At 21 years-old, Khalid Donnel Robinson has been nominated for several Grammy awards, has appeared on hit songs with artists like Kendrick Lamar and Swae Lee, and has released two very successful albums. That is an extremely successful career, especially for someone as young as Khalid. On his new album…
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Album Review: “WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?”
Billie Eilish has spent much of her young, blossoming career gathering a mythic status about herself. The release of “Ocean Eyes” in 2016 introduced the world to the stunning voice of the also stunningly young Eilish. In the wake of the buzz, Eilish created with her debut single, relative silence…
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Album Review: “thank u, next”
From headlining the 2019 Coachella, winning her first grammy and making music history Ariana Grande shows the world how to make a come back from dark times. Ariana Grande released her new album “thank u, next” on Feb. 8, and needless to say, fans were excited. The music video for…
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Pentatonix bring a refreshing sound to traditional Christmas music with “Christmas Is Here”
Christmas is the perfect season to be rockin’ around the Christmas tree to some new jams. Every year artists release Christmas albums that include supposedly new Christmas songs – but, let’s be real, every Christmas song starts to sound the same after some time – and their rendition of classic…
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Album review: “DiCaprio 2”
Monday, Nov. 26 saw the release of Dreamville artist J.I.D.’s long-awaited second studio album and continuation of the “DiCaprio” series entitled “DiCaprio 2.” This is J.I.D.’s second studio album coming after his 2017 breakout album “The Never Story” and also a follow up to J.I.D.’s most highly regarded mixtape “DiCaprio.”…
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A review of Twenty One Pilots’ Trench
Oct. 5 marked the release of Twenty One Pilots’ newest album “Trench,” described by some as their most important album release yet. After taking a three year sabbatical, which they have done between every album they have released before, Twenty One Pilots have put out an album that sounds more…
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BØRNS got borin’
I have never been disappointed with BØRNS’ premier album “Dopamine.” With its engaging lyrics and varied tempo—ranging from the constant up beats of “Electric Love” to the smooth pops of “10,000 Emerald Pools” to the sultry funk of “American Money”—there is always a perfect fit for whatever dancing mood has…
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“The Thrill of” Sam Smith’s second album
I have this bad habit of picking two or three songs from an album that I like and only listening to those. However, Sam Smith’s “The Thrill of It All” is so good that I have had the whole album on repeat. Smith’s second album was released Nov. 3. The…
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Kendrick Lamar confronts his demons and haters with “DAMN.”
After releasing singles throughout April like “The Heart Part 4,” a diss track and “HUMBLE.”, the hype for Kendrick Lamar’s new album was through the roof. Kendrick dropped “DAMN.” around midnight April 14 and delivered on the hype. While the short, 14-song “DAMN.” may not be a musical masterpiece like his previous…
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