Imagine you’re driving home after midnight, watching streetlights flash across the windshield and windows, trying to put into words the full weight of what it means to be in love — only to realize that a song can already do that for you. That’s...

As the portal closes behind her, Melanie Martinez parts ways with her character Crybaby and introduces Circle in her fourth album “HADES.” On March 27, Martinez released “HADES” as the first of her two albums to come out in 2026. The story behind...

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...

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,...

This was previously published in our September 2025 issue. High fashion, fame, and synth-pop. Who could have known that amongst the walls of a Los Angeles mansion, filled with a couple teenagers dancing to viral TikTok dances, was also one of this...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...