Tastemakers Music Magazine

On August 14th, five of the six members of KATSEYE––a global girl group formed in Dream Academy, a two-year training and development program turned Netflix docuseries––released their highly anticipated second EP, WILD.

Adéla Jergová was unknown to the world for most of her life. Now, at just 22, she has released a seven track EP with a breakout single “Superscar” and amassed over 100 million listens all in her first year of putting out music.

Live music will always feel different from the radio or headphones. Every pore in your body fills with the movement of the bass, the beat of the drums, and the passion of the singer. Regardless of what is playing, you feel it. At a bar, these sensations are deepened by the enhancement of alcohol and the feeling of strangers united through friendship.

Lennox’s third studio album, Vacancy is perfect for your late night hang out with your not-so-sneaky link. About temporary lovers, all Lennox wants is someone “to fill this Vacancy,” as she sings in the title track.

After a seven year hiatus from making music, Lily Allen recorded what can only be regarded as a musical Burn Book. Its cover, a painted portrait of herself gazing resolutely at the viewer, frames the juicy tracklist about her husband’s not-so-secret sexual escapades.

In mid November, Erykah Badu made her much awaited return to Boston’s stage for the 25th Anniversary Tour for Mama’s Gun, an album that has only grown in popularity since its release during Thanksgiving week back in the year 2000.

2017, hair tutorials, and butter yellow have one thing in common – dodie.