This has been a great year for all Music Lovers. Breakout artists like Alessia Cara, Halsey, Troye Sivan and Tori Kelly exploded onto the stage and blessed all of our ears with glorious music. This year, artists new and old…
Album Review: Carly Rae Jepsen – “E•MO•TION”
Carly Rae Jepsen has the unfortunate distinction of being considered a “one hit wonder.” Never mind that the term is over-used (even by me), and it technically isn’t true anymore in Jepsen’s case by any actual definition of the term. Still, her…
Music News: Carly Rae Jepsen Releases New Single ‘Making the Most of the Night’
Earlier today, Carly Rae Jepsen released “Making the Most of the Night,” the latest–and possibly final–preview single from her third album, Emotion. Co-written by Sia Furler, the song has an understated chorus hook and, like the rest of the album, hearkens back…
The Kanye-ssaince of 2015
Kanye West, to me, has only made one cohesive masterpiece. As much as I love Graduation, something about it doesn’t feel whole. I don’t hate any track, but it doesn’t contain the same gravitas as Late Registration. Throughout the years,…
The Young Folks vs. The Top 40: Week of March 5, 2015
Since 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 has been the definitive chart gauging the biggest singles in the United States, with particular attention to the top 40 positions. Top 40 is so ingrained in music culture that an entire radio format…
Album Review: Fifty Shades of Grey Soundtrack
What better way to kick off the highly anticipated Fifty Shades of Grey movie week than with a soundtrack? Maybe with Jamie Dornan in the flesh but we can’t have that, so I guess this will do. This soundtrack features…
Sia Releases New Music Video for “Elastic Heart” and is Met With Controversy
Yesterday, Sia released an emotionally charged music video for her song “Elastic Heart.” The video stars dancer Maddie Ziegler, 12, and actor Shia LaBeouf, 28, fighting each other to find a way out of the giant birdcage they are trapped in.…