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Taylor Swift’s ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ will grow on you

Taylor Swift’s ‘THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT’ will grow on you

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter April 22, 2024

Upon first listen, Taylor Swift’s new album, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT appears rushed. Referring to her lover as a “tattooed golden retriever” after singing they declared, out of all people,...

Madonna performs “This little light of mine” at the Moody Center on April 14, 2024.

Madonna stuns at first night of Moody Center double-header

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter April 16, 2024

“I'm about to share the story of my life with you,” Madonna said to her Moody Center audience on Sunday night. When Madonna last visited the Forty Acres nearly 40 years ago, the singer had only released...

Hispanic Caribbean Ensemble captivates audiences alongside Yasiel Garcia Valera, Karolina Arocho, Daymé Arocena

Hispanic Caribbean Ensemble captivates audiences alongside Yasiel Garcia Valera, Karolina Arocho, Daymé Arocena

Isabella Capuchino, General Life&Arts Reporter April 9, 2024

The 38-member Hispanic Caribbean Ensemble took Bates’ stage last Wednesday with constant rhythmic stimulation accompanied by dancers interlacing with musicians creating both an enriching auditory...

Graphics are projected on the tower for the CMT Music Awards outdoor stage on Wednesday. This event was one of many held on the UT campus during the CMT Music Awards.

CMT Awards take over Austin for a second year, Jelly Roll dominates: night’s biggest highlights

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter April 8, 2024

Jelly Roll returns to the Country Music Television Awards in style. The rising star repeated his three-award win from last year, taking home CMT Performance of the Year, Male Video of the Year and Video...

J. Cole surprise drops album amidst ongoing rap beef with Kendrick Lamar

J. Cole surprise drops album amidst ongoing rap beef with Kendrick Lamar

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter April 8, 2024

Content warning: This article includes mention of transphobic language. Nearly three years after his last solo project dropped, rapper J. Cole released Might Delete Later through Cole World, Inc., and...

Student experiences working at CMT Awards

Student experiences working at CMT Awards

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter April 8, 2024

Last year, the Country Music Television Awards came to the live music capital of the world for the first time in its history. Due to the award show’s close relationship with the University, many students...

Arab American musical artists to check out for Arab American Heritage Month

Arab American musical artists to check out for Arab American Heritage Month

Riddhi Bora, General Life&Arts Reporter April 8, 2024

April marks Arab American Heritage Month, a time to celebrate Arab culture and recognize the achievements and contributions made by Arab Americans. To commemorate this month, The Daily Texan compiled a...

The Daily Texan’s playlist to leave you in the dark

The Daily Texan’s playlist to leave you in the dark

Paisley Garza, General Life&Arts Reporter April 8, 2024

Anticipation builds as Austin gets ready for a unique occurrence happening in the skies today — a total solar eclipse. To commemorate this extraordinary occurrence, The Daily Texan curated an eclipse-themed...

Daymé Arocena, a Cuban singer, performs for a small audience in the Butler School of Music’s Live Room on Tuesday.

Juno Award-winning Daymé Arocena performs intimate musical odyssey in Live Room

Layla Dajani, General Life&Arts Reporter April 5, 2024

Daymé Arocena’s explosive vocals echoed off the walls and reverberated through the bodies of audience members sitting in the recording studio-turned-intimate concert space. On Tuesday, the Afro-Cuban...

Tamar Sanikidze, director of the Butler Opera Center and division head of Voice and Opera, rehearses an aria with her student in her office on Thursday.

Tamar Sanikidze to perform at Carnegie Hall in April

Sarah Cooley, General Life&Arts Reporter April 3, 2024

The same walls that have set the international standard for musical excellence since 1891 will soon house the blend of a soprano’s voice and notes played by a pianist said to have a magical touch by...

“COWBOY CARTER” further extends Beyonce’s legacy of musical greatness

“COWBOY CARTER” further extends Beyonce’s legacy of musical greatness

Tyler Pullum, Senior Life&Arts Reporter April 1, 2024

With over 200 million records sold as a soloist, nine Billboard Hot 100 chart toppers and more than two dozen Grammy’s under her belt, Beyoncé’s musical legacy extends to country music with Cowboy...

UT Psychology professor Michael Domjan plays the music of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach on the solo viola on Tuesday. Cello Suite No. 1 and other Bach pieces echoed up the Main Building stairs as students gathered to listen.

‘Bach in the Subways:’ Psychology professor offers classical music tribute through public performance

Analise Pickerrell, General Life&Arts Reporter March 28, 2024

The entrancing music of J.S. Bach floated up the stairwell of UT’s Main Building on Tuesday afternoon as a psychology professor played his Tetris viola, participating in an international celebration...

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