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Music

Friday, April 8, 2022

64th Grammy Awards: Jon Batiste, SZA, Jack Antonoff, more winners talk joy, community

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In a virtual press conference with The Daily Californian, deputy arts editor and senior staff reporter Taila Lee spoke to the night’s winners.
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Arts Awards, Music

Thursday, December 2, 2021
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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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Album Reviews

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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James Blake’s ‘Friends That Break Your Heart’ is melancholy, only temporary

Across its 12 songs, Blake himself becomes the focus —  the spacious, haunting soundscapes he once roamed like a ghostly spectre have almost entirely receded, giving his choir-boy vocals and sincerity a chance to carry the weight.
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Fashion

Monday, September 20, 2021
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The Daily Californian Arts & Entertainment picks for best-dressed at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards

From Doja Cat’s Thom Browne “worm dress” to Lil Nas X’s gender-fluid Versace ensemble, here are The Daily Californian’s picks for best-dressed at this year’s VMAs.
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Album Reviews

Friday, July 2, 2021
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Doja wish you were her: Sultry ‘Planet Her’ proves that Doja Cat has stars in her eyes

Though it lulls in more than a few areas, Planet Her holds an otherworldly mesmerism that proves the star is here to stay.
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College Life

Friday, May 28, 2021
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Living with your polar opposite roommate during a pandemic

I knew very little about my new roommate Emma. We assumed one Zoom call was sufficient to decide to spend the next five months living together in a pandemic.
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College Life, Summer Planning 2021

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
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Surf and sunshine: Listen to this playlist while driving down the CA coast

With summer approaching, the Clog decided to put together a playlist that can capture the feeling of driving down the coast on a picture-perfect summer day.
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Singles

Friday, September 11, 2020
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SZA’s ‘Hit Different’ doesn’t hit as strong as it should

After recovering from a vocal cord injury that almost left her voice permanently damaged, SZA is finally back.
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New Year 2020

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

The greatest hits of the 2010s were all by women

The 2010s brought an era of musical excellence that was heavily driven by the unstoppable voices of women within the music industry.
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Album Reviews

Monday, September 9, 2019

Post Malone’s ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ is frat house bubblegum pop

Through Hollywood’s Bleeding, which was released on Sept. 6, Post strays even farther away from his rap roots; with pop-friendly melodies and more singing than rapping, the album is filled with short glimpses into the artist’s psyche over the last year.
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