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Music
Shawn Mendes, Ruin | Track Review 🎵
Canadian pop artist Shawn Mendes shines on “Ruin,” a soulful, memorable, and well-written single that shows him maturing and “stepping up his game.”
Music
Shawn Mendes, Treat You Better | Track Review 🎵
No one will deny Shawn Mendes has “the package.” He’s got the looks and a respectable voice. Single “Treat You Better” is enjoyable but not timeless.
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‘Dangerous Woman’ Showcases a New, More Mature Ariana Grande
On her third studio album ‘Dangerous Woman’, Ariana Grande exemplifies the hip-hop/Urban Dictionary slang that she “gives no f*cks.”
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Greyson Chance, Somewhere Over My Head | Album Review 💿
Greyson Chance embraces the bag of pop tricks on, ‘Somewhere Over My Head,’ including slick production, infusing urban cues, and profanity.
Music
The 5SOS Rolling Stone Cover Heard ‘Round the World
What’s the best way to gain respect from older, more mature audiences? STRIP – at least that’s what 5 Seconds of Summer does.
Columns
Why Haven’t The Vamps Broken Through Stateside?
The Vamps have plenty of ground to make up in order to break through in the U.S.
Album 💿
Review: Austin Mahone, ‘The Secret (EP)’
Up-and-coming pop heartthrob Austin Mahone delivers an enjoyable and respectable introduction to the world with EP, ‘The Secret’.
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Conor Maynard, Contrast | Album Review 💿
British pop artist Conor Maynard puts the Justin Bieber comparisons to rest on his enjoyable, suggestive debut album, ‘Contrast.’
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Music
Justin Bieber, Die in Your Arms | Track Review 🎵
“Die in Your Arms,” the 2nd single from the 2012 Justin Bieber LP, Believe, may not make me wanna ‘die in anyone’s arms’, but it’s catchy.