Album Review: Ellie Goulding – “Brightest Blue”

English singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding became a household name roughly a decade ago. Goulding is a staple in the pop music realm, with smash hits “Lights” and “Love Me Like You Do.” Brightest Blue is the pop star’s latest LP, coming…

Concert Review: Jingle Ball, Washington D.C. – 12/12/16

Recently making waves across the music world has been Jingle Ball, a concert series promoted by iHeartRadio and featuring different lineups of popular performance in almost every major city in the United States. I had the chance to attend the…

New(ish) Music Tuesdays: November 2016

  Welcome to the November installment of New(ish) Music Tuesdays, our monthly feature in which our music staff write about their favorite new songs. Brittany Menjivar’s picks WATERPARKS – “ROYAL” After hearing “Royal,” the latest single from Double Dare, I…

TYF’s Favorite Spring Break Songs

Spring Break 2016 is here and we all know it’s the season to dance the day and night away on the beach. What’s dancing without your favorite track blaring out of the speakers next to you? Here is a list of…

Music news: Coachella announces 2016 lineup

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has announced the lineup for its 2016 outing. The festival will take place over the course of two weekends in April at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. As previously reported, LCD…

The Young Folks’ Best Albums and Songs of 2015

You know it has been a great year for music when a song has completely changed the way that you would normally say “Hello“, “Alright” or even “Here”. Here at TYF, everyone has their own different taste in music, and…

The Academy’s Best Original Song Shortlist Features Ellie Goulding, Eminem, Leon Bridges, and More

A few days ago the Academy released their shortlist for Best Original Song, and per usual, the list is very long with some artists appearing more than once. One noticeable surprise came from the amount of hip-hop and R&B this list…