The Daily Californian’s Arts Awards: Music of 2021

With her debut album ‘Sour,’ Olivia Rodrigo redefined the boundaries of success for a new artist — an achievement that alone already earns the LP the title of pop album of the year.
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With her debut album ‘Sour,’ Olivia Rodrigo redefined the boundaries of success for a new artist — an achievement that alone already earns the LP the title of pop album of the year.
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Day 1 was ruled by crowd favorites, with artists able to magnetically pull large audiences to their stages no matter the time of day.
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The entire night from start to finish was a breathtaking ode to Japanese Breakfast’s journey as a group, and it beautifully celebrated Zauner’s deserved success.
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Bridgers’ unvarnished and intimate songwriting style plays nicely with the MUNA’s persistent optimism, intermingling to produce a track awash with rose-tinted comfort.
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With the band’s latest, a radiant new album titled Jubilee, Zauner continues to reach new heights, arriving on the other side of grief with her most ambitious work to date.
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Ien Chi, creative director at Jubilee Media, a popular YouTube channel, spoke and held a Q&A at a Berkeley Forum event Feb.11.
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Every semester, the Berkeley Forum hosts a series of panels and speakers, all on a variety of timely topics and featuring significant community members.
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Leo immediately becomes defensive and rationalizes that “kissing is (equivalent to) a handshake in Paradise.” He throws his drink at Joe.
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From that one iron-oxide-green drinking fountain we see after stumbling out of the wrong end of Dwinelle Hall to the stairs we climb every day when hurrying to class in VLSB to our most recognizable campus(nile) installations, UC Berkeley’s alumni classes have contributed to many aspects that, be they in obscurity, notoriety or majesty, make their mark upon the campus.
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