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Serena Isioma Shuts Down the Songbyrd With Lyricality, Messages About Self-Love

Serena Isioma Shuts Down the Songbyrd With Lyricality, Messages About Self-Love

By Haley Resnick September 22, 2021

★★★★☆ A coffee shop by day and a concert hall by night, Songbyrd Music House was overflowing with energy to see up-and-coming indie artist Serena Isioma this past Saturday, Sept. 18. Fans...

“Solar Power” Reflects Lorde’s Personal Growth Through ’70s Flavored Pop

“Solar Power” Reflects Lorde’s Personal Growth Through ’70s Flavored Pop

By Cameron Newman September 1, 2021

★★★☆☆ After a long hiatus, singer-songwriter Lorde (Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor) has returned to the music scene with her highly anticipated third studio album, “Solar Power.”...

IN PROFILE: Barbra Streisand Always Has Been Aware

IN PROFILE: Barbra Streisand Always Has Been Aware

By Michelle Brown August 30, 2021

Though it’s perhaps not strictly a biography, and perhaps a little out of place in this column, I simply could not listen to Barbra Streisand’s “Release Me 2” without considering how her cross-decade...

Nostalgia Charms, Matured Vocals Impress on ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’

Nostalgia Charms, Matured Vocals Impress on ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’

By Mason Stempel April 29, 2021

★★★★☆ Taylor Swift is giving the people what they want. The artist’s 2019 announcement that she would be rerecording six of her original albums was, understandably, met with some confusion....

Pop Decoded: Kacey Musgraves, Nashville’s Worst Nightmare

Pop Decoded: Kacey Musgraves, Nashville’s Worst Nightmare

By John Lizano April 22, 2021

In the era of honkey tonks, big green tractors and dirt roads emanating country radio airwaves, it is near impossible to not escape Nashville tropes. As female artists navigate the unfair, unspoken rule...

Pop Decoded: Aly & AJ, Disney’s Realest Pop Stars

Pop Decoded: Aly & AJ, Disney’s Realest Pop Stars

By John Lizano March 25, 2021

Throughout the 2000s, Disney Channel catapulted many of its child actors to pop superstardom, including Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers and Selena Gomez, who overshadow the immensely talented sister duo...

Pop Decoded: The Problem in Pop and Rina Sawayama as a Pop Trailblazer

Pop Decoded: The Problem in Pop and Rina Sawayama as a Pop Trailblazer

By John Lizano January 28, 2021

A standout scene in the film “A Star Is Born” is when Bradley Cooper’s character continuously bashes Lady Gaga’s character for having the audacity to perform a dance-pop song at her “Saturday...

‘evermore’ a Paler Shade of Taylor Swift, Still Impresses

‘evermore’ a Paler Shade of Taylor Swift, Still Impresses

By Maggie McHale January 25, 2021

★★★★☆ Even the most ardent Swifties were shocked when the then-30-year-old singer announced the surprise release of her eighth studio album this past July. Less than five months after “folklore,”...

Miley Cyrus’ Debut Rock Album ‘Plastic Hearts’ Includes Impressive Features, Stunning Vocals

Miley Cyrus’ Debut Rock Album ‘Plastic Hearts’ Includes Impressive Features, Stunning Vocals

By Emma Ginsberg December 2, 2020

★★★★☆ Miley Cyrus of Hannah Montana fame’s cover of Blondie’s 1978 hit song “Heart of Glass” became a TikTok sensation, leading longtime Miley fans and newcomers alike to beg the...

Sam Smith’s ‘Love Goes’ Is Experimental, Emotional Roller Coaster

Sam Smith’s ‘Love Goes’ Is Experimental, Emotional Roller Coaster

By Afua Nyantakyi November 13, 2020

★★★★☆ Sam Smith lies peacefully on a patch of grass, basking in the sun with closed eyes on the cover of “Love Goes,” the English songwriter’s latest full-length album. In full color,...

ROLE MODEL Demonstrates Growth, Confidence on Latest EP

ROLE MODEL Demonstrates Growth, Confidence on Latest EP

By Mary Grace Vainisi November 12, 2020

★★★★★ Soft pop and indie singer ROLE MODEL exhibits his newfound confidence and peace of mind across his newest release “our little angel,” while simultaneously maintaining his melancholy...

Georgetown Hip-Hop Community Creates Art To Honor the Marginalized

Georgetown Hip-Hop Community Creates Art To Honor the Marginalized

By Zain Sandhu November 6, 2020

A high-pitched and emotive violin string invokes the horror of the sale of enslaved people, a spoken-word poem delivered by a deep voice conveys the details of a long journey south. Such is the work of...

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