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2 weeks ago | 
kpbs.org | Emma Madden
In her 25 years in the Christian music industry, Holly Zabka, president of Provident — a Sony subsidiary dedicated to Christian music — has never encountered a moment of such prominence for the genre. "This is the most exciting time to be in Christian music," she says. "I don't think we've ever been in this season of opportunity."Once largely confined to insular networks like Christian radio, contemporary Christian music (CCM) is now breaking into mainstream popularity.
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1 month ago | 
dazeddigital.com | Emma Madden
Taking K-pop to the places other performers can only dream of, Rosé returns to the BLACKPINK mothership this summer fresh from a record-breaking solo run. But, says your number-one girl, she still has dreams of melting back into the crowd9 Images
Most pop stars start out as pop fans. Then, if they are determined, agile, pretty and lucky enough, they’ll get to become something like the stars they spent years studying and idolising.
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1 month ago | 
vulture.com | Emma Madden
In the early ’90s, Karlheinz Brandenburg was searching for a song with optimal humanity. As the creator of the MP3, his ideal test subject needed to be warm enough to challenge his highly refined compression algorithm.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Emma Madden
Eurovision 2025: The provocative Estonian pop song that has caused outrage in ItalyAlina PyazokOne of the most controversial entries in the Eurovision song contest is Espresso Macchiato by Estonia's Tommy Cash. It mocks Italian stereotypes, and there have been calls to ban it. The track by Estonian rapper and singer Tommy Cash is the country's entry into the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place next week.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Emma Madden
One of the most controversial entries in the Eurovision song contest is Espresso Macchiato by Estonia's Tommy Cash. It mocks Italian stereotypes, and there have been calls to ban it. The track by Estonian rapper and singer Tommy Cash is the country's entry into the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place next week.
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1 month ago | 
revolvermag.com | Emma Madden
What shakes Split Chain most? Success. And the torturous wait for it. It’s early February, and the guys have just returned home to Bristol, England, after wrapping their first-ever U.S. tour, supporting Silverstein and Thursday. Now, with the road behind them and the release of their debut album, motionblur, just months away, they’re stuck in an agonizing purgatory before their music finally reaches the world. So, what happens if motionblur actually takes off?
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1 month ago | 
pitchfork.com | Emma Madden
On her fourth album, the ambient folk artist Satomimagae imagines a world without names, lines, or borders—anything that could distinguish one thing from an absolute whole. What we might call “leaves” on “trees” here are simply shades upon shades. Every difference is negated. Listening to it feels like waking up from anesthetic, an experience in which there is no delineation between self and other, inner and outer.
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1 month ago | 
l8r.it | Emma Madden
It’s January when we meet Courtney LaPlante in Los Angeles, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The air is thick. It’s difficult to breathe. Her Canadian progressive metalcore outfit, Spiritbox, stand at the threshold of what may be their most transformative year yet — and just days ago, wildfires tore through much of the singer’s adopted hometown. The L.A. sky is burnt orange. Families remain in evacuation shelters.
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1 month ago | 
revolvermag.com | Emma Madden
It’s January when we meet Courtney LaPlante in Los Angeles, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The air is thick. It’s difficult to breathe. Her Canadian progressive metalcore outfit, Spiritbox, stand at the threshold of what may be their most transformative year yet — and just days ago, wildfires tore through much of the singer’s adopted hometown. The L.A. sky is burnt orange. Families remain in evacuation shelters. “I think this fire’s changed everyone,” says LaPlante.
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2 months ago | 
pitchfork.com | Emma Madden
Salami Rose Joe Louis is Captain Beefheart for synth heads who grew up watching Adult Swim. She debuted in a punk band playing the blender (as in the household appliance). She named her first album Son of a Sauce!, her second Zlaty Sauce Nephew. She then followed those, naturally, with a handful of grand sci-fi concept albums. Before she was Salami Rose Joe Louis, Lindsay Olsen was a scientist studying the ocean’s acidity.
