The Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Series' 2025-26 season opened with Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons in a sold-out show on November 3.
Rapper Rich Homie Quan was found dead Thursday at age 34. Members of the MSU football 2014 Rose Bowl team speak on his legacy and the foundation of a winning tradition.
Summer is here and with it comes bucket lists, sun-oriented activities and great music. With this in mind, we created an 89-song Spotify playlist that combines music from the past 60 years and completely encapsulates the perfect summer feeling.
Beginning Friday, the city of East Lansing, Michigan State University’s School of Music and other partners held the 28th annual Summer Solstice Jazz Festival in downtown East Lansing, on Albert Avenue between Abbot Road and M.A.C. Avenue.
Assistant professor of music theory at Michigan State University Richard Desinord said the influence of Black music, such as music created by Black artists or genres that were created and influenced by Black artists like jazz, Motown, gospel and hip hop, is seen everywhere, even in genres like country and rock and roll.
For Chris and Geri Andrews, a lifelong love for music has led to Music Spirits, LLC, a tequila company.
Students at Michigan State University discuss what makes an artist's work significant following the release of the 2024 Grammy nominations.
MSU’s Wharton Center for Performing Arts hosted the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and their performance of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" in concert.
As the end of the semester inches closer and finals week approaches, it’s important for students to use various tools like music as an outlet. Whether you’re at the gym or just studying for an exam, listening to music – whether relaxing or upbeat – can be a way for students to stay focused and motivated.
Let’s take a deeper look at the history of hip-hop and how N.W.A., Tupac and Lamar were able to bring light many of the problems the Black community face. What social justice issues did these artists rap about in their songs? Did they influence each other in any way?
With the recent release of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's album, "1989 (Taylor's Version)" and film, "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour", Michigan State University students and swifties alike have had a lot of muscial content to engage with.
After being named the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's top small business of 2023, Lansing's Elderly Instruments will remain the same community resource it has been for 51 years, said CEO Lillian Werbin.
After a long anticipated wait by her fans, singer-songwriter Oliva Rodrigo returned to stardom with the release of her sophomore album “Guts," which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and showcased hits like "Vampire" and "bad idea right?". Admist the album's growing popularity, however, heated controversy has arisen on social media as users accuse Rodrigo of copying song patterns and sounds from artists like Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Miley Cyrus. With the debate trending across the internet, Michigan State University students expressed their opinions on the subject.
The summer of 2023 has been a whirlwind for popular culture and feminism, with Taylor Swift's Era's Tour causing a small earthquake, "Barbie" making pink waves in the film industry and Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour projected to become the highest-grossing tour of a female artist ever. For many Michigan State University students, all three have been integral in redefining feminism, beauty and sexuality.
Love and Sex reporter PJ Pfeiffer created a playlist that perfectly encapsulates the feeling of falling in love during the summer.
The Stoopfest music festival is returning to Lansing for its sixth year, featuring over 100 artists from various genres, such as folk, ska, hip hop and comedy. The festival will take place on April 20 and 21 in various locations across Lansing's Eastside neighborhood.
Although Risky Studios will still operate out of the same building at 301 M.A.C. Ave., their space has grown. They've upgraded from one room to a separate room for each service they provide.
A unique blend of music genres was brought to the Breslin Center Tuesday night with a performance by indie-rock band Hippo Campus and singer, songwriter and rapper Danny Brown.
The Michigan State University College of Music will present Falstaff, an Elizabethian-era opera comedy, at Fairchild Theatre beginning Wednesday, March 22.Cast members learned to speak Italian for the performance, but the show will be accompanied by English supertitles.
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice. Say his name three times and he’ll appear in East Lansing.