A year after Ariana Grande’s seventh studio album, “Eternal Sunshine” (March 8, 2024), Grande revisits her most significant memories and pain on the deluxe version: “Better Days Ahead,” released...

As a long time music fan who has maintained a consistent awareness of the careers of the artists I enjoy, I’m always surprised to find the artists aging with me. I’m used to my media existing within...

“Friday” One post on “X” is all it took for the internet to turn into a frenzy when rapper Playboi Carti posted on his X account for the first time in more than two years. Playboi Carti’s...

Abel Tesfaye otherwise known as “The Weeknd” drops the curtain on the long-awaited cinematic final chapter, “Hurry Up Tomorrow” of the Trilogy including  “After Hours” and “Dawn FM,” which...

It’s December, which means holiday spirit in the air, last-minute Christmas shopping, spending time with loved ones, and, oh yeah, the release of Spotify Wrapped.  At the end of each year, music...

The year 2024 was full of many unforgettable moments within the music space. 2024 was stacked with music releases back-to-back from some of the biggest artists in the world. From Taylor Swift’s record-breaking,...

It was a usual Wednesday on Oct. 13, the weather was beginning to cool off after a blistering summer and for college students, midterms were about to cause havoc. Everything seemed to be the norm, until...

Halloween is one of the most popular holidays of the year. Many people look forward to dressing up, getting candy or going to a spectacular Halloween bash. When people go out on Halloween, music is what...

In recent times, well after the crow’s feet have landed upon my aging face, I went back to school to become a journalist. Part of my academic responsibilities in my first semester with the Current was...

“The true beauty of music is that it connects people,” said Roy Ayers, an influential jazz musician known for pioneering jazz-funk music in the 1970s. This sentiment holds true here at American...

Five music majors at American River College have come together to form a new band named “Analogue Banana.” On April 5, the band met in the ARC recording studio to record their first single “Runaway,”...

On April 5, J. Cole shocked rap fans across the world with his surprise release of “Might Delete Later,” his fourth career mixtape and first music release since 2021.  Cole doesn’t drop music...