MUSIC

“Hate That I Made You Love Me” is a mid and down-tempo pop, alt-pop, R&B, and synth-pop ballad that features trap elements and Grande’s subdued vocal delivery over a sauntering instrumental. Built around moody and minimalist synth production, the song addresses the admiration Grande has received throughout her career and the ways in which public support can later become criticism.

My experience of becoming a Doors fan has always been inextricably intertwined with my concurrent experience of attending boarding school. The Doors reached the nadir of their popularity during the same four years in which I was a student in Stockbridge.

Sabrina Carpenter is taking you on a “House Tour” with a newly dropped music video for her Man’s Best Friend single, and she got some assistance from Margaret Qualley and Madelyne Cline.

Harry Styles spilled the tea on his new track, “American Girls,” during an Apple Music chat with Zane Lowe, and get this – it was inspired by his friends’ weddings! Turns out, it’s not quite the upbeat bop some might expect.

“Risk It All” is a song by Bruno Mars, released as the opening track from his 2026 album The Romantic. The song was released on February 27, 2026, via Atlantic Records.

A luminous, bittersweet slice of late-90s / early-2000s electro-pop. Built on percussive synth pulses, delicate guitar strumming, ethereal vocal layers and staccato string motifs,”Meet Me” channels the emotional DNA of early electronic classics.

“Bandaids” is a song by the American singer-songwriter Katy Perry. It was released through Capitol Records on November 6, 2025, along with an accompanying music video, which she co-directed with Christian Breslauer.

Bittersweet’ is about the end of a chapter and the difficulty of coming to terms with it, while also recognizing that deep down you know it’s for the best — and finding peace in that along the journey.

The music world was shaken by the news of D’Angelo’s passing on October 14, 2025, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Released September 26, the project – preceded by the top 40 smash ‘Jealous Type‘ – saw its arrival accompanied by the music video for its housed single ‘Gorgeous.’