominent methods for people to interact and discover the latest content. Apps such as TikTok have made a name for themselves with their easy-to-use content creation tools, short-form video format, and high-end algorithm that curates an individual’s feed...

The roar of a stadium crowd, the sweat-soaked energy of a club, the bass rattling your bones — that was the live music experience. For decades, it was a physical, shared ritual. You were there and so were thousands of others, all unified by the music. That reality is no...

It started as a raw, relentless heartbeat in the United Kingdom (UK) underground, a new sound born from the ashes of rave and jungle. By the early 1990s, drum ‘n’ bass emerged, defined by its dizzying breakbeats and sub-shaking basslines. More than just music, it was a cultural force that...

The world was horrified over the shocking death of Iryna Zarutska. A Ukrainian immigrant who was murdered while commuting on a light rail line in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was a sign that the United States had an issue with mental health. Considering the suspect was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yet,...

Let’s be real: we’ve all had those moments where we imagine we’re the main character in a movie, headphones on, music blasting in our ears, walking away from something dramatic. If you haven’t done this, you’re seriously missing out. Some songs just feel like they were made for dramatic exits—specifically,...

A weird quirk of mine is that I often associate color with music. Depending on who I listen to, there is a color I think of when it comes to a specific artist. Purple for Kendrick Lamar, Red for Kanye West, Green for Tyler The Creator, and so forth. However,...

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