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Culture Pick | Ariana Grande’s deluxe album is an emotional, creative expansion to ‘eternal sunshine’

Culture Pick | Ariana Grande’s deluxe album is an emotional, creative expansion to ‘eternal sunshine’

Anna Hill, Staff Writer March 30, 2025

Making a beautiful addition to her album “eternal sunshine,” Ariana Grande released a deluxe version titled “eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead” with six new songs on Friday.  Along...

Culture Pick | Playboi Carti’s new album ‘MUSIC’ is an overdue disappointment

Culture Pick | Playboi Carti’s new album ‘MUSIC’ is an overdue disappointment

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer March 23, 2025

Rapper Jordan Carter, better known as the mysterious emcee Playboi Carti, released his third studio album “MUSIC” after almost four years of delays. The album, featuring contributions from massive...

UA student band Broncos ‘N Bullet Holes releases second EP

UA student band Broncos ‘N Bullet Holes releases second EP

Ava Morthland, Culture Editor March 16, 2025

Broncos ‘N Bullet Holes, a country-Southern rock band that formed while its members were attending the University, released its second EP “Back to the Basics” on Tuesday.  The group consists...

Inhaler makes Alabama debut at Iron City

Inhaler makes Alabama debut at Iron City

Audrey Faircloth, Contributing Writer March 15, 2025

Irish alternative rock band Inhaler performed at Iron City in Birmingham on Tuesday, its first-ever show in Alabama. Birmingham was the eighth stop of the band’s North American tour promoting its latest...

Co-creators of Iron Hills, Johnny Grimes and Chad Johnson.

Birmingham’s first-ever major country music festival to be held in October

Ava Morthland, Culture Editor March 8, 2025

Johnny Grimes and Chad Johnson, co-creators of Iron Hills, announced the first-ever major country music festival to be held in Birmingham.  Iron Hills will be held at Sloss Furnaces National Historic...

Lady Gaga's new song "Abracadabra" inspires a new reemergence of club pop music.

The nostalgic return of club pop music

Audrey Faircloth, Contributing Writer February 23, 2025

After years of the center stage of mainstream music being occupied by indie and alternative pop music, a beloved genre is once again stepping into the limelight: club pop with the reemergence of early...

Culture Pick | Tate McCrae’s growth as an artist shines in her latest album, ‘So Close To What’

Culture Pick | Tate McCrae’s growth as an artist shines in her latest album, ‘So Close To What’

Anna Hill, Staff Writer February 23, 2025

Rising pop sensation Tate McCrae released her third studio album, “So Close To What,” on Friday. Fans have been eagerly anticipating this release, especially after McCrae gained a larger following...

Culture Pick | How ‘Automatic’ reinvents The Lumineers’ signature folk sound

Culture Pick | How ‘Automatic’ reinvents The Lumineers’ signature folk sound

Ramsey Eaton, Contributing Writer February 16, 2025

The Lumineers' fifth studio album, “Automatic,” which released on Friday, indicates a maturation of the band’s emotional depth that has been acquired since its 2012 self-titled debut album, “The...

Culture Pick | New album ‘NSFW’ may be rapper Tyga’s worst yet

Culture Pick | New album ‘NSFW’ may be rapper Tyga’s worst yet

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

West Coast emcee Tyga released his newest album, “NSFW,” on Friday, extending a series of projects that have represented the doldrums of his career. “NSFW” sees Tyga make a half-effort to revisit...

Culture Pick | Alabamian rapper JPEGMAFIA redesigns critically acclaimed album ‘I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU’

Culture Pick | Alabamian rapper JPEGMAFIA redesigns critically acclaimed album ‘I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU’

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer February 9, 2025

Alabamian experimental rapper JPEGMAFIA debuted his latest project, “I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU (DIRECTOR’S CUT)” on Tuesday, completing an overhaul of his last album with reworked songs, new additions...

Culture Pick | FKA twigs breaks new ground with diverse sounds in latest album ‘Eusexua’

Culture Pick | FKA twigs breaks new ground with diverse sounds in latest album ‘Eusexua’

Benjamin Smith, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

English electronic-pop star and actor Tahliah Barnett, known in the music world by her stage name FKA twigs, released her third studio album, “Eusexua,” on Thursday. This new project is just as creative...

Vinyl appreciation reemerges with today’s music lovers

Vinyl appreciation reemerges with today’s music lovers

Olivia Declerq, Contributing Writer January 26, 2025

In a time where every song and artist is available through streaming platforms, music lovers have begun to return to a ‘60s medium for music consumption: vinyl.  Vinyl records have become an important...