With new genres and inaugural events, SkyDxddy is encouraging students to step into their power. The musician and mental health advocate is set to speak on a panel at UCLA’s Gen Z Wellness Summit this Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Traumacore musician SkyDxddy poses while seated. A survivor herself, SkyDxddy creates tracks for others who have undergone trauma and released her latest song “Why Do I Stay?” on Feb. 23. (Courtesy of Samantha Levi)
The Game Music Ensemble has just completed its 10-year anniversary speedrun. The ensemble is preparing for its toughest level yet, its 10th-anniversary concert, “Achievement Unlocked: Ten Years of Video Game Music at UCLA.” Founded in 2014 by alumnus Jose Daniel Ruiz, the student-run ensemble has grown to consist of hundreds of members spread across jazz, orchestra, chamber ensembles and a choir. Read more...
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Alumnus India Carney is celebrating young artists. Taking place this evening at The Nimoy, the singer, songwriter and producer’s two-night series, “Riding the Rollercoaster: An Artist’s Life in Los Angeles,” will feature a performance from Carney’s band as well as some of LA’s new musicians. Read more...
Photo: Vocal performance alumnus India Carney smiles for a portrait set against a lilac-colored backdrop. Also a YoungArts alumnus, Carney will perform at The Nimoy on Thursday and Friday night in collaboration with the charity. (Courtesy of Jordan Naheesi)
This post was updated on Feb. 11 at 10:25 p.m. The search for buried treasure is over – Declan McKenna’s latest record is worth its weight in gold. Read more...
Photo: In a field, Declan McKenna holds out a metal detector with a blue sky and two cows in the background. The indie-rock artist released his third album, “What Happened to the Beach?” on Friday. (Courtesy of Tomplicated Records)
Sunaina Keonaona Kale is putting reggae music in relation. Originally from Irvine, Kale is Kanaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiian, and holds a doctorate in ethnomusicology from UC Santa Barbara. Read more...
Photo: Sunaina Keonaona Kale, a UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Davis, presents a slide reading “Reggae Relations: Black and Indigenous Confluences in Hawaiʻi.” Organized by the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, the event took place Wednesday afternoon. (Darlene Sanzon/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 8:22 p.m. Embodying their distinct experiences, these artists are the melodies of the globe. Taking place last night at the Crypto.com Arena, the 66th Annual Grammy Awards saw a range of historic moments, including the award show’s first performance in the Afrobeats genre and the introduction of the Best African Music Performance category – whose nominees comprise a total of two countries. Read more...
Photo: Host Trevor Noah introduces a group performance of “Both Sides Now” while standing next to Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. The performance, which aired live last night, also included eight-time nominee Allison Russell. (Courtesy of Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
This post was updated Feb. 6 at 8:15 p.m. Painted in rose gold, the Grammys were a night for the vibrance of women. Dangling from a cube and in a sultry mesh ensemble, Dua Lipa ushered in the 66th annual Grammy Awards ceremony with a reflective disco-pop mashup including “Training Season,” “Houdini” and “Dance the Night.” Quipping that the economy surrounding Taylor Swift’s tables has blossomed, Trevor Noah warmed up the crowd with feel-good comedy, while also highlighting notable achievements in terms of diversity, including the majority of female nominees for the Album Of The Year category. Trilling that all nominees for the category are women, Mariah Carey presented Miley Cyrus with the Best Pop Solo Performance award for “Flowers.” After Luke Combs’ duet of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” Karol G won her first Grammy Award, Best Música Urbana Album, for “Mañana Será Bonito.” Also winning her first Grammy, Lainey Wilson won Best Country Album for “Bell Bottom Country.” SZA then set the stage aflame for the second performance of the night with “Snooze” and a gritty rendition of “Kill Bill,” accentuated with sword-fighting. Afterward, Billie Eilish serenaded the Crypto.com Arena with an airy, orchestral rendition of “What Was I Made For?” Performing “Flowers” live on television for the first time, Cyrus relished the milestone with a fierce stage presence and her infamous adlibs. Read more...
Photo: Presenter Mariah Carey stands to the left of Miley Cyrus as Cyrus accepts the Best Pop Solo Performance award for “Flowers.” Tonight’s 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony included the historic first performance by a Nigerian musician, Burna Boy. (Courtesy of Getty Images for the Recording Academy)
