Online content creation is a very lucrative business, especially on YouTube. Due to the platform’s sheer versatility, it allows for a wide variety of different forms of content to be made and music is often one of these. While YouTube already has a wide variety of music channels already in...
In classrooms across America, lunchtime trays reflect more than dietary guidelines — they reflect institutional power. Public health initiatives in schools, framed as educational interventions, often serve as tools for surveillance and behavior conditioning under the guise of wellness. Federal policies like the “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act” position nutrition as...
John Summit is an American DJ, songwriter and producer who has been well known for hosting events, most particularly of which being his record label Experts Only, which was established to promote his works and the works of many others and on Sept 20, 2025, Experts Only will be coming...
The legendary musician & keyboardist passed away on January 24th, 2025. She was only 88 years old. Although her death is tragic, she has left behind a massive impact in the music community. An impact that has stood the test of time. She was the first artist to win the...
Artificial Intelligence technology, despite being in its relative infancy, has wormed its way into almost all job industries. Outside of technology, AI has had a huge impact on entertainment, a place where many thought it would be safe. It turns out that industries like music are a haven for AI...
When considering music as a whole, ambience isn’t something that’s always necessarily recognized or thought of, however ambiance has a major role that a good number of people fail to recognize, not only as an aspect of music, but as a genre of its own as well. Music that utilizes...
New York City continues to be a hotspot for up-and-coming talent. Artists such as Laila, MIKE, Hurri Harran, Lexa Gates, Yaya Bey, and more have shown that the city is still a melting pot of hot, dope music. They’re all different soundscapes but evoke that classic NYC atmosphere: glowing skylights,...
Every time Kehlani releases music, she consistently delivers raw and unfiltered emotions. In her new single, “Folded,” Kehlani takes a soulful R&B breakup song that would usually be filled with anger, sadness and regret and turns it into a song about finding peace and not losing herself in the midst...
Music festivals used to be a highly successful method of garnering success in the music industry; however, those days seem to be long gone, with an evident decline in the performance of music festivals in recent times. According to CNN, “the longstanding Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago isn’t returning this...
Over the last year, it’s no secret that the music world is craving a new Lorde album. The last time we heard from the Queen of Alternative was in 2021, the weed and maori language themed “Solar Power”. The New Zealand songstress did go on to do a tour between...
Netflix recently dropped a new documentary on their streaming service that goes over the tragic event that was Travis Scott’s “Astroworld” concert. “Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy” goes over the 2021 concert in detail. Not only did the documentary reopen the event in people’s minds, but it also shined a light...
Imagined sound albums are generally an intriguing type of music, with many being created with the intention of placing emphasis on sound design, atmosphere, image or a story. “After Image,” released on Dec. 31, 2006 and produced by Morrigan, also known as WAVE, is one such album that takes a...
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