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Falling in love with September playlist

Jemiah Clemons, Opinions Editor
September 9, 2021
Streaming services like Spotify make listening to music and finding new songs more accessible, allowing people to make a hobby of the search. “I like [discovering new music], I’m always going to discover weekly [on Spotify] to find new artists or similar ones to the ones I already listen to,” junior Ellie Boyle said.

Underground and underrated: Small artists worth checking out

Jenny Loveland, News Editor
May 14, 2021
Though the majority of fans associate Gyyps with more trap sounding Hip-hop songs, the rapper from Canoga Park, California enters 2021 with a fresh new album. The artist and professional drummer released two singles in preparation for the April 30 release, building the hype and attention around Out of This World! Working with several close friends and producers, Gyyps brought his most versatile and best music for his sixth project to date.

Gyyps blasts off with new album “Out of This World!”

Peyton Stack, Sports Editor
April 30, 2021
In today’s world, the music scene runs pop culture and influences people all around the world. Majority of consumers in the music industry easily recognize the most mainstream faces in music, such as Drake and Justin Bieber. Though artists similar to these rack in millions and in select cases billions of streams, they all started off as ‘‘small artists”. In order to preserve this dream for future aspiring artists to reach, mainstream artists must stick with their record labels to help further expand others careers.

The unknown truth behind the music industry and independent artists

Peyton Stack, Sports Editor
April 21, 2021
Music holds a special place in all of NC’s heart, despite personal opinions differing when it comes to genre, artist, and song choice. But today NC students allow others to take a peek into their playlists.

A peek in our playlists

Lainey Devlin, Copy Editor
March 24, 2021
As Grammy award-winning artist Adele, slowly makes her way out of the shadows, her second studio album 21 celebrates its 10 year anniversary leaving fans both reflective and eager for more. From “Set Fire to the Rain” to “Skyfall” 21 helped build both a loyal fan base and distinctive artistic voice.

Adele’s 21 in 2021: How the Artist’s Second Album Aged with Time

Hannah Luck, Archives Editor
February 14, 2021
Singer-songwriter Ethan Healy, entered the music scene with a pair of projects titled Sublxe and A Galaxy With Skin. After collecting over 50 million streams on his most famous song “Reckless,” fans patiently awaited a new project from the Memphis native. “Tungsten,” whose title stems from the science term of a rare metal found in the Earth’s surface, falls as Healy’s third project to date. “I look at albums like furnished little worlds we can escape to, and I’ve been living in Tungsten for the past three years,” Healy said.

Healy evades the pressure in Sophomore album “Tungsten”

Peyton Stack, Sports Editor
January 21, 2021
Olivia Rodrigo’s debut single, Drivers License, broke Spotify’s one-day stream record for a non-holiday song. The emotional song received 15.7 million songs the day of its release. Drivers License continues to rise in popularity and quickly became a fan favorite.

Drivers License sets the musical world on fire

Amber Roldan, Features Editor
January 19, 2021
Mental health, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities and can cope with the normal stresses of life, defines much of today’s societal problems. Specifically in the music industry, countless artists have faced, undergone and fallen victim to mental health issues. Without major awareness and active methods to relieve these problems, the list of these artists continue to go on and on.

The relationship between mental health and the music industry

Peyton Stack, Sports Editor
December 4, 2020
BTS made history with their latest single, Dynamite, which became the most-streamed song by a Korean act on Spotify in 2020 and spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Artist 100. Records continue to be broken by this Korean-pop group as their songs remain on top of the charts.

BTS: the biggest boy band in the world

Alyssa Veniskey, Reporter
November 16, 2020
The Weeknd makes his long-awaited comeback, delivering his soft but powerful pitches; and with songs featuring lively and energetic beats, After Hours exhilarates his fanbase. Abel Tesfaye dropped his new album portraying his vulnerability and naked emotion, referring and admitting to his fight for and within himself, all the while hurting others along the way. With this upbeat, 80s styled take on the new album, Tesfaye does not fail to disappoint once again.

After Hours: It’s finally The Weeknd!

Julyana Ayache, Staff
March 21, 2020
As the race to replace fallen music stars continues to fluctuate, smaller artists hope to fulfill their place. Ryce (middle), Mills. (top right), Sam.sts (bottom right), glibs (top left), and Public Library Commute (bottom left) all collected 200,000 listeners or less on Spotify, sparking vibrations in the music industry. “All 5 of these artists are on constant rotation throughout my playlist, and each of them brings something different,” sophomore Lorenzo Alarcon said.

5 small artists you ought to know

Peyton Stack, Staff
March 4, 2020
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