Category: Music

Everyday Life: Coldplay Release Eighth Studio Album

Group Returns with Politically Charged Album on Unrest by Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff After a long period of near-silence following their 2015 album A Head Full of Dreams, Coldplay has made their triumphant return. On Oct. 29, a photo of the band members dated November 22, 1919 and accompanied by instrumental music was posted […]

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Taylor Swift Dominates American Music Awards

Singer Songwriter Receives Artist of the Decade Accolade by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff Over the past 10 years, 29-year-old singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has reached great heights, from five No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Top 100 List to 10 Grammy awards. Due to Swift’s number of achievements since her debut album in 2006, she was […]

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Taylor Swift Dominates American Music Awards

Singer Songwriter Receives Artist of the Decade Accolade by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff Over the past 10 years, 29-year-old singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has reached great heights, from five No. 1 hits on Billboard’s Top 100 List to 10 Grammy awards. Due to Swift’s number of achievements since her debut album in 2006, she was […]

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Tiffany Young Performs at Paradise Rock Club

Diva Brings K-pop Experience to Eager Boston Crowd by: Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor It was a night for the divas. The line to get into Boston’s Paradise Rock Club on Nov. 8 stretched down the block, around the corner, and down another block to see a diva emerging with full force onto the American […]

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Writer vs. Writer: Is Christmas Music Before Thanksgiving Acceptable?

  Yes by: Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff Now that Halloween has come and gone, attention has immediately shifted to the upcoming holiday season. Already, stores are advertising special deals, Starbucks and Dunkin’ cups are shades of red and green, and Christmas music is returning to the radio. While it is understandable to protest the […]

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Where Are They Now?

An Update on the Former One Direction Members by Anne DeLello ’20 A&E Staff One Direction joined the ranks of boy bands whose members have gone their separate ways when the group split in 2015. Like other groups that have done so, all five former members of One Direction have decided to pursue solo careers. […]

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Peaky Blinders Season 5: Haunted by the Past

New Season Comes Alongside Cumulative Vinyl Soundtrack by Daniel O’Neill ’21 A&E Staff Finally, after two long years, Peaky Blinders is back with its fifth season. The last time fans saw Thomas Shelby was when he was on top of the world, after  becoming a newly elected member of Parliament representing Birmingham.  Season five opens […]

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Frank Ocean Unexpectedly Releases Two Singles

R&B Singer Filled Long Hiatus With Advocacy, Radio Shows by Julia Vaccarella ’20 A&E Staff Back in 2016, Frank Ocean released Blonde, which quickly evolved into one of the most well-received R&B albums of the decade. As successful as the record was, he has yet to release another full-length album in the years since. Recently, […]

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Let’s Rant: Surprise Guests

by Peter Keough ’20 A&E Co-Editor Both on concert tours and at music festivals, it is becoming increasingly popular for artists and organizers to bring out unannounced guests to perform their own music. Whether it be Kanye West joining Chance the Rapper on stage or Harry Styles performing with Kacey Musgraves, this move has become […]

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Fall Choir Concert

by: Catherine Goldberg ’20 A&E Staff On Sunday, November 3, the Providence College Department of Music presented “An Hour of Choral Music,” conducted by Fr. Vincent Ferrer Bagan, O.P., and accompanied by Michael Kregler on the piano. The hour-long concert in the Ryan Concert Hall of the Smith Center for the Arts, filled with traditional […]

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