By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| April 17, 2025
Ken Carson, signee of opium PlayBoi Carti’s record label, released his fourth studio album “More Chaos.”
With 21 tracks, “More Chaos” belongs to the mosh pits of Coachella or Rolling Loud and hardcore fans of Carson and the whole opium label.
This...
A beautiful thing about music is just how many artists there are to enjoy. As a result of the different sounds there are to experience, some amazing artists, unfortunately, fall to the wayside of mainstream ears.
I want to shine a light on some of...
Vulnerable, touching, powerful and soul searching. These are just some of the vibes one gets when listening to Ariana Grande's most recent release.
Grande’s “eternal sunshine deluxe: brighter days ahead,” dropped March 28, just about a year after...
The NIU World Music Program is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with a week of music from cultures around the globe.
The World Music festival will kick off with a week-long celebration on Tuesday, precisely 50 years since the start of the program.
The...
On the heels of the smashing success of her most recent performance in the musical film “Wicked,” Ariana Grande continues to deliver powerful and engaging musical content.
Originally released as “eternal sunshine” in March 2024, Grande’s...
Chicago rapper Saba linked up with legendary producer and fellow Chicago native No ID to deliver a fun, vibrant project that exudes the hip-hop sound of the city they hail from. This is Saba’s fifth studio album and the first since his 2022 LP “Few...
By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| March 22, 2025
The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the NIU Steelband had a massive turnout at their Spring Pops concert Friday evening as NIU students and residents of DeKalb nearly filled all the seats.
From 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., the Kishwaukee Symphony...
Following a series of cryptic lies and leaks by Playboi Carti, the Atlanta-based rapper released his fourth studio album after a five-year wait.
The album “MUSIC” released last Friday, after first being teased in March of 2021.
With the...
By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| March 16, 2025
“MAYHEM,” Lady Gaga’s seventh studio album, released March 7 and, with its release, she keeps her status as one of pop music's greatest moguls.
This album is definitely pop mayhem with how diverse and unique each song is. Lady Gaga has so far...
By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant Lifestyle Editor
| February 28, 2025
A Large crowd of DeKalb residents and NIU students came to hear the performance of the NIU Wind Ensemble Thursday evening.
From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., the NIU Wind Ensemble’s instruments left audience members awed during their concert in the Boutell Memorial...
The School of Music held its third performance celebrating its 50-year anniversary at NIU.
At noon Wednesday, two members of the World Music Graduate Program, Ethan Cowburn and Gabriel Roethle, performed part 2 of their “Sounds of Fusion” performance...
