Tuesday, March 17

UCLA alumnus Dakota Dry learns ‘How to Begin Again’ in debut album

This post was updated Feb. 18 at 8:50 p.m. For Dakota Dry, “The Edge of Our Never Ending Universe” is a place she knows. The singer-songwriter and alumnus graduated in 2024 with a degree in ethnomusicology and released her debut studio album, “The Edge of Our Never Ending Universe,” in November 2025. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is UCLA alumnus Dakota Dry, sitting down on a bench while wearing a blue dress. Dry released her debut album, “The Edge of Our Never Ending Universe,” in November 2025. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Album review: Charli xcx’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ reaches peaks in production, falls in songwriting

This post was updated Feb. 16 at 9:08 p.m. Pop’s reigning party girl reemerges as a restless poet, trading club classics for confined collapse. Charli xcx’s second soundtrack album “Wuthering Heights” transpires like a descent into the shadows. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the album cover for Charli xcx’s LP, “Wuthering Heights.” The artist’s second soundtrack album was released Feb. 13 and was written for Emerald Fennell’s film adaptation of the same name. (Courtesy of Charli XCX, Inc., under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation)





Grammys 2026 Q&A: Grammy-nominated musicians, songwriters discuss projects, collaboration processes

This post was updated Feb. 5 at 11:10 p.m. For most recording artists, the Grammys are the pinnacle of achievement in music. Naturally, the 68th Annual Grammy Awards celebrated a wide variety of songs and albums from popular genres, such as country and dance, to more niche fields recognizing classical and new age music. Read more...

Photo: Cam poses for a photo on the red carpet wearing an all-black outfit with a white seam detail. Since receiving the Album Of The Year Grammy for her collaboration in Beyoncé’s “COWBOY CARTER,” the country singer was nominated for the third time for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, with her 2025 album “All Things Light.” (Courtesy of John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)


Grammys 2026 Q&A: Award winners discuss creative inspiration, impact of academy recognition

This post was updated Feb. 3 at 8:01 p.m. Music’s biggest night is an all-day event. The 68th Annual Grammy Awards highlighted a year of musical projects across 95 categories this Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is FKA Twigs on the Grammy stage, accepting her award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. The artist’s LP, “EUSEXUA,” is inspired by rave and club culture and looks to bring music back to its original scenes and environments. (Courtesy of Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)



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