Tag: music
The marketing genius of Spotify Wrapped
Ishani Banerji, Clemson University
Even before this year’s Spotify Wrapped drops, I have a hunch what mine will reveal.
How bachata rose from Dominican Republic’s brothels and shantytowns to become...
Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, Lehman College, CUNY
What began as songs about heartbreak in the brothels and barrios of...
‘The Eternal Queen of Asian Pop’ sings one last encore from...
Xianda Huang, University of California, Los Angeles
Several years ago, an employee at Universal Music came across a cassette...
Is China the new cool? How Beijing is using pop culture...
Shaoyu Yuan, Rutgers University - Newark
IShowSpeed, a 20-year-old American YouTuber and internet star, recently livestreamed hourslong tours of...
From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized...
Joycelyn Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical...
Music can change how you feel about the past
Yiren Ren, Georgia Institute of Technology
Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood...
George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ is a story of jazz, race...
Ryan Raul Bañagale, Colorado College
February 12, 1924, was a frigid day in New York City. But that didn’t...
Billy Joel is back for an encore − but why did...
Ryan Raul Bañagale, Colorado College
With the flip of a digital switch, Billy Joel fans have their first new...
EXPLORING NATURE
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety –...
Elizabeth A. Logan, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and William Deverell, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
