After unleashing one of the best singles of 2014 with "Problem," Ariana Grande has returned before the clock runs out on 2015, with Focus. Another saxophone laden "belty" track, "Focus" is irrefutably a Grande sounding work, carrying all the elements one has...
Album Review: Demi Lovato – “Confident”
The past two years for Demi Lovato have been a rollercoaster ride. After the release of her fourth studio album Demi, Lovato preceded to fulfill another season on the short-lived X Factor USA, embarked on two world tours, endured the deaths of her...
Album Review: Selena Gomez – “Revival”
Selena Gomez's fifth studio album Revival functions as a line break between two phases of Gomez's career: no longer is she a Disney starlet, nor Justin Bieber's on again and off again, she is her own woman, as seen in...
Album Review: Miley Cyrus – “Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz”
Miley Cyrus more or less surprised millions of international viewers last night at the VMAs, announcing that her new album was available for free on Soundcloud. This act of going against the norm, and allowing everyone with basic internet access...
Track by Track Album Review: Carly Rae Jepsen – “Emotion”
Carly Rae Jepsen (I.E. "that Call Me Maybe girl") has released her second mainstream Pop album: Emotion. After almost 3 years of working, "Emotion" enters the world with every track being written by Jepsen, as well as writers like...
Zayn Malik: Voice Profile and Vocal Range
Vocal Range: G2 - Eb5 - A5 Vocal Type: Lyric Tenor (3 octaves) Positives: A voice that has a distinctive tone and texture that can separate him from his (former) band members. A smokey texture is present throughout the voice,...
Track By Track Album Review: Madonna – “Rebel Heart”
Madonna's 13th studio album, Rebel Heart has arrived. How does it stack up compared to the rest of her discography? Let's take a look. Living For Love - The opening number lays down the groundwork but doesn't seem to...
Track by Track Album Review: Kelly Clarkson – “Piece by Piece”
Kelly Clarkson's 7th studio album has hit the web in all of its glory. Preceded by the egregious "Heartbeat Song", does the follow up to her 2012 Grammy-winning Stronger meet expectations? Heartbeat Song: Clarkson and her promotional team have...
Live Review: Lady Gaga at the 87th Academy Awards
Lady Gaga. You insanely talented woman. I will not belittle you by saying that you should have been doing this since 2008, because you changed the pop landscape for decades to come, and pushed artistic boundaries, and stood by your...
Tori Kelly: Voice Profile and Vocal Range
Vocal Range: C#3 - A5 - B6 Vocal Type: Light-Lyric Soprano (3 Octaves, and 5 notes) Positives: Incredible melismatic prowess, being able to ascend and descend into any area of her voice with ease. Her runs have a pearl-like clarity,...