Thursday, May 21

Spring Sing 2026 showcases student artistry as ScatterTones, Synthesis win awards

This post was updated May 18 at 9:16 p.m. Spring air carried song into Royce Hall. With 12 acts throughout the night, Spring Sing returned to Royce Hall on Saturday night after taking place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center last year. Read more...

Photo: ScatterTones celebrates their Spring Sing win. The premier a cappella ensemble performed a rendition of RAYE’s “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)


Spring Sing 2026: ScatterTones embraces individuality, brings “Scatt” sound to Spring Sing stage

The “Scatt” sound is making its way to the Spring Sing stage. For the first time since 2023, the student-led a cappella group ScatterTones will perform at Spring Sing today in Royce Hall. Read more...

Photo: Posing on a flight of stairs next to Ackerman Union are a few members of the premier a cappella group ScatterTones. The group will perform at Spring Sing 2026, their first time back in the annual competition since 2023. (Presley Liu/Daily Bruin)


Leanne Betasamosake Simpson unpacks Nishnaabe stories, decolonization in new novel

This post was updated May 17 at 8:05 p.m. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson paints a clear map toward decolonization with her latest book. As part of a special speaker series, the UCLA American Indian Studies Center welcomed Simpson on Tuesday for a book talk and signing. Read more...

Photo: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson speaks with a microphone at a podium. The Indigenous Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg author recently released her novel, “Theory of Water: Nishnaabe Maps to the Times Ahead.” (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin staff)



Concert review: Raye claims ‘This Tour May Contain New Music.’ It does, and brings much more.

This post was updated May 20 at 12:22 a.m. Raye’s concert was a form of escapism, allowing audience members to lose themselves in stage design, energy and vocal performance. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is Raye singing while crouching on stage with her arm raised above her head. The Grammy-winning artist performed at the Greek Theatre on Tuesday, for the penultimate stop of her North American leg of the “This Tour May Contain New Music” tour. (Bettina Wu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Second Take: ‘Not a small tradition’: Spring Sing must be met with excitement, vitality

Eighty years is a long time to keep singing. Since 1945, Spring Sing has been one of UCLA’s most enduring traditions, born from the kind of spirited, chest-puffing fraternity rivalry that only a campus on the cusp of World War II’s end could produce. Read more...

Photo: The Los Angeles Tennis Center is transformed into a stage for Spring Sing 2025, surrounded by pink and white lights. Spring Sing has been one of UCLA’s most enduring traditions, where 11 groups take the stage to settle, once and for all, which group sings best. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Album review: MUNA’s ‘Dancing On The Wall’ has rhythm but inconsistently hits its marks

This post was updated May 17 at 8:10 p.m. MUNA released an album. “So What”? In its newest record, “Dancing On The Wall,” the synth-pop music group sounds liberated yet creatively adrift. Read more...

Photo: Pictured is the cover of MUNA’s latest album, “Dancing On The Wall.” The trio’s fourth LP was released May 8 and features 13 tracks. (Courtesy of Saddest Factory Records)