By Yena Hong | Staff Writer | After four years since her last album release, Alicia Keys is back with her new album “Here” which was released through RCA Records on Nov. 4. The album “Here” contains 18-tracks with different musical styles like groovy, dancy and slow-jam includes “The Gospel,” “Pawn It All,” “Holy War” and so on. Throughout the album, Keys showcases her soulful voice that perfectly balanced the different instruments used; acoustic guitar, piano, and drums. Keys expresses her freedom and openness throughout 'Here'. "She Don’t Really Care_1 Luv" is a song described places that contributed to her personal identities. "She grew up in Brooklyn/ She grew up in … [Read more...] about Alicia Keys: Getting gritty and political
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Alessia Carra is Poppin’
By Justine Lopez | Staff Writer | The music industry needs to brace itself because Def Jam Recordings have officially signed a new artist who has taken over the charts. Alessia Cara debuted her first single, "Here," this April and has over 17 million views on YouTube. Her touch of sound is commonly linked to Amy Winehouse, which is not too bad for a 19-year-old from Ontario, Canada. Within the first week of the song's release it accumulated over 500,000 streams and became the recently added track on every teenager's playlist. Complex magazine even labeled it as one of the best Canadian songs of April, and Billboard also added it to their "20 pop songs you need for your … [Read more...] about Alessia Carra is Poppin’