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The Huntington News

Column: How Kendrick Lamar can keep the momentum going at Super Bowl LIX

Column: How Kendrick Lamar can keep the momentum going at Super Bowl LIX

Kayla Goldman, news correspondent October 16, 2024

In early September, hip-hop artist and rapper Kendrick Lamar announced that he would headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show.  The announcement came after Lamar gained traction from his recent feud with fellow artist Drake, a long-running rivalry that reignited earlier...

A tubist plays while the crowd around them is reflected in the brassy sheen of their instrument. Many performers polished their instruments to a mirror shine for the festival, while others used vintage instruments that had become tarnished with use.

19th annual HONK! Festival fills Cambridge streets with ‘revolutionary street spectacle’

Yaakov Aldrich, photo correspondent October 16, 2024

The 19th annual HONK! Festival took place from Oct. 4 to 6, drawing dozens of activist street bands and hundreds of attendees to Davis Square in Somerville to dance, draw, make crafts and celebrate the history of activist music in Boston. Bands played from noon to 9 p.m. Oct....

Jazz musicians soothe the audience, performing the work of McIntyre, a Boston native. The Makanda Project was assembled to continue the composer’s work following his death in 2001.

Roxbury residents bask in the arts during John Eliot Square jazz concert

Curtis DeSmith, photo staff September 20, 2024

The Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry, or UUUM, held a concert of the arts for local neighbors to enjoy jazz, poetry and painting in John Eliot Square park Sept. 14. The event provided a relaxed atmosphere in which friends and family could retreat from the city in favor...

Review: Sabrina Carpenter’s new album ‘Short n’ Sweet’ proves to be just that

Review: Sabrina Carpenter’s new album ‘Short n’ Sweet’ proves to be just that

Shreya Pillamari, news correspondent September 10, 2024

Ever since the release of her last album, “emails i can’t send,” in 2022, Sabrina Carpenter’s fame has steadily been on the rise. With her memorable performances opening for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and iconic sense of style, Carpenter has become a household name and...

Review: Gracie Abrams opens her diary for ‘The Secret of Us’

Review: Gracie Abrams opens her diary for ‘The Secret of Us’

Camryn Cunningham, news correspondent July 7, 2024

Only a year after the release of her debut album, “Good Riddance,” Gracie Abrams released her highly anticipated sophomore album, “The Secret of Us,” June 21. The album, which Abrams herself described as “extroverted,” focuses on themes of relationships: with herself,...

Review: ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ cements Billie Eilish’s legacy as a modern pop icon

Review: ‘HIT ME HARD AND SOFT’ cements Billie Eilish’s legacy as a modern pop icon

Carol Queiroz, news correspondent June 14, 2024

After almost three years with no new releases, singer-songwriter Billie Eilish dropped her third studio album “HIT ME HARD AND SOFT” May 17. The 10-track record not only left fans enchanted, but also gave Eilish her first-ever top 10 placement on Billboard’s Top Streaming...

The Beacon Street Quartet performs during a Candlelight Concert at First Church in Cambridge April 5. The quartet performed modern music such as pop songs by Adele and Taylor Swift.

Beacon Street Quartet puts a modern twist on classical music

Heidi Ho, news staff June 9, 2024

Adele. Taylor Swift. Coldplay. What do all these artists have in common? Their songs are on the Beacon Street Quartet’s setlist for the viral Candelight Concerts currently taking place at various Boston churches, temples and theaters. Unlike most concerts that involve classical...

Roan holds her right hand out toward the audience during her performance. Roan was joined by three band members, including bassist Allee Fütterer (left).

Boston Calling music festival features Chappell Roan, Hozier, Reneé Rapp, more

Harriet Rovniak, photo correspondent May 31, 2024

Over Memorial Day weekend, Boston hosted the annual Boston Calling music festival, headlined by Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers and The Killers. The festival brought together music lovers from around the world and featured 51 performances across three days and four different stages. Boston...

Review: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ shines at its best, but crashes at its worst

Review: ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ shines at its best, but crashes at its worst

Laura Emde, news staff May 1, 2024

When the clock struck midnight April 19, the world listened to Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” for the first time.  Two hours later, fans listened to the album for the first time again, in the form of a surprise double album called...

Column: Taylor Swift’s album announcement meant no disrespect

Column: Taylor Swift’s album announcement meant no disrespect

Claudie Bellanger, news correspondent March 4, 2024

Swifties were spiraling the morning before the 66th Grammy Awards when Taylor Swift changed her Instagram, Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter, profile pictures from color to black and white. Many fans anticipated the release of the re-recording of “reputation,” but...

Clara McCourt points at the camera display while Mimi Freund, Daniel Rateau and Kaia Reed look on. The documentary was nominated for an award at the Garden State Festival and has been submitted for a student Emmy. Photo courtesy Clara McCourt.

NU students’ documentary celebrates The Beatles’ legacy, creates its own

Meghan Hirsch, news correspondent February 27, 2024

For many, creating a documentary in just one month with strangers in a new country sounds like a nightmare, but for six Northeastern students, it was the experience of a lifetime.  The group, on its English Culture and Documentary Filmmaking Dialogue of Civilization in London...

Column: Female artists win big at the 2024 Grammy Awards

Column: Female artists win big at the 2024 Grammy Awards

Camryn Cunningham, news correspondent February 23, 2024

The 66th Grammy Awards was a success for women in music — from Miley Cyrus’ first-ever win to Taylor Swift’s history-making Album of the Year triumph, women dominated the Feb. 4 ceremony.  Before the main ceremony even began, Phoebe Bridgers, along with fellow boygenius...