Review: Cam releases debut album ‘Untamed’

You may not have heard of Camaron Marvel Ochs (or simply Cam) besides her accredited contribution to songs like Miley Cyrus’s “Maybe You’re Right,” from the 2013 album Bangerz, but the thirty one year old country music artist has taken herself down the path of solo material in her debut album, Untamed, to make sure you will.

Taylor Swift’s “1989 World Tour LIVE” coming exclusively to Apple Music

Even though it’s Taylor Swift’s 26th birthday today, she seems to be in the giving mood. Today, December 13th, Swift announced on her website and twitter that the “1989 World Tour LIVE” will launch on Apple Music on December 20th.…

TYF Music Podcast: Favorite Music of 2015

It’s nearing the end of the year, and with it there’s discussion about the best music of the year. For the first (and hopefully not last!) installment of the TYF Music Podcast. some of TYF’s music writers – Jon Winkler,…

2016 Grammy Nominations: Our Thoughts and Predictions

The 2016 Grammy nominations were announced this morning, and as always they were a bit of a mixed bag of obvious selections and oddball choices no one saw coming. It’s no secret that the Grammys aren’t often taken very seriously,…

New(ish) Music Tuesdays: 9/29/2015

Welcome back to New(ish) Music Tuesday, in which The Young Folks staff share their favorite new songs. This week, we have a comeback song from rapper Game, a new cut from Naughty Boy, one of the songs from Ryan Adams’…

Meet The Young Folks’ Bookish Villain Squad

Squads are the new rage, whether it’s a band of villains forced to fight together to take down even worse baddies or Taylor Swift’s model posse showing off some kung-fu moves. Inspired by Marie Lu’s new series, The Young Elites,…

So, We Might As Well Talk About the 2015 VMAs

At this point, the Video Music Awards are one of MTV’s few connections with its past as either a music network or a channel with any sort of identifiable characteristic.  This year’s show had a handful of good spots, but…