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A man wearing all black, sitting on a trailer with "JUST KEEP THE RIGHT VIBE," releasing a purple balloon into the sky.

Changing directions: BTS’s new feel-good single ‘Permission to Dance’

Melody Xu and Antra Sharma
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Aug. 16, 2021
Arts & Life
Olivia Rodrigo stands in front of a purple background with stickers on her face

‘I want it to be, like, messy’: Reviewing Olivia Rodrigo’s album, ‘SOUR’

Nicole Tong
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June 1, 2021
Arts & Life
Taylor Swift makes a heart with her hand over her eyes

Taylor Swift’s re-recording of ‘Fearless’ is polished

Malia Mendez
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April 22, 2021
Arts & Life
a headshot of Meghan Remy

The music of U.S. Girls: Radical feminism, LINGUA IGNOTA and sexual violence

Young Fenimore Lee
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April 20, 2021
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(Photo: Taylor Swift)

‘And just like a folk song our love will be passed on’: Taylor Swift surprises us with her folk-inspired album, ‘folklore’

Michael Espinosa, Lydia Chen and Bridget Stuebner
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July 27, 2020
The Grind
MAX performs his hit "Lights Down Low." (Photo: SARAYU PAI/The Stanford Daily)

Don’t sleep. Turn your volume to MAX

Sarayu Pai
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Oct. 4, 2019
Arts & Life
Former One Direction member Zayn sets off in another direction with his album "Icarus Falls" (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

In ‘Icarus Falls,’ Zayn subverts the sound of pop stars

Joshua Seawell
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Jan. 30, 2019
During his time at Stanford, Yung Slee has become a prolific musician (courtesy of Yung Slee).

Yung Slee crafts songs from Stanford

Amir Abou-Jaoude
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Jan. 9, 2019
Hua Chenyu's cover of Cui Jian's "Fake Monk" is completely compelling (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons).

Hua Chenyu’s peerless performances

Enshia Li
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Jan. 7, 2019
SEAN CHEN/The Stanford Daily

Panel explores K-pop stardom in a globalized world

Emily Wan and Sean Chen
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Nov. 5, 2018
Courtesy of Matthew Murphy

‘On Your Feet!’ contains romping celebration of Cuban and Latinx artistry

Olivia Popp
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Oct. 11, 2018
DEVON ZANDER/The Stanford Daily

A BottleRockin’ hit: A convergence of music, food and art

Alli Cruz
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June 7, 2018
LAUREN OUTERSON/EuroVisionary

What to look out for at Eurovision 2018

Ugur Dursun
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May 10, 2018
The Grind
cardinal-red-daily-s-logo

Rest in peace, Old Taylor

Kiara Harding
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March 2, 2018
KRISTS LUHAERS/@Kristsll

Tree-Mix, Volume 5: Songs of 2017

Arts & Life Music Beat writers
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Dec. 28, 2017
Dua Lipa performs on November 13, 2016, at the Iridium in New York City for an MTV Setlist taping. (Sachyn/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

Artist to watch: Dua Lipa

Ugur Dursun
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Dec. 25, 2017
Jesse McCartney. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Jesse McCartney bridges nostalgia and modern relevance at Dinkelspiel

Jourdann Fraser
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Nov. 9, 2017
(Courtesy of Demi Lovato)

Demi Lovato expands creatively but not without growing pains on ‘Tell Me You Love Me’

Jourdann Fraser
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Oct. 23, 2017
British pop singer David Bowie stands at the Dorchester Hotel, London, on October 20, 1977 (Courtesy of Rolling Stone).

Following David Bowie’s legendary legacy of consistent change

Nick Burns
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Oct. 3, 2017
Cardi B at the Post Show for the 2017 BET Awards on June 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California (MAURY PHILLIPS/Getty Images).

‘Bodak Yellow’: 2017’s most unlikely pop hit

Jacob Kuppermann
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Sept. 29, 2017
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