Photo Credit: Swizz Beatz via YouTube Swizz Beatz is back with his latest EP release Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2, which he recorded as part of Mass Appeal’s celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. The six-track EP features a star-studded line-up of veteran rappers, including Nas, Jay-Z, Jadakiss, and Lil Wayne, along with current rising stars… Read more
Photo Credit: Annie Leibovitz In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Ed Sheeran confessed that he no longer saw the need for music critics in the age of streaming. However, his most recent album, – (Subtract), suggests otherwise – its slow, restrained, tasteful ‘adult’ sound reading as a deliberate attempt to win over critics. After… Read more
Photo Credit: Beau Grealy Tiësto’s latest album Drive is a refreshing take on electronic dance music in a time where the genre is filled with generic beats. The album offers 12 tracks that are a delightful mix of old-school remixes and new collaborations. While not every track is a full-blown banger, the album still manages… Read more
Photo Credit: SNDR In the much-anticipated follow-up to his muti-disc Balance album Armin Van Buuren drops a 3-disc LP Feel Again. This is a beast of an album with 34 tracks and a runtime of 1 hour and 46 minutes featuring a full house of collaborations with other notable artists, as well as up-and-coming artists,… Read more
Photo Credit: Dennis Leupold Bebe Rexha has always been an artist who straddles different genres and even subverts them, making her a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. And after a year filled with personal and emotional upheavals, it’s no wonder she has finally shed the past almost entirely for her eponymous… Read more
Photo Credit: Jack Grange Could the timing possibly have been worse when Jessie Ware released her disco tribute What’s Your Pleasure? during the COVID-pandemic? Probably, yes. In fact, the album became a big success, giving people an excellent excuse to shake their hips indoors during the lockdowns. The album reached the Top 3 on the… Read more
Photo Credit: Julian Buchan Jack Harlow’s Jackman., is an album that truly takes you on a journey. From the very first song, it’s clear that Jack is going for a stripped-down, more intimate approach. The luxurious production speaks for itself without unnecessary flash, leaving room for Harlow’s thoughtful and captivating storytelling to shine. The opening… Read more
Photo Credit: Tim Saccenti Most people already know the story up until this point: Metallica originally formed in Los Angeles at the beginning of the ’80s. In a decade with no shortage of heavy metal entities for headbanging fans to choose from, Metallica eschewed then-common practices of the genre, such as featuring scantily-clad women on… Read more
Photo Credit: Madison Phipps Ellie Goulding has made a point of describing her fifth album Higher Than Heaven as her “least personal album” to date. In an age of pop music geared towards the confessional and emotionally weighty, many fans have welcomed Goulding’s embrace of a pop ethos that prioritizes massive hooks, earworm melodies, and… Read more
Photo Credit: Kurt Iswarienko When Taylor Swift decided to re-record some of her earlier albums (most recently, Red), she was a woman on a mission. “I do want my music to live on,” she told Billboard in 2019. “I do want it to be in movies, I do want it to be in commercials. But… Read more