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Harry Styles' new album: Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. Photo courtesy of Spotify.

Harry Styles signals new era with single release

Danii Rivera, Sports Editor June 2, 2026

Waiting for Harry Styles has become its own kind of endurance sport. Fans don’t just wait, they invest. Every tweet is inspected, every blurry photo is decoded, and every cryptic teaser feels like a test of loyalty. So when “Aperture” finally...

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“The Life of a Showgirl” reflects on Swift’s fame

Ava Perez, Deputy Social Media Editor November 23, 2025

This was previously published in our October 2025 issue.  Few artists in modern music have reinvented themselves as successfully as world-renowned pop star Taylor Swift. Transforming from country sweetheart to pop icon to vivid storyteller,...

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Kendrick Lamar shocks fans with surprise album

Katerina Starry, Former Managing Arts and Culture Editor January 7, 2025

Renowned rap artist, Kendrick Lamar unexpectedly dropped his sixth studio album, “GNX,” on Nov. 22. The news spread fast, as word of mouth took the album’s existence from chatter on social media to conversations in friend groups. Compared to...

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Songs of the Summer

Over the summer, countless artists swarmed the music scene -- releasing all kinds of singles, from rap to country to pop. A poll conducted by The Stinger sent out to Emmaus High School students revealed exactly what songs students listened to over...

"Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar, courtesy of Spotify

Song Review: “Not Like Us”

Melanie Lin, Former Deputy Arts and Culture Editor October 7, 2024

Out of the numerous musical revolutions and discoveries of this summer, “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar seemed to find its place in many hearts amidst the drama between Drake and Kendrick.  “Not Like Us” serves as an anti-Drake anthem, calling...

"Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish, courtesy of Spotify

Song Review: “Birds of a Feather”

Thiffany Ceolin-Reimao, Former Arts & Culture Editor October 7, 2024

Billie Eilish once again hit her audience hard with the release of her second single  “Birds of a Feather” from the album “Hit Me Hard and Soft” on May 17. “Birds of a Feather” achieved huge popularity in the charts due to the way this song...

"Good Luck, Babe!" by Chappell Roan, courtesy of Spotify

Song Review: Good Luck Babe!

Harper Sisonick, Editor-In-Chief of Visuals and Graphics October 3, 2024

This story previously ran in the September 2024 issue. The new indie song “Good Luck Babe” by Chappell Roan took the music world by storm this summer. With her intimate lyrics along with lots of social media praise she became a top artist. This...

"Short n' Sweet" album cover by Sabrina Carpenter. Courtesy of Island Records

“Short n’ Sweet” flirts around budding romance

Zoe Hulings, Former Social Media Editor October 3, 2024

Pop stars are back, and Sabrina Carpenter is leading the way! Her newest album “Short n’ Sweet", released on August 23, is topping charts, and giving her fans the answer to rumors they’ve been stirring about for months.  The album starts off...

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Billie Eilish’s album sparks “cultural reset” in music industry

Carter Teti, Manager of Breaking New & Managing, Arts & Culture Editor May 29, 2024

Following her highly praised sophomore album, “Happier Than Ever,” Billie Eilish releases her third studio album “Hit Me Hard and Soft”, produced by her brother Finneas. Eilish began her music career with her widely successful single “Ocean...

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New releases create soundtrack of 2022

Gavin Cronin, Staff Writer March 12, 2022

This previously ran in our February 2022 print issue. I wouldn’t consider myself as much of a music connoisseur, more as a hermit who sticks to the same six or seven genres and plays them on repeat. These past couple weeks I have been branching out...

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