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Ranked: Taylor Swift’s top 5 defining albums

Featured photo by Bailey Brantingham Story by Bailey Brantingham  If you want more news like this, sign up for the Sidelines weekly newsletter here! Find it in your inbox every Thursday afternoon. Following...

Ariana Grande breaks three year hiatus with "Yes, And?"

Ariana Grande breaks three year hiatus with “Yes, And?”

Destiny Mizell | Lifestyles Editor January 15, 2024

Featured Photo by Ariana Grande  Story by Shamani Salahuddin Ariana Grande uses music to landmark significant events in her life, inviting fans to experience a front-row seat to her good, bad and ugly.  “Thank...

Nashville skyline. (Photo by Aubrey Salm)

Independent artists are changing the tune of the Music City soundscape

Destiny Mizell | Lifestyles Editor September 24, 2023

Featured Photo by Aubrey Salm Story by Aiden O'Neill As Nashville rapidly grows, the music industry continues to diversify. Artists of all genreschoose Nashville over New York or Los Angeles to...

Olivia Rodrigo's sophomore album "GUTS" is a testament to her growth as an artist

Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album “GUTS” is a testament to her growth as an artist

Destiny Mizell | Lifestyles Editor September 19, 2023

Featured Photo by Olivia Rodrigo Story by Maddy Williams Olivia Rodrigo released a new album this month, and it’s all the rave. Her debut album came out in 2021, and both albums have reached...

Harry Styles and Fans Come Together Again for the Long-Awaited 'Love on Tour'

Harry Styles and Fans Come Together Again for the Long-Awaited ‘Love on Tour’

Styles mid-performance Story and Photos by Morgan Baker | Contributing Writer Imagine a packed sports arena full of masked up and vaccinated concertgoers. The British superstar Harry Styles...

Popular Murfreesboro band "Shelter Cove" drops new single

Popular Murfreesboro band “Shelter Cove” drops new single

CIM Digital October 27, 2019

Photo courtesy of Shelter Cove Story and Photos by Elizabeth Juengling/Contributing Writer Shelter Cove, a popular local band comprised of MTSU students, released their newest single “Shut the Lights...

Anderson .Paak follows up his 2018 album with latest LP, 'Ventura'

Anderson .Paak follows up his 2018 album with latest LP, ‘Ventura’

CIM Digital April 13, 2019

Photo courtesy of andersonpaak.com Story by Enrique Geronimo / Contributing Writer In November 2018, Anderson .Paak escaped his usual smooth-edged beats and soulful singing to create an album that was...

Billie Eilish breaks boundaries with her debut album, 'WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?'

Billie Eilish breaks boundaries with her debut album, ‘WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?’

Sidelines April 1, 2019

Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Story by Stacey White / Contributing Writer  Nearly two years after her EP “Don't Smile At Me,” 17-year-old Billie Eilish has released her debut full-length album....

Review: Taylor Swift alters her 'Reputation' with new album

Review: Taylor Swift alters her ‘Reputation’ with new album

Sidelines November 13, 2017

Story by Altima Sisavad / Contributing Writer Pop sensation Taylor Swift put her “Reputation” on the line with the release of her highly anticipated sixth album, and it's unlike anything she's ever...

Review: Kelly Clarkson renovates her sound with ‘Meaning of Life’

Sidelines October 30, 2017

Story by Erin Alexander / Contributing Writer Kelly Clarkson released her eighth studio album, “The Meaning of Life," on Oct. 27, 2017. This marks Clarkson’s debut with Atlantic after completing her...

Review: St. Vincent embraces new synth-pop sound with “MASSEDUCTION”

Sidelines October 14, 2017

Story by Hayden Goodridge / Contributing Writer Annie Clark, the multi-instrumentalist behind the music of St. Vincent, is revered as one of indie-pop’s most enigmatic personalities. Over her decade-long...

Review: Cody Simpson & The Tide drop fun debut ‘Wave One’

Sidelines October 1, 2017

Story by Hadley Schelton / Contributing Writer After walking away from his record deal with Atlantic Records in 2014, Cody Simpson was thought to have gone off-radar.  However, he surprised everyone...

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