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Sep 22, 2024 | 
georgetownvoice.com | Adora Adeyemi |Sagun Shrestha |Kevin Ruano |Karcin Hagi
After taking home Best New Artist at the 2024 Grammy Awards, despite more than 10 years into her established career, Victoria Monét had all eyes of the industry on her ahead of her newest single, “SOS (Sex on Sight).” It was likely this recent acclaim that attracted R&B legend Usher to join her in this collaboration.
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May 10, 2024 | 
georgetownvoice.com | Ben Jakabcsin |Adora Adeyemi |Maanasi Chintamani |Francesca Theofilou
It’s finals season on the Hilltop. You know what that means: Ben making another tier list to avoid doing homework. However, I must start this second edition of Everything I got wrong in sports this year (EIGWISTY if you will) with terrible news. I actually had a better year in predictions than last year, and as such, do not have as many Golden Eagle and Raptor sized gaffes for you to guffaw to this time around. Fear not, though. I still did miss big on a number of occasions.
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May 9, 2024 | 
georgetownvoice.com | Eileen S Chen |Hailey Wharram |Adriana Salem |Adora Adeyemi
“All’s fair in love and poetry.” Taylor Swift ominously teased the above line on social media after announcing her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD), during her 2024 Grammys acceptance speech. Cheekily referencing the adage “all’s fair in love and war,” this album fittingly sees Swift let all of her thoughts run loose without regard for consequence.
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Mar 9, 2024 | 
georgetownvoice.com | Maanasi Chintamani |Adora Adeyemi |Tina Solki |Andrew Arnold
Best Picture by Adora Adeyemi and Maanasi ChintamaniPrediction: OppenheimerShould Win: OppenheimerDespite the lingering impacts of the pandemic and a monthslong writers and actors strike, 2023 saw the release of an exceptional crop of films, and the contenders for Best Picture encompass much of this excellence.
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
georgetownvoice.com | Mia Boykin |Chris Almeida |Adora Adeyemi |Anna Crowley
Walking into the Black Cat felt like a hug. After visiting on dozens of occasions over two years of living in D.C., the black and red checkerboard dance floor has been forever trapped in my memory. From pop-punk dance parties to local bands to sold-out shows, this venue has welcomed me with open arms since my freshman fall. But today, I had no idea what to expect. Frankie and the Witch Fingers and Wine Lips had both crossed my playlists in the past but had never become a staple in my rotation.
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Oct 5, 2023 | 
georgetownvoice.com | Sagun Shrestha |Claire Goldberg |Adora Adeyemi |Emily Jaster
The charts might suggest that jazz is a relic of a bygone era, reaching its peak with legends like Ella Fitzgerald and Chet Baker, before fading into obscurity (or irrelevance). But 24-year-old artist Laufey is determined to change that. Soft, smooth, and silky—Bewitched (2023), the singer-songwriter’s sophomore studio album, now boasts the on Spotify. Blending bedroom pop and her classical music training, Laufey has ignited a passion for jazz in a new generation.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
georgetownvoice.com | Adora Adeyemi |Xavier Ruffin |Lucy Cook |Sagun Shrestha
They say the sequel is always worse than the original. But after a three year gap between the acclaimed first installment in the Jaguar series and its new sister project, Victoria Monét’s emergence from the depths with the slick JAGUAR II (2023) beats the follow-up curse and allows her to sneak into her well-deserved spotlight.
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Apr 18, 2023 | 
georgetownvoice.com | Ajani Jones |Max Zhang |Margaret Hartigan |Adora Adeyemi
Content warning: This article discusses anti-Blackness, racism, and violence. When Beyond the Lights opened in Fall 2021, it challenged the thematic expectations of Black art here at Georgetown. Instead of foregrounding trauma, the Black Theatre Ensemble (BTE) prioritized the celebration of Black American theatrical traditions and their joyful history.
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Mar 4, 2023 | 
georgetownvoice.com | Adora Adeyemi |Kyle Parisi |Lucy Cook |Max Fredell
Leisure “It’s been 5.5 years since we released our last album. What did we miss?”To answer the question Paramore posed on Feb. 9, the night before the release of their newest album: a lot. Since May 2017, when the band last dropped a full-length project, the world has certainly experienced some hardship—and so has Paramore.
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Feb 5, 2023 | 
georgetownvoice.com | Adora Adeyemi |Ajani Jones |Maya Kominsky |Maanasi Chintamani
Album of the Year by Maanasi ChintamaniPrediction: RENAISSANCE, BeyoncéShould Win: RENAISSANCE, BeyoncéThis year’s Album of the Year nominations leave much to be desired, from puzzling omissions—like Rosalía’s genre-bending and career-defining album MOTOMAMI—to equally puzzling inclusions, such as Lizzo’s ironically unremarkable Special, which feels Old Navy commercial-bound, not GRAMMY-worthy.
