Music can come from any era and belong to any genre. People want to be moved by music and NIU’s School of Music showed that it can be done. Held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Music Building’s Recital Hall, eight pieces of music were performed in front...

  Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR released their R&B Valentine's Day album “$OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U” on Friday, and it is the safest play Drake could have made after his diss track battle with Kendrick Lamar. This is Drake’s first album after...

  Emily’s picks “Falling Like The Stars” - James Arthur “Sparks Fly” - Taylor Swift “Fallin’ For You” - Colbie Caillat “Falling Like The Stars” perfectly encapsulates the feeling of falling in love with someone,...

The College of Visual and Performing Arts held their annual Jazz Day event where high school jazz bands and their directors from all over the Midwest performed for students from other high schools, parents and the faculty of the NIU School of Music.  Roosevelt...

Music isn’t usually written in a day, but the students of the Composition Club decided to challenge the notion by doing just that. Held at 6 p.m. in the Music Building, the Hasty Measures concert gave composers 24 hours to write their songs on Friday,...

To celebrate the Lunar New Year, the Chinese Music Ensemble from the World Music Program headed down to the Founders Memorial Library to perform.  The Chinese Music Ensemble performed several songs in the Sounds of Celebration concert at 4 p.m. Wednesday...

The NIU Wind Ensemble performed pieces from Black composers at the Music of Black Composers Showcase.  From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m, the NIU Wind Ensemble blew the audience away with their performance in the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Music Building....

The wait is over for fans of Mac Miller as Friday the Mac Miller estate released his long awaited and second posthumous album “Balloonerism.” This album was one of the most difficult listens I’ve had. Recorded over 10 years ago, this album gives...

Brynn’s picks “Last Christmas” – Wham! “The Christmas Waltz” – She & Him  “Merry Christmas Baby” – Mason Ramsey While this Christmas tune is upbeat, the lyrics tell of holiday heartbreak. Wham! tells the story...

Kendrick Lamar surprised the hip-hop world on Nov. 22 by releasing his sixth studio album “GNX”.  Kendrick was my “most listened to” artist of 2024, putting me in the top 0.5% of listeners – according to Spotify Wrapped, at least. With that...

This Weekend Writeup features events such as romantic concerts, the finale of the World Music Festival, an upcoming holiday market and more.  TREINTA Y TRES: LATINX ORAL HISTORIES - LATINO CENTER Time and Date: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday  Location:...