By Melissa Domingo Arts Editor Popular K-pop group BTS (방탄소년단), released their seventh studio album “BE” on November 20 and it has already racked up multiple achievements. The pre-release single “Dynamite” has been nominated for Best Pop Group/Duo Performance for the Grammys, and all of the songs on the album charted on Billboard Hot 100. They are now the only
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By Nethan Sivarapu and Ian Vu Staff Editors In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, we see ourselves as more disconnected from society than ever. During these times, how have musicians kept in touch with the world to continue spreading their music? Social distancing has changed the way that many people around the world tackle their daily tasks. Many people
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By Justin Lin Staff Writer Tyler, the Creator is a 29-year-old American singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, designer, and music video director. He was first introduced into the music industry in 2007 as the co-founder of the popular hip-hop collective “Odd Future.” After the group’s split, Tyler has been working as a solo artist to this day. Having won the MTV
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By Dania Zamudio Staff Writer R&B singer Summer Walker is barely 23 years old, but her record has become one of the most streamed albums by female fans all over the place. Walker’s album “Over It” came out on Oct. 4, 2019. As noted by Fader, it became “the most streamed R&B album by a woman artist of all time.
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By Michael Mac Callum Staff Editor Eminem has sprung back with his most recent surprise album, “Music To Be Murdered By” which was released on Jan. 17, 2020 and aimed to fix the tragic mistakes that ruined his last serious studio album, “Revival”. He still repeated a lot of the same mistakes with terrible hooks as well as choruses that
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By Steven Ruiz Staff Writer Tame Impala’s fourth studio album “The Slow Rush” came out on Valentine’s Day. This new album is Kevin Parker’s journey through time. From the funky drumming to the smooth synths, this album is one of the most polished and smooth Tame Impala albums yet. The songs are heavily inspired by soft rock and disco, but
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By Salette Vazquez Gonzalez Staff Writer Blackpink, one of the most well-known K-pop groups in the scene, debuted on Aug. 8, 2016 with the release of a single album “Square One,” under YG Entertainment. The group consists of four members: Jennie, Lisa, Rosé and Jisoo. Jennie Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea. She trained to become a star for
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By Giselle Maldonado Staff Writer We should care about Alicia Keys because she has gone beyond just writing music. She has inspired girls to believe that they don’t have to wear makeup to look pretty. Keys is a singer, musician, and a composer. She started writing songs at the age of 12 and was signed when she was 15 by Columbia
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By Jon Garvin Prep Editor-in-Chief Rock Band is an Expeditions course offered at Summit Prep in cooperation with the Riekes Center for Human Enhancement, a nonprofit organization that offers many programs for the community to take part in. Students enrolled in this course meet at the Riekes Center, which is located in North Fair Oaks, in close proximity to
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By Nick Reed Arts Editor Billie Eilish, to me, has always seemed somewhat of a boring, non-offensive indie singer. She writes songs for a demographic that I’m not in, and, thusly, is someone I’ve never taken particularly seriously. Leaving the “Don’t Smile At Me” era of her career, I wasn’t particularly interested in what she would do next. That was
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