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A picture of Usher, Alicia Keys, Eminem, and Green Day album covers. The text says "Y2K hits."

Y2K Hits: ‘Confessions’ by Usher

Kaushik Sampath
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Feb. 14, 2023
Music
A graphic with the album cover with the face of an Black woman.

New Music with Nick: ‘NO THANK YOU’ by Little Simz

Nick Sligh
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Feb. 12, 2023
Music
a photo of seven people lined up and smiling on a stage, all dressed in formal or semiformal wear

Unprecedented six winners announced for 2023 Stanford Concerto Competition

Kelly Wang
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Feb. 6, 2023
Music
a person with light skin and dark brown hair smiles and stands in front of a classic stone pillar, wearing a dark blue blouse with white flower designs

New Stanford Associate Director of Bands Rachael Vega nurtures student connection

Kelly Wang
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Feb. 6, 2023
Music
Says "Staff Playlist" next to a red Spotify logo over the words "The Stanford Daily"

The Daily takes the aux: January 2023 music staff picks

Sofia Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Richard Coca, Nick Sligh, Theo Baker, Kelly Wang, Ximena Sanchez Martinez, Ananya Udaygiri and Blyss Cleveland
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Feb. 1, 2023
Music
a person with a shaved head and brown skin sings into a microphone, holding one arm up above their head. they wear a black robe with a white piece covering the chest and shoulders

Theatrical jazz savant plays Bing: Cecile McLorin Salvant’s spectacle

Kyla Figueroa
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Jan. 30, 2023
Music
a photo of four string players dressed in black formalwear and seated on a dim, candlelit stage, playing their instruments

Classical Swifties’ “Wildest Dreams”: A night of orchestral excellence

Isabella Saracco and Sam Waddoups
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Jan. 29, 2023
Arts & Life
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Beandon’s Musical Corner: Top 15 albums of 2022

Brandon Rupp
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Jan. 26, 2023
Music
A graphic with a black background, the words "Victoria's Vogue" in cursive, and a collage of a woman singing

Victoria’s Vogue: The reinvention and transformation of Miley Cyrus 

Victoria Hsieh
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Jan. 26, 2023
Music
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Q&A: ‘Rolling Stone’ founder talks San Francisco, live music and climate change

Brandon Rupp
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Jan. 24, 2023
Arts & Life
DiDonato sits in a baby blue dress on a black platform illuminated by yellow and orange light. She sings, surrounded by a dark orchestra

Joyce DiDonato challenges the conventions of opera with immersive design of ‘Eden’

Kyla Figueroa
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Jan. 24, 2023
Music
a portrait photograph of a smiling masculine person with tan skin and gray hair; the person is wearing a blue dress shirt and gray jacket

Stanford Piano prodigal son returns: Jon Nakamatsu begins teaching in music department

Kelly Wang
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Jan. 22, 2023
Music
A cutout of Nick Sligh with headphones and a green t-shirt over a wavy black background with the text: "new music with nick." Behind is cover art for SZA's "SOS," where she appears tiny sitting on a long diveboard above a vast and dark blue ocean.

New Music with Nick: “SOS” by SZA

Nick Sligh
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Jan. 18, 2023
Music
Three image collage with Anderson .Paak performing, Vulfpeck performing in front of a crowd at Madison Square Garden, and Spacey Jane performing

Try leaving the Spotify bubble sometimes

Aditeya Shukla
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Jan. 12, 2023
Arts & Life
A blond man in a blue vest browses a wall of records in a slightly dim fluorescent light.

Slept on Songs: almost monday

Aditeya Shukla
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Jan. 9, 2023
Music
Six album covers in a grid on a dark purple background. From left to right on top row: Westside Gunn's "10," Denzel Curry's "Melt My Eyez See Your Future" and Joey Bada$$' "2000." From left to right on bottom row: Nas' "King's Disease III," Boldy James' and Nicholas Craven's "Fair Exchange No Robbery" and Black Thought's and Danger Mouse's "Cheat Codes."

The top 25 hip-hop albums of 2022

Nick Sligh
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Dec. 29, 2022
Music
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Beandon’s Musical Corner: Five Fantastic Albums

Brandon Rupp
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Dec. 8, 2022
Music
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The Daily takes the aux: Fall 2022 music staff picks

Oriana Riley, Nick Sligh, Neil Rathi, Kelly Wang, Blyss Cleveland, Elena Vasilache, Nicole Tong and Sofia Gonzalez-Rodriguez
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Dec. 7, 2022
Music
A graphic with a black background, the words "Victoria's Vogue" in cursive, and a collage of a woman singing

Victoria’s Vogue: Rihanna’s reign as the muse of fashion

Victoria Hsieh
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Dec. 7, 2022
Music
musicians in black suits sit in four rows with the conductor in the center and a cello soloist in a red dress next to him

SSO Fall Concert takes audience to 20th-century history and back

Linda Liu
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Dec. 6, 2022
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