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Review: Singles of the Week 9/8

Review: Singles of the Week 9/8

By Molly Fitzsimons, Co-Life and Culture Editor • September 15, 2023

Song name: “RN” Artist: Joey Valence & Brae  Release date: 9/8 Record label: JVB RECORDS Review: Joey Valence & Brae released their new song “RN” Sept. 8, following their hit...

Review: Singles of the week 8/25

Review: Singles of the week 8/25

By Molly Fitzsimons, Co-Life and Culture Editor • September 1, 2023
Singles for the week of 8/25.
Despite the title, “Heart” — Eric Church’s first release from his triple album, “Heart & Soul” — is not an album of stereotypical country love songs.

Review: Country artist breaks genre stereotypes

By Arla Davis, Sports Editor • April 29, 2021
Despite the title, “Heart” — Eric Church’s first release from his triple album, “Heart & Soul” — is not an album of stereotypical country love songs.
The band now known as The Chicks may have dropped "Dixie" from their name but they have not changed their politics or sacrificed their sound. The Chicks new album "Gaslighter" takes inspiration from the March For Our Lives, the Global Climate Strike, and other movements that emerged after Donald Trump's inaugaration.

Review: The Chicks push for protest in new album

By Elijah de Castro, Staff Writer • August 4, 2020
The band now known as The Chicks may have dropped "Dixie" from their name, but they have not changed their politics or sacrificed their sound.
The Indigo Girls' latest album tackles the current political scene and growing up as an LGBT youth in the American south. While the album often plays into country music conventions, it's a breath of fresh air with exceptional lyrics.

Review: Country album reflects on current politics

By Elijah de Castro • June 7, 2020
The Indigo Girls' latest album tackles the current political scene and growing up as an LGBT youth in the American south.
"kelsea" is a beautiful, self-titled exploration of the singer Kelsea Ballerini's life. The album features empowering pop songs and old-school country with a feature from pop artistHalsey.

Review: Ballerini subverts country music norms

By Dylan Campbell • April 26, 2020
"kelsea" features empowering pop songs and old-school country with a feature from pop artistHalsey.
Musicians Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper star in the country romantic drama, "A Star is Born."

Review: Lady Gaga sparkles in ‘A Star is Born’

By Liam Conway, Staff Writer • October 10, 2018
“A Star is Born” is a beautifully tragic film about love, heartbreak, addiction and fame that coincides with the thrilling world of music.
Blaze Foley's life is dramatized in Ethan Hawke's hazy biopic, "Blaze."

Review: ‘Blaze’ captures melancholy of country musician

By Arleigh Rodgers, Staff Writer • October 8, 2018
Though “Blaze” is a dramatization of the ’70s musician Blaze Foley’s life, Hawke doesn’t adhere to typical biopic conventions.
"Forever My Girl" centers on country star Liam Page (Alex Roe) as he repairs his relationships with his ex-fiance and daughter after abandoning them to pursue fame.

Review: Cookie-cutter country romance lacks character

By Liza Gillespie, Staff Writer • January 30, 2018
“Forever My Girl” feels like a Hallmark Channel movie that mistakenly got a wide release.

Review: Chesney surpasses expectations on ‘Cosmic Hallelujah’

By Ashley Wolf, Staff Writer • November 13, 2016
The 11 tracks on “Cosmic Hallelujah,” released Oct. 28, are a mixture of mature and sassy songs that deal with a variety of sounds and messages.
From left, CMA EDU member sophomore Adriana Clark-Sevilla and junior members Adriaan Schiltkamp and Stefanie Tanaka pose April 7.

Music industry explored in new Ithaca College group

By Kalia Kornegay, Contributing Writer • April 8, 2015
New club brings country music appreciation to campus.

Rimes’ country throwback album falls short of expectations

By Chloe Wilson, Contributing Writer • October 11, 2011
In her much anticipated return after a four-year break from the stage and a publicized tumultuous restructuring of her personal life, LeAnn Rimes’ new album, “Lady and Gentlemen,” is a throwback to Rimes’ earlier discography but with only a mediocre outcome.
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