Meghan Trainor transitioned from unknown pop commodity to viral superstar in 2014 off of underdog mentality. The jukebox anthem “All About that Bass” created a much-needed dent within an increasingly homogenous music industry, where labels exploit artists for their “picture-perfect”…
Album Review: Meghan Trainor – “The Love Train”
After pushing back the release of her third album to add more songs, Meghan Trainor married the man of her dreams. Having not released any studio recordings since her sophomore album Thank You, Trainor decided to release a new EP…
TYF Rates the Hot 100: Week of July 26, 2016
Since 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 has been the definitive chart gauging the biggest singles in the United States, with particular attention paid to the top 40 positions. Top 40 is so ingrained in music culture that an entire radio…
2016 Grammy Award Winners Full List
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards were held last night and were host to performances big (Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar), small (seemingly impromptu Stevie Wonder and Miguel performances) and whatever The Hollywood Vampires was supposed to be. During the three and…
Album Review: ‘Nine Track Mind’ by Charlie Puth
We should all praise Ellen Degeneres for finding so much amazing talent. Let me take a step back. She basically gave Justin Bieber his career platform and look where he is now! (Albeit a few mistakes here and there.) Following very…
Matt on Music: 20 Album Reviews for March 2015
This year, I want to simultaneously take my time with music and review more of it. There are so many good albums released every year, as well as several notably bad ones, that it feels like a shame to not say something…