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Ben’s Thoughts on the 2026 Grammy Nominations

Ben’s Thoughts on the 2026 Grammy Nominations

This year's Grammy nominations are out, which offers me an exciting opportunity to take a look at a questionable amalgamation of nominees in categories that never quite line up. But who doesn’t love award shows! This year, Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with a total of...

Reframing the Sabrina Carpenter Album Cover Controversy

Reframing the Sabrina Carpenter Album Cover Controversy

Over the past few years, you most likely noticed the gradual rise of a pop superstar. Although not new to the limelight, the release of Sabrina Carpenter’s fifth studio album “emails i can’t send” and the virality of its song “Nonsense” propelled her to a new level of...

Album Review: Mon Laferte’s “Femme Fatale”

Album Review: Mon Laferte’s “Femme Fatale”

Mon Laferte, one of the biggest artists in Latin America, has released her new album “Femme Fatale”. Laferte is a Chilean Mexican singer whose music transcends genres. She creates gut-wrenching songs; some might even call her the queen of yearning. Her breakout song...

Album Review: Lux – Rosalía

Album Review: Lux – Rosalía

Lux is a wildly ambitious album: Rosalía sings in 13 different languages, weaves together orchestration, and explores spiritual themes by relating them to her own life. She told NPR that she wanted to “fit the entire world in an album”, and I think she managed to do...

Album Review: Melt – Not for Radio

Album Review: Melt – Not for Radio

During a cold winter in upstate New York, María Zordoya began crafting what she describes as her “alternate reality”. Pulled away from the loud world of the music industry, she set out to create music simply “for the love of experimenting”. That resulting project is...

Press Shuffle and Take the Metro

Press Shuffle and Take the Metro

Midway through the fall semester of my junior year of college, I’ve found myself living more independently than ever. A weird experience, might I add, but a rather profound one that has contributed to a period of self-discovery. My favorite moments of being on my own...