New Chinese Censorship Targets Television, Musicians Modern Attitudes Towards Masculinity Under Attack Grace O’Connor ’22 China’s culture is widely known to value masculinity. This deeply-rooted ideal has been a part of Chinese society for centuries. The country’s officials believe that modern society poses a threat to this aspect of the nation’s tradition. One of China’s […]
Kanye West’s Natural and Strategic Hold on Fans A Look at West’s Newly-Released Album, Donda Talia Rueda ’23 If every artist had three different release dates for their upcoming project and a continuum of listening parties, would more performers be in the running to earn the Spotify and Apple Music single-day streaming records for the […]
A Milestone in the “Free Britney” Movement Spears Makes Gains in Her Fight for Freedom By Nikki Idelson ’22 For the past thirteen years, American singer and pop culture icon Britney Spears has been forced to live under an arrangement known as a conservatorship. According to The New Yorker, a conservatorship is “a legal […]
A Preview of Ed Sheeran’s Anticipated New Album The Musician Returns to the Spotlight With ‘=’ By Grace O’Connor ’22 Ed Sheeran is once again in the spotlight, this time with the anticipation surrounding the Oct. 29 release of his new album, ‘=.’ It has been four years since he released his last traditional […]
A Friartown Features Series Recap of Inspiring Guests by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Students all over campus gathered with their roommates to watch Two Friends perform at Providence College’s 2021 Virtual Spring Concert hosted by the Board of Programmers. Getting their start on SoundCloud with their hour-long “Big Bootie Remixes,” Eli Sones and Matthew […]
Florence Welch Plans a New Adaptation of the Classic Novel by Liam O’Hara ’21 A&E Staff One of the most notable novels in the history of American literature from the Roaring ’20s, arguably of all time, is Francis Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. First published in 1925, the work tells the iconic story of […]
The Controversy Behind the New Song & Music Video by Nikki Idelson ’22 A&E Staff Within the world of popular music, Lil Nas X’s new song, “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” has been making headlines. The song has been all the rage for fans of Lil Nas X; however, it has also become an […]
Releases Fearless (Taylor’s Version) Free From Braun by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Her country twang might be gone, but Taylor Swift sent millions of fans back to 2008 with her latest release. You may have laid awake excitedly waiting for midnight to listen to Taylor Swift’s re-recorded version of the entire platinum edition of […]
Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Lauded With Awards and Records by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff When Harry Styles opened the 63rd Grammy Awards performing a slow rendition of “Watermelon Sugar” in a tight leather suit, we all knew that the night was going to be one to remember. Although the COVID-19 pandemic took away many […]
Manipulating BTS and Their Fan Base Helped Drive Views by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor Let’s talk about the Grammys. Specifically, about BTS and the Grammys. The septet was nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, their first nomination as a group, which came with priceless reactions from the members. It is no surprise that the […]