MUSIC MUSIC
The Align Music Team is finding new ways to incorporate music journalism into content. They asked a few of their team members to write about the practice of genre-hopping, which is when artists produce music in a different genre than normal. Listen to the music team’s playlists on Spotify.
"The Beatles have demonstrated remarkable versatility. While many artists found a successful formula and stuck to it, The Beatles pushed boundaries.” - Arianna Rinaldi and Anja VanderZee "Regardless of how fans feel about Taylor Swift’s genre switches, her ability to maintain her status and loyal fanbase is a monumental achievement." - Bella Snyder "Demi Lovato, once known for Disney pop hits, leaped into the rock and metal scene with her 2022 album. This dramatic stylistic shift feels less like a sudden departure and more like the pay off of musical evolution." - Paloma Encarnacion "Miley Cyrus has showcased various sides of her artistry through her career. She found something that seemed to be waiting for her." - Jacqueline Pineda "Hardly any artist has had a more creative discography than Damon Albarn. Albarn has been at the forefront of iconic musical movements. - Mia Fairchild "Beyoncé still finds ways to reinvent herself with new kinds of music. The new album conveys there’s no one definition for country music. - Grace Noble “From being known as the Queen of Pop to writing sentimental ballads about personal experiences, Gaga continues to reinvent herself, leaving listeners, wondering, ‘What’s her next move?’” - Sylvie Rokoff
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NEW FRONTIER PLAYLIST
ILLUSTRATED BY YING THUM
For this playlist, we asked our staff: what is a song that opened up a new frontier for you?