Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Usher, The Mentor With over 30 years in the business, Usher has solidified himself as one of the greatest performers to ever hit a stage. Now he’s sharing all that talent and knowledge with the newest musical protégés signed under his record label imprint mega. The label is a joint partnership with By MC • Dec 16, 2025 03:09 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Heat of December The end of the year is upon us, most have shared their Spotify Wrapped stories while holiday playlists are in full rotation. I do love a holiday track, but I prefer to continue to take in new releases during this time. Many songs that get released this month end up By MC • Dec 09, 2025 01:42 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Xtina’s Xmas The holiday season has arrived, and while Mariah continues to have it on lock, there’s another diva who’s sprinkling some of her magic this year. Christina Aguilera is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her Christmas album My Kind of Christmas with a concert special set in Paris that By MC • Dec 02, 2025 03:08 pm
Music MC's MUSIC LOUNGE: Year of Tate Few pop artists have seen more success in pop music this year than Canada’s own Tate McRae. After crushing it at the VMAs back in September, Tate’s visibility grew to an all-time high. Sprinkle in videos of her tour performances taking over the internet for the better half By MC • Nov 25, 2025 02:07 pm
Music Brandy & Monica Light Up Nippy’s Hometown “We did that, 30 years later!” Brandy enthusiastically exclaimed as she and Monica took their final bow at the Prudential Center in Newark over the weekend during the finale performance of their duet “The Boy Is Mine”. The ladies have been on a renaissance tour of sorts across the USA By MC • Nov 24, 2025 12:56 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: The Seven Year Itch Notorious for taking long breaks in between music releases, Robyn has finally put an end to the seven-year drought. Her latest single “Dopamine” is a spin-off of some of the classic electronic sounds that we have come to know her, and more. Because she has always been able to create By MC • Nov 18, 2025 12:10 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Hilary’s Back, Finally. The first reigning queen of Disney Channel actors turned real-life popstars, Hilary Duff, is back with new music for the first time in a decade, and it’s as good as we hoped it would be. Her new single “Mature” is exactly that, mature (more on the subject matter in By MC • Nov 12, 2025 02:09 pm
Music Kendrick, Gaga and Leon Thomas lead 2026 Grammy nominations 2025 has been a polarizing year in music and the 2026 Grammy nominations are a direct reflection of that. Leading the pack with nine nominations is Kendrick Lamar whose latest release GNX took over the world in the first half of the year. He already swept the ceremony last year By MC • Nov 07, 2025 01:23 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: The New Avant-Garde With popular music constantly evolving, it can be challenging to stay cutting-edge and still sell and stream. There are some incredible artists however who have defied those odds, and continue to create art that is out-of-the-ordinary and beautifully strange. From Rosalía to Florence Welch, this week’s new releases are By MC • Nov 04, 2025 02:10 pm
Music Long Live Poot Lovato When Demi Lovato referenced her most famous memes in the video for her single “Fast” over the summer, she very clearly was using her past embarrassing viral moments as a way of taking back her power; a winning tactic in the journey of healing oneself no doubt, but also a By MC • Oct 31, 2025 12:42 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Demi to The Stage With more than 17 years since the release of her debut album, Demi Lovato has gone through multiple musical chapters. For someone who has always been deeply vulnerable in their work, there’s something to be said about not saying anything. Life is unpredictable, and after countless documentaries, albums, and By MC • Oct 28, 2025 02:55 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Time to Sweat The public at large may swear by the lifestyle of having a “summer” body, but the true fitness season is the colder months. I prefer to spend my summers drinking on a patio with the body I built over the cooler seasons. Music is the driving force to get through By MC • Oct 21, 2025 01:37 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Khalid Comes Alive The “coming out” experience is unique to every queer person. Some of us may not even have one, some of us may experience an entire awakening of new horizons beyond our wildest imaginations up until that point. Khalid unfortunately saw the dark side of fame after his own story was By MC • Oct 14, 2025 02:47 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: The Rise of Leon Thomas The past year in music has seen different types of artists who have found success, whether it’s a fictional K-pop group or rising TikTok stars; but the genre that is more familiar to the western masses and has been making a return to mainstream conversations is R&B. By MC • Oct 07, 2025 01:36 pm
Mariah Carey MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Here for Mariah It’s been a glorious few weeks for fans of Mariah Carey leading up the release of her 16th studio album Here For It All, a release that I have been eagerly anticipating for the entirety of this current decade. The album is classic Mariah, an incredible body of work. By MC • Oct 01, 2025 01:34 pm
Music MC’s MUSIC LOUNGE: Cardi and the Drama If you’ve been online in the last few weeks, or eight years, you are well aware that Cardi B is the drama. Her sophomore album Am I The Drama? has dropped and it was worth the seven year wait. In what has to be one of the most genius By MC • Sep 23, 2025 02:47 pm
