MD Disc: Edgar Barrera, Producer to the (Latin) Stars

A photo of songwriter-producer Edgar Barrera from the Latin Grammys, a ceremony at which he's taken home plenty of hardware. In 2024, he's up for Songwriter of the Year (Non-Classical) at the Grammys.

With the Grammy’s just a few months away at this point, it’s officially awards season. That’s especially true given the time to marinate on the list of nominees announced late in 2023. One of the newer categories introduced in last year’s edition was Songwriter of the Year, an addition to the show that aims to […]

SXSW 2024 Lineup

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SXSW’s 2024 lineup is jam-packed and includes 149 new and established acts. Prepare for the 38th annual gathering on March 11-16 in Austin, Texas. Straight from the SXSW official website, below is a brief glimpse at who to pay attention to at the music festival: “4AD’s genre-hopping maximalist NYC punks cumgirl8 and UK post-punks Dry […]

Revisit MD Discovery: Emo Pop Artist AViVA and Her “HATE 2 LUV U”

The cover for Australian born, LA based emo pop singer AViVA's fourth studio album, "HATE 2 LUV U."

LA-based, Australia-born AViVA’s path to fame isn’t one you stumble upon every day, but speaks to the changing definition of what it is to be an “artist.” She’s grown to a career fit with four studio albums, but began as a YouTuber and made a stop along the way to branch out as a YA […]

Revisit MD Discovery: carobae is “still scared to go to sleep” on EP

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It’s time the world is formally introduced to Caroline Baker—otherwise known as carobae. The Nashville-based artist dropped her latest EP on May 18th last year, 2023. Artist Profile: carobae Caroline Baker got her introduction in the music industry much like many other artists—through the grueling process of submitting demo after demo until a record label […]

Morgan Wallen Adds Dates to 2024 Tour

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Last year, Morgan Wallen first announced 10 stadium dates for his 2024 One Night At A Time tour. “Thank y’all for an insanely fun and fulfilling 2023 tour,” Morgan Wallen said as part of a press release. “It was impossible for me to hit every stadium that I wanted to in 2023, so we’re gonna […]

BLACKPINK’s Jennie Kim Creates New Label

The Success of BLACKPINK and Jennie Jennie Kim from world-record-shattering quartet BLACKPINK had what every idol dreads—rumors spreading online. They were about the pop star creating a new independent label where she would manage her own solo activities. After the speculation went viral all over social media, Jennie confirmed the news of ODD ATELIER a […]

What To Watch On New Year’s Eve

Now that the year 2023 is coming to a close, many are anticipating what they will watch to ring in 2024 on New Year’s Eve. Featuring top TV hosts and stellar performances, here is a list of the top shows to watch while waiting for the ball to drop. As per Vulture:  Dick Clark’s Rockin […]

Featured Artists: EXO & NewJeans—Double the Artists, Double the K-pop

This week's Featured Artist Friday is NewJeans, the 4th gen K-pop group blending bedroom pop into the hip-hop dominant Korean music industry. Less than a year into their debut, NewJeans maxed out their western influences in songs like "Attention" and "OMG" to become an international force.

This week’s Featured Artist Friday does not highlight one, but two artists: K-pop kings EXO and K-pop super rookies NewJeans. Continuing the holiday revisit of Featured Artist Fridays, both K-pop groups were previous MD features this year. Now, EXO and NewJeans are closing out the year together on Music Daily as influential legends and rising […]

Best Albums of 2023: MD’s Staff Picks the Top 25

After listening through Olivia Rodrigo's long-awaited sophomore album, GUTS, there's one conclusion worth making: her pop-rock angst give even her sad songs new life. Long gone is the SOUR crooner, spilling her heart across an 11-track ballad-driven confessional. Instead, the preview singles for GUTS ("vampire" and "bad idea right?") shows a lyrical boldness for honesty and irreverence met with the same ear-shattering guitars.

It’s been a packed calendar as far as releases, with a new contender for “best of” lists seemingly emerging every week. With 2024 just around the corner, here are our picks for the best albums of 2023. 1. Olivia Rodrigo – GUTS Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album, GUTS, has taken the public by storm since it […]