Even for those who don’t like surprises, there are some surprises that really are universally beloved. Personally, my favorite of those never-fail surprises is when you’re at a concert, and a musician who is a good friend of the main act, or perhaps has collaborated with them in the past, comes out on stage to […]
Read MoreIt may feel unbearable trying to buy tickets these days, amongst all the other fans with the same goal, but Harry Styles has an idea of how to make it easier. The singer’s comeback is finally amongst us, as he announced a new album dropping on March 6, and its lead single arriving on January […]
Read MoreWith the 2026 Grammys now firmly on the horizon, the industry is once again staring at that gold gramophone, measuring legacy by a prize that has never told the whole story. Awards season always sweeps in come wintertime, bringing with it an ice-cold reckoning that never fully thaws, not just with who is being celebrated […]
Read MoreWhen the 2026 Grammy nominations landed in November, the biggest story was not just who led the pack, but how the top categories revealed where music is right now. Going down Sunday, February 1 on CBS, the countdown has officially begun. Album of the Year and Record of the Year remain the Academy’s two most […]
Read MoreEvery December, the entire music industry braces for the moment Mariah Carey officially defrosts. Because once she does, the charts never look the same. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is a modern Christmas classic, but that hardly begins to define the holiday soundtrack of the past three decades. No other song—old or new—dominates […]
Read MoreAs 2025 comes to a close, so come the highly anticipated year in reviews—photo collages, slideshows, and endless reports from apps like Beli, Goodreads, Letterboxd, and, of course, Spotify and Apple Music. Spotify’s year in review, Spotify Wrapped, was seemingly the first of its kind to really make a mainstream impact. Starting in 2016, and […]
Read MoreThe Beatles were a phenomenon in the ’60s, and remain one to this very day. They were a force that refused to stay in their own era. Long after the screaming crowds and Ed Sullivan flashbulbs faded, the band still had an iron grip on the charts, the culture, and every musician trying to carve […]
Read MoreK-Pop is on a heater in 2025, and it’s only getting hotter! After the genre’s boom in the 2010s, it has only continued to grow and expand, with BTS staking their claim as arguably the biggest boy band around today, and K-Pop Demon Hunters overtaking Gen-Z in its entirety. The Netflix film’s featured song “Golden” […]
Read MoreKatseye has been floating around social feeds for a while, but the past few weeks have pushed them into a different conversation. Their recent Gap campaign—featuring a teased “Milkshake” nod that instantly triggered the nostalgia/novelty algorithm—put the group in front of audiences who aren’t usually tracking new girl groups. Suddenly, Katseye is showing up on […]
Read MoreHayley Williams has never been one to stand still. From Paramore’s pop-punk breakout to her bold forays into alt-pop and activism, she’s always treated reinvention like oxygen. Now, she’s taking that instinct on the road. Her newly announced 2026 solo tour, titled Hayley Williams at a Bachelorette Party, kicks off March 28 in Atlanta before […]
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