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Lollapalooza announced this year’s lineup on March 21, exciting music-lovers and festival goers alike with headliners including Kendrick Lamar, The 1975 and Lana Del Ray. The variety of genres and inclusion of local bands connects the students to their city and to their favorite artists. “It’s hard not to compare your city to others in...

Industry insiders say terrestrial radio DJs will likely never reach the heights of earlier eras following the corporate takeover of radio in recent decades.

After a season full of drug withdrawal, gaslighting and a theatrical exposé, “Euphoria” continues to go beyond being just another drama by destigmatizing drug use, sex work and sexuality. “I think that ‘Euphoria’ as a show walks the fine line of humanizing versus glamorizing the situations and lives all the characters lead,” Loyola Chicago student...

The DePaulia Lauren Uhlrich, Contributing Writer|May 9, 2021 The mere mention of Pop Smoke, a Brooklyn rapper who was killed in February of 2020 in a home-invasion robbery, brings both nostalgia and the reminiscence of a young life cut short. Pop Smoke’s death at 20 years old came at the beginning of his push into popularity. He had only just begun a career that can now be categorized as impactful and full of success.  Pop Smoke, born Bashar Barakah Jackson, only began his rap career toward ...

The DePaulia Success of Olivia Rodrigo’s new single proves ‘The TikTok Effect.’ Samantha Albert, Contributing Writer|January 31, 2021 The first stage of quarantine is remembered as the time we all were home on TikTok, attempting a few viral dances and laughing at the platform’s content, helping it to grow even larger than it already had. Whether we knew it or not, we were increasing TikTok’s impact on the music industry.  When TikTok was first released in 2016, the most used viral a...