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Junior Cooper Nelson holds up his phone with the Spotify app open. He pays $11 a month for the premium version so he can listen to any song at any time.

Spotify’s new policy detrimental for small artists

Gibson Strub, Layout Editor January 26, 2024

In 2024, Spotify plans to stop paying artists who do not make 1000 streams yearly. This affects small artists who are just trying to start. It is nothing to be surprised about because the music industry...

Acosta shares meaningful lyrics with the world

Acosta shares meaningful lyrics with the world

Tess Schoenborn, Online Editor January 24, 2018

The studio was dark, only lit with colorful Christmas lights. It was hot and muggy from the amount of focus that was happening within his mind. The music produced was playing in the back, not loud but...

Students and teachers give their opinions on the best ways to listen to music

Emma Clarkowski, Student Playlist Editor February 12, 2017

Rap, country, pop, alternative, R&B and classic rock. There are many more types of music besides these.  Even if you aren't a teenager many different age groups listen to their own music, and...

Soundcloud takes over spotify

Linnea Phillips, Layout Editor October 20, 2016

Spotify and Soundcloud are the two biggest online music streaming sites of this decade. Both Spotify and Soundcloud are fantastic resources for streaming the latest and greatest music, but some people...

Move over iTunes new apps taking over

Move over iTunes new apps taking over

Zach Toohey, Copy Editor April 9, 2016

The act of listening to music has been an unconditional tradition for hundreds of years. We have moved from records to tapes and now to the world of smartphones. iTunes has always dominated the music...

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