2017

2017 was an amazing year for music, especially R&B. While most of the big names of R&B were quiet, the newcomers definitely held their own and made sure that 2017 would be the year of R&B resurgence. While new acts proved why they belonged, the underrated R&B artists proved why they deserved more recognition. Here […]

After roasting their tail feathers for the holidays in Baltimore, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong took the chilly adventure up to Cleveland for their sold-out, two-night run at the Beachland Ballroom on Friday, December 29 and Saturday, December 30. Good friends of the Pigeons boys, Youngstown band Jones for Revival got things off to a hip […]

By: Chyenne Tatum & Alissa Reyes After countless comebacks and a plethora of solid album releases, the era of 2017 K-Pop is slowly winding down. We’ve witnessed record-breaking returns to the music scene, wildly successful debuts, and unfortunately, more disbandments from some of our favorites. As K-Pop DJs, Chyenne and Alissa share their top 10 […]

Images courtesy of Nubi Magazine, Vulture, Saint Heron We are currently five months into 2017 and I will be the first to say that the music we have been getting lately is very lackluster. Don’t get me wrong, I know we had all of our big releases last year but, I still expected artists to […]

Image courtesy of Warner Brothers Records Artist: BeBe Rexha Album:All Your Fault Pt.1 Label:Warner Bros. Rating: Bebe Rexha has made quite a name for herself. In 2015, she was featured on G-Eazy’s “Me Myself and I,” and that same year her vocals could be heard on David Guetta’s “Hey Mama.” In 2016, Rexha tried to capitalize […]

The 89th Academy Awards are this Sunday, and, for the first time in awhile, there is an impressive and diverse collection of nominees. Following the recent backlash and the constant challenge of award shows often honoring work that wasn’t actually the year’s greatest, there will be many tight races tonight. Here are some of my […]

Title: Process Artist: Sampha Record Label: Young Turks Release Date: February 3, 2017 Rating:      Sure, Process is a debut album. But Sampha Sisay (Sampha, for short) is no musical newcomer. Since hitting the scene in 2010, he has released a couple of EPs, collaborated extensively with SBTRKT and lent his voice to tracks by […]

Photo courtesy of certifiedbootleg.com Ed Sheeran decided to kick off the new year to two new songs, “Shape of You” and “Castle on the Hill.” After taking a year-long hiatus on social media, Sheeran returned on New Year’s Day to spill the beans about the release of his new music on Friday. Up until the […]

  2016 proved to be an incredible year in music. Almost every major artist released their long awaited album and we saw new artists emerge as hitmakers. With that being said, we are one week away from 2017 and another year of great music. You may be a bit skeptical and doubtful over 2017 but […]


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