J.I.D and Clipse Confront Harsh Realities on “Community”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Every so often, hip hop gives us a collaboration that feels less like a feature and more like a summit meeting. When artists come together not to trade verses, but to carve out a bigger narrative. J.I.D’s “Community” is exactly that….
Amma Joins RAYE and Absolutely: The Keen Sisters Build a Modern Musical Dynasty with Middle Child
LOS ANGELES, CA- Music history is full of family trees with branches that reach far beyond a single star. From the Jacksons redefining pop, to the Gallagher brothers reinventing British rock swagger, to the Haim sisters bottling California cool into tight-knit harmonies, there’s something magnetic…
Taylor Acorn Signs to Fearless Records and Drops “Hangman” Ahead of Poster Child
LOS ANGELES, CA- Taylor Acorn’s music has been creeping onto my playlists for a while now, but her new single “Hangman” is the one that finally hit me square in the chest. There’s a moment in the chorus where she asks, “Did you run…
Johnny Gill’s “One Night” Proves the Grown & Sexy Still Reigns
LOS ANGELES, CA- I can still remember the moment I first stumbled onto Johnny Gill. Back when Bell Biv DeVoe dropped Poison, I was curious enough to start digging into where they came from, tracing the lineage back to New Edition. That search led me…
Big Time Rush Brings Nostalgia and Energy to Chicago with “In Real Life, Worldwide” Tour
CHICAGO, IL- It’s crazy to think that a television show that started for teens in 2009 would be back in 2025 on a world tour. Big Time Rush is on their “In Real Life, Worldwide” tour playing every song from every episode. To top it…
GRAMMY Museum’s & Juliet: The Music of Max Martin and Friends Exhibit Brings Broadway Pop Hits to LA
LOS ANGELES, CA- The GRAMMY Museum is currently showcasing a pop-up exhibit, & Juliet: The Music of Max Martin and Friends, in conjunction with the upcoming Southern California runs of the stage musical as it carries out a national tour. As someone who is a…
Xdinary Heroes Electrify Brooklyn Paramount with High-Energy Beautiful Mind Tour Stop
BROOKLYN, NY- Korean rock band Xdinary Heroes, a six-member powerhouse under JYP Entertainment’s Studio J label, kicked off the U.S. leg of their Beautiful Mind world tour on Saturday, August 2nd, at Brooklyn Paramount, and what a night it was. Officially debuting in December 2021 with the…
Eight Emerging Artists Shine at Hotel Café’s “Not Another Showcase”
LOS ANGELES, CA- I walked into Hotel Café expecting one thing: a full set from Sabrina Sterling to mark the anticipation of her new EP release. I walked out with something else entirely. The night turned out to be Not Another Showcase, produced by Lucas…
Fiona Silver Steps Into a New Galaxy with Life On Other Planets
LOS ANGELES, CA- Los Angeles got its first taste of Fiona Silver’s new musical identity on a night that already felt charged with possibility. The venue lights dimmed, the bassline rumbled through the room, and she emerged. No guitar slung across her shoulder this time,…
Bring Me the Horizon Reimagine Their Legacy with Surprise Lo-Fi Album “Lo-files”
LOS ANGELES, CA- For nearly two decades, Bring Me the Horizon have been one of rock’s most restless shape-shifters. Emerging from Sheffield in the mid-2000s with feral deathcore beginnings, they’ve evolved with near-obsessive reinvention, morphing from metalcore chaos into stadium-sized alt-rock, electronic experiments, and…
