“Renaissance: Act II” begins as Beyoncé debuts two new singles, “16 CARRIAGES” and “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM,” in the middle of the Super Bowl, leaving the entire world speechless. Members of the ever-loyal Beyhive have been anticipating an announcement since it was teased that Verizon would have an ad play during […]
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Yeat orchestrates futuristic storyline in new album
The album cover and, as such, the music of Yeat’s new album “2093” is evocative of your typical Batman-esque protagonist. This image is completed with moral ambiguity and neon lights cutting through smokestacks, careening off draping leather coats. Only Yeat isn’t so much the hero of this story. He’s somewhere […]
Conan Gray’s ‘Lonely Dancers’ has fans excited for new album
Conan Gray has pre-released another single from his upcoming album, “Found Heaven.” Set to release in April, it is expected to take on the structure of ‘80s classics. The most recent drop, “Lonely Dancers,” is an awesome synthetic pop song that sounds like the 1982 classic “The Safety Dance” by […]
We are not ‘fallin’ in love’ with Usher’s halftime performance
When I heard that Usher was going to be performing at this year’s Super Bowl, I was ecstatic. Seven-year-old me was obsessed with his 2010 hit, “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” and who hasn’t gone wild at a party when “Yeah!” featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris came on? However, […]
Declan McKenna found the beach in new summery album
British singer-songwriter Declan McKenna released his third album “What Happened to the Beach?” this past Friday. McKenna’s career started back in 2015 when he won the Glastonbury Festival Emerging Talent Competition and self-released the track “Brazil.” The song was a criticism of the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil. […]
Giant Rooks’ sophomore album lives up to the hype
German sensation Giant Rooks released their second album, “How Have You Been?” on Feb. 2. This album was highly anticipated by fans following the release of their debut album “ROOKERY” in August of 2020. Leading up to the official release of the album, the band released several singles. The first […]
Nicki Minaj’s ‘Bigfoot’ takes needless stab at Megan Thee Stallion
Nicki Minaj returns with her latest track, “Bigfoot,” a not-so-subtle diss at Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion after alleged lyrics about Minaj and her family have hit the rap scene. This caused a major battle of wits between the two stars. The song stemmed from Megan Thee Stallion’s new single, […]
Comedy’s top talking teddy gets a series reboot
When I first heard that “Ted” would be rebooted with a prequel series, I was less than excited. My initial thought was that Seth MacFarlane was just going to make a PG-13 version of the movie, and it would be another one of his failed television attempts, along with the […]
New brilliant film transports viewers to ‘The Promised Land’
Things rarely turn out the way we want them, and even less so for our protagonist, Ludvig Kahlen, played by Mads Mikkelsen, in the new film “The Promised Land.” The brazenly stoic war hero, now an impoverished farmer, comes home to cultivate the vacant, sterile and unkind heath, otherwise known […]
Disney’s new Percy Jackson series has stolen viewers’ hearts
After it was pitched to Disney by book series author Rick Riordan in January of 2020, the children’s series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” began development later that year in May. Jonathan E. Steinberg and Dan Shotz were announced to be the showrunners for the series in July of the […]