Lil Nas X is more than just an outdated meme. After rising to prominence in early 2019 with the hit song “Old Town Road,” the genre-blending artist faced doubt from many who believed he was not a serious musician despite his two Grammy Awards. Read more...
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Noah Kahan is stepping back into the light. Set to release his sophomore album Friday, the indie artist said his record reckons with his identity after the COVID-19 pandemic’s forced slowdown. Read more...
Photo: Known for his storytelling and discussion of mental health issues, artist Noah Kahan is slated to release his sophomore album, “I Was / I Am,” on Friday. (Courtesy of Aysia Marotta)
This post was updated Sept. 14 at 6:49 p.m. Bruin Bash is adding stars to the soundtrack of an otherworldly campus welcome. Three days after space-themed Instagram posts popped up on the accounts of UCLA Campus Events Commission and Cultural Affairs Commission, Bruin Bash has announced headliner Rico Nasty, preceded by Tkay Maidza and Yung Baby Tate, will open the returning musical student tradition. Read more...
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When the golden hour passes, clouds of heartbreak flourish. With her new record “star-crossed,” country singer Kacey Musgraves follows up on the glow of “Golden Hour” and reminisces on the sorrow of divorce as well as the journey that accompanies it. Read more...
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This post was updated Sept. 6 at 8:41 p.m. “Certified Lover Boy” is a certified dumpster fire. Drake, the tenured Toronto rapper and global superstar, followed up his lengthy 2018 double album “Scorpion” with a 21-track, 86-minute effort that possesses similar traits as its predecessor – a bloated, uninspiring body of work that lacks the creative spark or focus of his early career records. Read more...
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BabyJake isn’t growing up just yet. With his debut album “The Sun Wakes Up Earlier Now” scheduled to drop Friday, the rising artist said the record is a hodgepodge of everything from country twang to house grooves. Read more...
Photo: Rising artist Jake Herring, better known as BabyJake, talked to the Daily Bruin about his debut album “The Sun Wakes Up Earlier Now.” (Courtesy of Paris Mumpower)
Never one to shy away from his Christian faith, Kanye West dropped his latest album on a Sunday. The 27-track, nearly two-hour album dedicated to his late mother comes after a hectic year-plus rollout, and “Donda” is quite clearly the furthest from a concise effort for the virtuoso producer and wordsmith. Read more...
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