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Mack Mendenhall
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Mack Mendenhall is an independent singer, songwriter, and music journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Liberty University in May... Read More

SZA Confirms New Collab with Doja Cat

“Wanna know a secret? You all wanna know who’s on this song? It’ll be like our secret, right?” While performing at the Mad Cool...
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Mack Mendenhall
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Mack Mendenhall is an independent singer, songwriter, and music journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Liberty University in May... Read More

Lys Scott Deluxe: Live from Black Forge

Lys Scott Deluxe just proved they’re the hottest new band in Pittsburgh. On June 18, rapper Lys Scott and her band rocked Black Forge...
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Mack Mendenhall
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Mack Mendenhall is an independent singer, songwriter, and music journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Liberty University in May... Read More

New Connie Roses Single: Reflections on “The City”

Eclectic, risky, and genre-bending are words that come to mind after my first listen of Connie Roses’ new single. At midnight on July...
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Mack Mendenhall
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Mack Mendenhall is an independent singer, songwriter, and music journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Liberty University in May... Read More

Mixed Feelings for ‘Honestly, Nevermind’

In true Drake fashion, his latest album needed no introduction or promotion. Just a few Instagram posts hours before releas...
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Mack Mendenhall
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Mack Mendenhall is an independent singer, songwriter, and music journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Liberty University in May... Read More

SZA Surprises Fans with ‘Ctrl (Deluxe)’

“My album’s finally ready to go, more than I’ve ever felt before. So this summer, it’ll be like a ‘SZA summer,’” the R&B singer t...
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Mack Mendenhall
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Mack Mendenhall is an independent singer, songwriter, and music journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Liberty University in May... Read More

TRNR: Facing Life with ‘NO MERCY’

The beauty of an authentic artist is their desire to reach people through their music. For Nashville alternative pop artist TRNR, “Mu...
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Mack Mendenhall
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Mack Mendenhall is an independent singer, songwriter, and music journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Liberty University in May... Read More

Streaming Gives New Life to the Legacy of Aaliyah

It’s been 21 years since the tragic death of rising R&B star Aaliyah. Her music in the late 1990s and early 2000s, especially wit...
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Mack Mendenhall
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Mack Mendenhall is an independent singer, songwriter, and music journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Liberty University in May... Read More

Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&B

Anyone who listens to rap music knows that sampling is a key foundation of the hip-hop world. During the late 1970s and 1980s, rapper...