Category: Arts & Entertainment

Lil Wayne serves up ‘No Ceilings 2’ for the holidays

Hip-hop superstar, Dwayne ‘Lil Wayne’ Carter, has announced the release date for his latest mixtape, No Ceilings 2. The rapper took to his Twitter account to let fans know that it will drop on Thanksgiving Day. No Ceilings 2 will be a follow-up to his mixtape, No Ceilings, released October 31, 2009. It included hit songs: ‘Single’,… Continue reading Lil Wayne serves up ‘No Ceilings 2’ for the holidays

Travel to a galaxy far, far away in ‘Star Wars: Battlefront’

For the past two years, the game developers at Electronic Arts have been teasing gamers with mere glimpses of Star Wars: Battlefront, the first game E.A. has developed since the company bought the license to make Star Wars games from LucasArts. Finally, gamers can get their hands on the much anticipated game, but is it worth it? E.A.… Continue reading Travel to a galaxy far, far away in ‘Star Wars: Battlefront’

Glamour catches heat from social media

Glamour magazine is being criticized by people all over the world after announcing Caitlyn Jenner as one of the 25 women to receive their ‘Women of the Year’ award. For many years, Caityln Jenner was known as an USA Olympic winner and reality TV star, Bruce Jenner. Earlier this year Jenner decided he was no longer going to be something… Continue reading Glamour catches heat from social media

Hearing Paris

Spotify is known for creating playlists to go perfectly with one’s current mood, and they’ve done just that to unite the entire world with Paris today. Tragedy struck Paris, France as terrorists let loose rounds of explosives and bullets. Many draw together not to focus on the chaos, but rather send thoughts and prayers of peace to Paris… Continue reading Hearing Paris

“Shake it Off” lands Taylor Swift in a $42 million lawsuit

Superstar Taylor Swift has found herself not being able to shake off another lawsuit. R&B singer, Jessie Braham is suing the pop princess for $42 million, claiming she plagiarized her lyrics to “Shake It Off” from one of his songs. Braham, who records by the name Jessie Graham, claims Swift’s chorus (“Cause the players gonna… Continue reading “Shake it Off” lands Taylor Swift in a $42 million lawsuit

Sesame Street adds autistic character

A new character has joined the Sesame Street neighborhood and her name is Julia. Julia has Autism Spectrum Disorder and was developed by the Sesame Workshop as part of their initiative, See Amazing in All Children. The goal of the program is to foster awareness of the disorder while teaching acceptance among children. “I think it’s a good… Continue reading Sesame Street adds autistic character

Adele says ‘Hello’ after years of silence

Adele captivated the attention of pop culture last Friday, October 23, 2015, when she released a brand new single and music video. After three years of silence since her last hit “Skyfall,” and almost five years since her second album “21,” we have been craving the powerful ballads that Adele always delivers. The general consensus since last… Continue reading Adele says ‘Hello’ after years of silence

UTM’s Department of Music presents ocTUBAfest

UTM’s Department of Music presented the second annual ocTUBAfest Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m., in the Blankenship Recital Hall of the Fine Arts Building. Under the direction of Dr. Bill Waterman, Associate Professor of Tuba Euphonium, and accompanied on piano by Delana Easley, Lecturer of Music, students from the music department performed both ensemble… Continue reading UTM’s Department of Music presents ocTUBAfest