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Notting Hill Carnival: The History of its Sound

Notting Hill Carnival has long been viewed as a vital cultural moment, one which reaches past its physical location of West London, to inspire, celebrate and support people all across the country. It is notorious especially for its notable musical flare just as much as the fashion and dancing. Picture the infectious steel pans pulsing, with soca and reggae music reverberating all through the streets of West London. It is a musical procession rooted in Caribbean tradition just as much […]

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Album Review: Fancy That by PinkPantheress

Has PinkPantheress upped her game for the summer of 2025 with her new album release? PinkPantheress—or Victoria Beverley Walker—is a 24-year-old English singer-songwriter and producer. Her springboard to stardom was aided by TikTok and its ability to foster viral sensations, particularly when she released Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2 with Ice Spice back in 2023. Walker’s unique vocal qualities and distinctive UK garage-pop fusion sound have returned for the artist’s third studio album, released today. Track 1 – Illegal 8/10 […]

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Genre Spotlight: The birth of House music

As one of the more recent genres to emerge, house music represents freedom, escapism and community in such a physically expressive format. House music is so heavily tied to disco, a widely established genre by the time the 1980s came around. This is where house was born and where it thrived — within its confined, underground club scene. Its name actually comes from a venue named The Warehouse, where DJ Frankie Knuckles experimented with early house through disco, soul, and […]

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Artist Spotlight: Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar is one of the top artists of 2025, headlining the Superbowl half-time show, winning five GRAMMY awards and currently on his stadium world tour. Rap came back with a vengeance this year, with 37-year-old Lamar at the helm of the rocky ship — especially with his infamous diss track Not Like Us winning all five GRAMMYs, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. In total, Lamar has racked up 22 GRAMMYs, dating all the way […]

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Behind the Scenes: Pop Music’s Hottest Producers and Songwriters

Music is a form of art that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. It is normally expressed in terms of pitch (which includes melody and harmony), rhythm (which includes tempo and meter), and the quality of sound (which includes timbre, articulation, dynamics, and texture). Music may also involve complex generative forms in time through the construction of patterns and combinations of natural stimuli, principally sound. Music may be used for artistic or aesthetic, communicative, entertainment, or ceremonial purposes. The […]

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The Rise of K-Pop: How Korean Music Continues to Dominate the Global Scene

The group announced the disbandment on Facebook with an official statement, followed by a more personal one from founder and singer John Monster saying the decision rested on his shoulders. If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing" Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog […]

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Chart-Toppers Unite: Pop Music’s Biggest Collaborations of the Year

The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing" Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. Doctorow and others continue to write prolifically about the apocalyptic changes facing Intellectual Property in general and the music industry in […]

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Breaking: Top Pop Star’s Surprise Album Release Sends Fans into Frenzy

The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing" Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. Doctorow and others continue to write prolifically about the apocalyptic changes facing Intellectual Property in general and the music industry in […]

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