Meet Mitski, a Japanese-American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who’s made dozens of appearances in concert halls and other musical arenas. The first time you hear her music, you might mistake her for Ellie Goulding. The two may share melancholic voices, but their musical styles are different. For one, Mitski infuses classic alternative rock with a…
From West Oakland, California, the Pointer Sisters, along with their brothers, had been encouraged to listen to and perform gospel music by their parents, Reverend Elton Pointer and Sarah Pointer. They were taught as children music revolving around blues and rock and roll was devil’s music, but each time the parents were away, those were…
In 1981, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe formed the synth-pop duo, Pet Shop Boys. Fours years later, they made their splashy entrance onto the charts with their phenomenal debut single, West End Girls. Since then, they’ve sold over 100 million records worldwide, picked up over 40 Top 30 singles, four number ones, and numerous awards,…
There’s no doubt about it, country singer Chayce Beckham has come on the scene after winning “American Idol” last year and he is taking the music world by storm. Below are 10 of the songs that he has either recorded on his own or performed throughout the competition. Some of the songs are solos and…
Are you into alternative rock, acoustic rock, or pop-rock? You’re probably familiar with a rock band group called Blue October, no matter your preference. Perhaps you’re hearing about them for the first time and want to know which albums they’ve produced since they joined the music industry in the 90s. According to All Music, Blue…
After establishing themselves on the Christian Contemporary Music scene, Switchfoot broke through into the mainstream with the release of their multi-platinum selling fourth album, The Beautiful Letdown. Since then, they’ve refused to be tied down to any one genre, becoming as much of a hit with secular audiences as with Christian ones. Here, we look…
In the early 1990s, Toby Keith rolled into Nashville armed with a pocketful of songs and an overflowing cup of ambition. It took him a couple of albums to get there, but by the early 2000s, he was riding high in the charts as one of the biggest names in modern country. He might not…
In 2017 during an interview with V-103, Xscape announced that they were working on an album and a tour, and we couldn’t wait to see what they had in store for us. With three platinum albums and ten number one songs on the Billboard charts, Xscape are one of the most prominent R&B girl groups…
Sugar Ray is a popular American rock band formed back in 1986 in Newport Beach, California. The band originally began playing heavy nu-metal theme music and later rose to fame in 1997 after they released their pop-influenced track dubbed Fly. The single Fly was a great success and largely influenced the band’s decision to shift…