Verdict: 4.5/5 On Oct. 28, Tyler the Creator released his seventh album, Chromakopia. The album quickly became one of my favorites of the year. It unfolds as a powerful exploration of the mental health...

After the massive release of Pink Tape in 2023, Philadelphia-raised trap rapper and vocalist Lil Uzi Vert shocked fans with the sudden release of “Eternal Atake 2,” the sequel to “Eternal Atake.” The...

Verdict: 3.5/5 The Cure’s first album in sixteen years, “Songs of a Lost World,” brings new themes of the weight of age and a sense of mortality for the members of the band. After such a long break,...

Verdict: 4.5/5 Charli XCX marked the continuation of “Brat Summer” with the release of her newest album “Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat” on Oct. 11, 2024. The new release...

It’s important to recognize that Drake wasn’t the one who ignited the beef — that one goes to Lamar who had the first diss with “Motherf*ck the Big Three, it’s just Big Me” in his feature on...

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth and Aubrey Drake Graham (Drake) have a complicated history, and their back and forth dissing spans over a decade. The beef started when Future and Metro Boomin released “We Don’t...

Beyoncé recently released “Cowboy Carter,” Act II of her trilogy (Act I: Renaissance, Act III: yet to release). As her eighth studio album, “Cowboy Carter” adds a country twist to her usual sound....

The release of Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department” (TTPD), marks another milestone for the singer as the album reached over one billion streams within its first week...

Among a list of industries, the music industry is one of the most difficult to break into. Giant labels that span back nearly 50 years have a history of brokering deals that heavily favor management companies...

Mounds View Teacher Lucas Shogren directs orchestra classes during the day, but at night, he plays the cello in his own band. Clocks and Clouds, his band, has played at venues from cafes to First Avenue....