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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 March 31, 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...

'Y'allternative' band June Shine performs at UT fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon on March 20, 2024.

‘Y’allternative’ band June Shine makes space in Austin music scene

Mehana Ondreyka, General Life&Arts Reporter March 25, 2024

First releasing music under the band name June Shine at age 15, lead singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist J.R. Chambers moved to Austin to become a Longhorn and explore the local music scene. Anticipating...

Gary Clark Jr.’s latest album showcases raw lyricism with great features, cinematic listening

Gary Clark Jr.’s latest album showcases raw lyricism with great features, cinematic listening

Flora Farr, Senior Life&Arts Reporter March 24, 2024

Beloved Austinite and four-time Grammy award-winning artist Gary Clark Jr. has established a name for himself in the past decade as a talented guitarist and singer who uniquely blends blues, rock and hip...

SAP band members Evan Pea Fundora (left), Jared Cox (center), Hank Barna (right) pictured. The SAP band based out of Austin is going on tour to promote their newest singles.

Sap rocking out beyond Texas

Isabella Capuchino, Life&Arts General Reporter March 21, 2024

Packed rooms, headbanging crowds and a nine-day road trip via a rented van across the west coast await the alt-rock band Sap. With plans to jump between seven major cities, the unit eagerly shares their...

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