A 2019 guide to 11 influential womxn in music
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Who’s been dominating your playlists this year? If it’s any of the powerful womxn listed below, you’re doing things right.
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Picks of the Week: ‘Someone Great,’ Beyoncé and Spotify finds from friends
While you’re at it, why not check out Pitchfork’s list of Lizzo’s 10 best flute videos?
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Picks of the Week: Jonas Brothers, Carly Rae Jepsen and other celebrities kicking off the start of March
Welcome to March! The month of my birthday, St. Patrick’s Day and March Madness (which I don’t follow, but would assume is also in March given the name).
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The Daily Californian Arts Awards: Music of 2018
This year, women are at the forefront of modern music. From those already at the top of their game, such as ponytail-wearing superstar Ariana Grande, to those just getting started, such as U.K. R&B singer Jorja Smith, female artists have dominated 2018’s soundtrack with their bops, ballads and visual albums.
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Picks of the Week: Treats and tunes for the 1st week of November
On Monday, make a playlist. Pack it full of songs from Billboard’s hit chart, Spotify’s Discover Weekly and your friends’ list of favorites. Set it to play while you walk to pick up the week’s groceries or to Starbucks for your first holiday drink of the season — my choice is a classic peppermint mocha, with whipped cream, of course.
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Tracing memories through top hits and summer soundtracks: A personal essay
The songs of the summer are the sign of the times — the sign of my times. They capture the transformative moments in my life that each warm season brought around.
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Carly Rae Jepsen provides ultimate #CutToTheFeelingFriday in Outside Lands performance
While Carly Rae Jepsen may have been without her sword for her Friday afternoon Outside Lands performance, nothing stopped her from slaying.
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Blood Orange’s ‘Freetown Sound’ explores racial, compositional intricacies
Rewind to a couple months ago in the weeks following Prince’s death (or over half a decade ago with Michael Jackson). For every hot take that celebrated Prince as a pillar of Black excellence, there was a parallel take that his legacy transcended the mortal bounds of race. Death lends
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Carly Rae Jepsen gives love to the Warfield
Noise Pop 2016
Carly Rae Jepsen’s set at the Warfield on Saturday was akin to ‘80s night at a karaoke bar — with none of the cheesy retro schmaltz and all of the sentimental, plainspoken devotion. The Canadian pop talent doesn’t carry herself with Beyonce’s decadent bombast or Katy Perry’s outlandish drama-kid theatrics.
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5 acts to check out at Noise Pop 2016
Now in its 24th year, beloved arts and culture festival Noise Pop is no longer just a Bay Area establishment — it’s a career-defining celebration. Catapulting indie royalty like Death Cab for Cutie and Best Coast into prominence and showcasing the broadest array of acts this side of SXSW, Noise
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