Audrey Hobert packs the house for the opening night of the final leg of her “Staircase to Stardom” tour.

Bleachers search for the middle ground between sadness and serenity at the Armory during their Bleachers Forever Tour.

Boys Go to Jupiter brought such incredible energy to the stage. The entire show had this infectious, celebratory atmosphere that made it feel like one big party from beginning to end. 

There was no attempt to separate the music from that identity. Queerness, humor, vulnerability, politics and self-expression all existed naturally within the same set. MUNA as a group could move from a joke to a political statement to a stripped-back acoustic moment without any of it feeling out of place. 

From hip hop and R&B to grunge and alternative rock, the sounds of the 90s helped shape the music we hear today. Decades later, artists are still building on the sounds, styles, and ideas that defined the era.

Bands that fit under the internet micro-trend “older brother-core.”

Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields is flipping the script on the modern music festival, proving that a powerful lineup can create just as much impact offstage as it does under the lights.

Having every song at our fingertips does not mean we all have to listen to music the same way. Physical media just allows people to step outside of the box and enjoy it the way they like to. For Gen Z, physical media offers more control on how we interact and experience music.