by Dan O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff On Monday, Feb. 22, Daft Punk posted a video to their YouTube channel titled, “Epilogue.” This video marked the end of a lucrative and impressive career in the music industry that spanned three decades. The split comes after both members, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, grew tired of […]
Artists Remain Prolific Despite Pandemic Setbacks by Liam O’Hara ’21 A&E Staff The Grammy Awards show is arguably the biggest celebration held annually in the music industry. Some go so far as to describe it as the Super Bowl of the music world. Musicians and artists of countless genres work tirelessly their whole lives to […]
Swift Announces the Release of Fearless Re-Recording by Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff 2021 is shaping up to be quite an exciting year for Taylor Swift fans. Following a year that saw the release of not one, but two surprise albums, in addition to three music videos, a documentary, and a concert film, the singer […]
Morgan Wallen Faces Consequences for Using Racial Slurs by Grace O’Connor ’22 A&E Staff On Feb. 2, Morgan Wallen’s career suffered a major setback, rightfully so, when he was caught using a racial slur by TMZ. According to the Los Angeles Times, Wallen “was taped. . . by a neighbor after Wallen’s group made a […]
by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff After releasing the most- streamed song of 2020, “Blinding Lights,” and being snubbed by the Recording Academy for the 2021 Grammy Awards, The Weeknd took on the Super Bowl LV halftime show with a unique storyline. Although many viewers felt that the halftime performance was as boring as the […]
Gorman, Lopez, Gaga Steal the Show with Grace by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Joseph Biden, Jr. was sworn into office as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The inauguration ceremony certainly looked different compared to the dozens before it due to safety protocols as a result of the COVID-19 […]
Taylor Swift Releases Second Surprise Album, evermore by Madison Palmieri ’22 Less than five months after surprising fans with the unexpected release of her eighth studio album, folklore, Taylor Swift announced on Dec. 10 that a second unprecedented album, evermore, would be released that night. On Instagram, she described the project as “folklore’s sister record” […]
The E-Street Band Rejoins the Boss for a Nostalgic Trip to the Past by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff Bruce Springsteen’s studio album, Letter to You, was released on Oct. 23. This marks the 20th studio album that he has released. The album also marks the 12th time that Bruce Springsteen has topped the charts […]
Collaboration and Criticism Characterize Positions by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been a year of surprise album releases and shortened musical promotions. On Oct. 30, Ariana Grande released her sixth studio album titled Positions only two weeks after her initial album announcement. In typical years, an artist would […]
The Show that Won Big with Creative Technology by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor BTS’s most recent title track, “On,” has a lyric that goes, “Can’t hold me down cuz you know I’m a fighter,” and no line fits the seven-member group better than this one. Not much has deterred the band, who is arguably […]