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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

Chris Stapleton wearing a cowboy hat and a black coat while holding a microphone on a stand to his mouth. The stage behind him is bathed in blue light.

Review: ‘Higher’ shows Chris Stapleton in steady territory

The country star returns with a pleasant, generically good record that’s on par for him, but lacks variety.
Ethan Beck, Staff Writer November 20, 2023

Chris Stapleton has a voice you can trust. Over strummed acoustic guitars, bluesy electric guitar riffs or organ hits, Stapleton’s warm, bellowing tenor can feel very familiar....

A group of students sitting in a music recording studio while listening to two instructors speaking. The room is filled with various music production equipment.

NYU Nashville provides music students with hands-on experience

The university’s January-term course provides music business students with support to achieve their career aspirations.
Liz Lindain, Staff Writer September 19, 2023

Students taking the Nashville: Production and A&R in the Music Industry course in the music business program at NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development...

An illustration of a Black woman in a green shirt and a white woman in a yellow shirt listening to music through wired headphones. The cord of the headphones spells out “Listen to This.”

Listen to This: beabadoobee maintains she’ll ‘See you Soon’

Read about this week’s most notable singles by MUNA, Flume and more.

Folks, here we are … the final edition of “Listen to This” of the semester. We’ve enjoyed writing up our favorite — and sometimes least favorite — singles of the week...

After the talent manager Scooter Braun acquired ownership of her music in 2019, artist Taylor Swift is on a mission to re-record her catalog and make it something new.  Her re-recorded version of “Fearless,” titled “Fearless (Taylor’s Edition)” features 26 songs which include her tracks featured on her original platinum edition of the album, alongside six unreleased tracks from her vault. (Illustration by Chandler Littleford)

Taylor Swift embraces her past in “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”

On her re-recorded version of “Fearless,” Swift’s artistry has never been more apparent.
Valentina Arrieta, Staff Writer April 27, 2021

Taylor Swift’s “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” is worlds away from the original album she released 13 years ago. In response to the talent manager Scooter Braun acquiring...

The 2020 Country Music Awards stage welcomed back Taylor Swift after a seven-year absence. The return shows not only the singers negligence of the pop genre, but also the abandonment of genre boundaries altogether. (Staff Illustration by Li-Chun Pan)

Taylor Swift Proves She Can Do It All

With her latest music, the singer has finally cemented the impressive extent of her stylistic range once and for all.
Claire Jones, Contributing Writer September 23, 2020

For a long time, it seemed like Taylor Swift was moving in a straight line. The musician began her career as a country singer through and through, only to progressively shed that...

The New York hailing country duo, The Grahams. The two returned to New York on Friday to play a set at Rockwood Music Hall.

The Grahams: Country’s New Yorker Face

Carter Shelter, Contributing Writer February 23, 2017
Managed by Steinhardt Senior Zach Daniels, The Grahams provide straightforward country music that makes their concerts a thrill.