Will student opinions be in line with charting numbers? New album releases from Kanye West and Drake stir up a friendly debate among URI students. PHOTO CREDIT: revolt.tv Kanye West’s 10th studio album entitled “Donda” is battling the charts against Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy,” and students at the University of Rhode Island are taking sides…
Live Entertainment experience: After a pandemic postponement, the Barefoot Country Music Festival was held Aug. 19. PHOTO CREDIT: https://barefootcountrymusicfest.com/ For the first time in almost two years, on Aug. 19, I stepped foot into the door of live entertainment. In the popular vacation town of Wildwood, New Jersey, the Barefoot Country Music Festival (BCMF) was…
Photo from nerdsandbeyond.com Luke Hemmings, the lead singer of pop band 5 Seconds of Summer, released his first solo album titled “When Facing the Things We Turn Away From” on Aug. 13. And he killed it. 5SOS fans, like myself, were both shocked and excited when Hemmings announced a solo album in June. As a…
Billie Eilish’s “Happier than Ever” highlights a coming-of-age period for the popstar and closes out the summer of 2021. Photo from Wikipedia. The music industry kept it hot this summer with standout releases across the board. Here are some of my favorites from the season. It would be criminal to overlook Doja Cat’s third album…
Olivia Rodrigo, you’ve created a masterpiece. There are simply not enough ways I can describe how much I absolutely love this album. I find myself screaming the lyrics to every single track — not a single skip to be found. “SOUR” has brought back all of my teen angst in the best possible way. The…
Before the first Earth Day in 1970, environmentalism was becoming more popular through the music of the day. Over 50 years later, Earth Day has become a day symbolic of peace and nature, so get outside and check out these great songs to celebrate the day. 7. “Earth” by Lil Dicky (2019) This song is…
Cigar staff reporter Leah Popovic discusses her favorite music that was released during her freshman year at URI. Photo from today.com. I’ve discovered some of my favorite music during my freshman year at the University of Rhode Island, and I think everyone should hear these releases if they haven’t already. I had never heard of…
Taylor Swift’s re-recording of her 2008 album “Fearless” contains classic Swift songs from the original as well as some new unreleased tracks. Photo from headlineplanet.com. With the release of her fully re-recorded album “Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” Taylor Swift has started a new musical era while preserving the nostalgia from her past. Swift’s original 2008 album…
Demi Lovato is “Dancing with the Devil” in her latest album debut. Photo from cosmopolitan.com. Before this week, I had never heard a Demi Lovato album in its entirety. After listening to her newest release, “Dancing With The Devil…The Art of Starting Over,” I have to ask myself what took me so long. I knew…
March saw some big releases in music, but what are the standouts? Photo from billboard.com Spring has sprung, and so has a new season for music releases. Here are some of my favorite albums and tracks from March 2021. Pop trio COIN released their album “Green Blue + Indigo Violet” that added some addicting new…