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Red (Taylor’s Version) Navigates Years Of Growth, Love and Heartbreak

November 22, 2021 Carolina Soto Music, Album Review

Red (Taylor’s Version) is the second re-recorded album by Taylor Swift, following Fearless (Taylor’s Version) that was released in April of 2021. The albums are her way of regaining ownership of her music after she lost artistic and financial control of the master recordings to her first six albums… Read the rest at our website.

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Kanye West’s Latest Album, Donda, Explores Grief And Faith

September 7, 2021 Andy Cabrera Music, Album Review, Hip-Hop/Rap

It’s finally here. Kanye West’s tenth studio album, Donda, has been released. After it was announced back in May of 2020, it seemed to vanish into purgatory. But this isn’t the first time West has done this. Back in 2016, West dropped The Life of Pablo, his seventh studio… Read the rest at our website.

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Billie Eilish Faces Trauma And Fears In Her Latest Album, Happier Than Ever

August 6, 2021 Manuela Aguirre Franco Album Review, Music

Billie Eilish is no stranger to rebranding. The pop star, who’s known for her urban, baggy outfits and edgy music persona, ditched that and her iconic green and black hair this year. She is embracing a new, bold and successful persona in her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, released… Read the rest at our website.

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Tyler, The Creator’s Latest Album Is One Big Flex

July 12, 2021 Andy Cabrera Music, Album Review, Hip-Hop/Rap

When Tyler Gregory Okonma, better known as Tyler, The Creator, announced that he would be releasing Call Me If You Get Lost (CMIYGL), the music world spun on its head. It had been two years and one month since the release of IGOR (2019), his fifth studio album that… Read the rest at our website.

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In The Late-90s, The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill Changed Hip-Hop Forever

June 28, 2021 Tyaisha Mcintyre Album Review, Hip-Hop/Rap, Rewind & Replay

There are countless albums from hip-hop’s lifespan that are considered classics, but the word “impactful” is reserved for only a few. One of those is Lauryn Hill’s debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, released on Aug. 25, 1998. We revisit the genre-shaping album on Rewind & Replay,… Read the rest at our website.

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Sour Crowns Olivia Rodrigo As The Queen Of Teenage Heartache

June 1, 2021 Manuela Aguirre Franco Pop, Music, Album Review

Early this year, Olivia Rodrigo was in the celebrity minor leagues as the star of the Disney+ show High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. On Jan. 12, she smashed streaming records and was all over TikTok with her debut single, Drivers License. The song immediately rose to no.… Read the rest at our website.

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After Three Year Hiatus, J Cole Returns With The Off-Season

May 10, 2021 Carolina Soto Album Review, Hip-Hop/Rap

J Cole released his sixth studio album, The Off-Season, on May 14. It’s been three years since Cole released KOD, and though the rapper was featured on the Grammy-nominated compilation album Revenge of the Dreamers III in 2019 and he released three singles in 2020, it’s fair to say… Read the rest at our website.

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Miley Cyrus Explores Rock Music In Her Latest Album, Plastic Hearts

November 28, 2020 Carolina Soto Music, Album Review, Rock, Pop

Miley Cyrus is back and better than ever with the release of her seventh studio album, Plastic Hearts, on Nov. 27. The album ditches her pop roots and unleashes her inner rock star voice. When we first met Miley Cyrus, we were kids. We watched her as the double-life… Read the rest at our website.

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Ariana Grande Finds Self Love In Her Latest Album, Positions

October 31, 2020 Michael Cuervo Album Review, Pop, Ariana Grande

Ariana Grande broke the charts once again with the release of her sixth studio album, Positions, on Oct. 30. It’s a fourteen track LP that, according to Grande’s interview with radio personality Zach Sang, was created from a much more healthy place than her previous albums. Sweetener (2018) shared… Read the rest at our website.

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The Neighbourhood’s Latest Album Plunges Into a Sci-Fiesque Universe

September 25, 2020 Carolina Soto Music, Album Review, Alternative, Alternative & Indie

Californian alternative rock band The Neighbourhood released their fourth studio album, Chip Chrome & The Mono-Tones, on Sept. 25. The band first teased the album in August 2019 with the single Middle of Somewhere. Now, the highly anticipated album is here with the group decked out in silver-paint and… Read the rest at our website.

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