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Sabrina Carpenter: From Disney Star to Chart-Topping Sensation
Sabrina Carpenter was well-known prior to her newly found mainstream success. Her career began on the Disney Channel series, Girl Meets World, in 2014. Right around this time, her first single was released. Although her musical traction didn’t begin until around 2020, stardom was in her sights. Whether the plethora of movies and media, including…
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Unveiling The Kid Laroi’s Path to Musical Triumph
Charlton Howard, better known as the Kid Laroi, has certainly gain more and more traction in the music world each year. Initially known for his association and friendship with American rapper, Juice WRLD, he has grown into an individual musician, who is now known for the world he has built himself. His mainstream success began…
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Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (2023) – Lana Del Rey
Introduction Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (referred to as Ocean Blvd) was the ninth studio album released by Lana Del Rey. It was released on March 24, 2023, through Polydor and Interscope Records. This project is a very diverse album, with collaborations that is. Features include Jon Batiste, Bleachers, Riopy,…
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Endless Summer Vacation (2023) – Miley Cyrus
Introduction Endless Summer Vacation was released to the public on March 10, 2023. It was Miley Cyrus’ first studio album with Columbia Records, after splitting ways with RCA Records in 2021. The solo project only has two features on the whole 14 song project, those being Sia and Brandi Carlile. She gave the album a…
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Midnights (2022) – Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is one of the most successful and popular musicians ever. A multi-Grammy winner with her last nomination for Album of the Year being Midnights. Released October 21, 2022, Midnights is Taylor’s 10th studio album and 6th Album of the Year nomination. With the help of Jack Antonoff and Republic Records, Taylor finds similar…
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World Music Radio (2023) – Jon Batiste
Introduction World Music Radio is an album of many identities. The 2024 Grammy nominated album was released on August 18th of 2023, through Verve Records and Interscope Records. It is an album that doesn’t follow much direction as a typical album does. It, in face, holds nearly every genre you can imagine, even featuring multilingual…
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Lana Del Rey: Music Icon and Career Highlights
Lana Del Rey has quickly become one of the most influential and well-known names in music. Lana is most known for her classic albums, such as Born to Die or Norman Fucking Rockwell! She has also heavily been noted for her diverse quality in her discography, as well as her exploration of vintage popular culture.…
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Revolver (1966) – The Beatles
Revolver was the seventh studio album released by the Beatles on August 5th, 1966, through Parlophone and Capitol. This marked their final recording project as live performers; however, the band continued to record music after. Revolver was heavily influenced by many other artists and bands, including the likes of Stevie Wonder, Roy Orbison, Boby Dylan,…
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On to Better Things (2022) – Iann Dior
On to Better Things (2022) was released on January 21st, 2022. This project was released through 10k Projects and had ample hype leading up to its release. Being only the second studio album in Iann Dior’s discography, he needed to find a way to build excitement. He released one promotional single, “let you,” and had…
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Back from the Edge (2016) – James Arthur
Introduction James Arthur’s second studio album, Back from the Edge, was released on October 28th, 2016. Coming two years after his debut project, James teased the project when he signed with Columbia Records in September of 2015. His signing to Columbia Records was following his mutual parting of ways with his prior record company, Syco.…
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Who Really Cares (2016) – TV Girl
Known for their indie-pop music, TV Girl released their second studio album, Who Really Cares, on February 25, 2016. Who Really Cares is seen as one of TV Girl’s biggest hits. Following their first album, French Exit in 2014, the group self-produced and published this album. Frequently sampling songs in their music, the members of…
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folklore (2020) – Taylor Swift
In the mists of the Covid-19 pandemic, Taylor Swift began to record folklore in her home studio. Her songwriting wasn’t intended to become an album and was just meant to be something for her to do in her newfound free time. Released on July 24, 2020, folklore explores more indie elements than Taylor’s prior albums.…
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Ultraviolence (2014) – Lana Del Rey
After the release of her first major studio album, Born to Die, Lana Del Rey told reporters that she didn’t plan on writing another album. Thankfully, she rethought her decision and released Ultraviolence on June 13, 2014. She promoted her album with the release of five singles including: “West Coast”, “Brooklyn Baby”, “Shade of Cool”,…
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When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019) – Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish is critically acclaimed in the music industry for being the first artist born in the 21st century to top the Billboard charts. She achieved this accomplishment with her first studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Released on March 29, 2019, Billie and her brother, Finneas O’Connell, produced and…
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Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (2023) – Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has been regarded as one of the top artists of the 2010s, and her burst into popularity is often attributed to the release of her third studio album, Speak Now. Released on October 25, 2010, and re-recorded in 2023, under the name Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), Taylor takes her newly acquired stardom from…
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Currents (2015) – Tame Impala
Currents, by Tame Impala, was released on July 17, 2015. Shortly after releasing his sophomore album, Lonerism, Tame began working on Currents. He stayed at his home studio in Australia writing, recording, and mixing the album all on his own. Tame wrote Currents to be more of an album that was dance-able with heavy synthesizers,…
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Guts (2023) – Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album, Guts, was released on September 8th, 2023. Following up the success of her 2021 debut album, Sour, Olivia had been amassing hype and excitement for her next move. She preceded the album with “vampire,” “bad idea right?,” and “get him back!,” all three of which went top ten in the charts.…
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What Could Possibly Go Wrong (2020) – Dominic Fike
What Could Possibly Go Wrong was Dominic Fike’s debut project. Initially slated for July 10th, 2020, it got postponed to July 31st due to the Black Lives Matter protests happening at the time. Dominic had started working on this project in 2019, constantly teasing its arrival. He collaborated with YouTubers and shared updates about the…
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Starboy (2016) – The Weeknd
Starboy, the 2016 follow up to Beauty Behind the Madness, was The Weeknd fully establishing himself as the “Starboy” and away from Abel. Establishing his persona, he was able to build a fan base for his near future. Now, he is one of the most listened to daily musicians on Spotify. The 2016 release of…
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Honky Chateau (1972) – Elton John
Honky Chateau, the 1972 album, by Sir Elton John was his fifth studio album, and the last under the Uni label. Following Madman Across the Water was no easy task, but Elton took it on. Creating this rock/pop album became an instant success. The certified platnium album reached number one on the charts in 1972.…
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Off the Wall (1979) – Michael Jackson
Off the Wall, Jackson’s breakthrough solo project, devoured the charts in 1979. Diverting away from The Jacksons, he wanted to produce his own album. Teaming with Epic Records, he gave out Off the Wall, which had two different songs take the cake of number one on the billboard top 100, and another two in the…
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The Stranger (1977) – Billy Joel
The Stranger, Billy Joel’s 5th studio album, has and will always hold a special place in my heart. It allowed me to delve into the depths of older music, expanding my personal music taste to places I didn’t even know existed until I had the experience of these captivating tracks. The “Piano Man” lives up…