Camila Cabello, “C, XOXO.” Where 2022’s Familia tapped into her Cuban roots and Latin culture, Camila Cabello leans into hip-hop and R&B on her fourth album, C, XOXO. C, XOXO Camila Cabello Geffen/Interscope, June 28 6/10 Get the album on Amazon Music. Nearly half of these song feature collaborations with…

Row 1: Charli XCX, Camila Cabello, The Weeknd, Khalid, Weezer. Row 2: Janet Jackson, Vince Staples, SPOON, GZA, Sky Ferreira, Row 3: Meg Myers, Rina Sawayama, Eddie Vedder, Black Country, New Road, and My Bloody Valentine. Row 4: Elvis Costello, BROCKHAMPTON, Alt-J, Avril Lavigne, Lykke Li. Not pictured: The…

Like all art, music leaves a cultural imprint representing the events, feelings, successes and failures of the time that birthed it. While various styles of music capture the experience of the groups that listen to it, Top 40 pop speaks for the masses. With 2020 around the corner, let’s…

Camila Cabello is no stranger to romance. The Cuban-born pop songstress found herself in one of the most public and high-profile pop culture romances of 2019 with fellow pop phenom Shawn Mendes. Whether they are performing on stage together at awards shows or showing affection court-side at a Lakers…

Dinah Jane. Photo courtesy of the artist. With pop juggernaut Fifth Harmony, Dinah Jane already had plenty of experience traveling the world and playing arenas on the back of massive hits like “Worth It” and “Work From Home.” But for the past year she’s been working hard to kickstart…

Mike Shinoda, “Post-Traumatic.” This year was one of transition and experimentation for artists, and I’ve used fairly simple criteria to narrow down my top 10 albums. These are the ones I found myself loading up on my Spotify playlist—or, amazingly, even grabbing the CD. In addition to original songwriting…

Camila Cabello performs at Poptopia at SAP Center in San Jose on Dec. 1, 2018. Photos: Alessio Neri. SAN JOSE — The stars came out to shine Saturday night at SAP Center for the annual spectacle that is Poptopia. The concert, organized by 99.7 NOW, has quickly become one…

Taylor Swift performs on the Reputation Stadium Tour at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on May 11, 2018. Photos: Steve Carlson. SANTA CLARA — On her 2017 album Reputation, “the old Taylor” Swift is dead. But on the Reputation Stadium Tour, which arrived at Levi’s Stadium Friday for…