Coachella is back and bigger than ever. With new headliners, creative outfits, buzzing socials, and stunning performances, Coachella has once again caught the world's attention.
This April, the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was held from April 10–12 and 17–19 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA.
“Coachella 2026 returned to the desert with a lineup and energy that reinforced its status as one of the most influential music festivals in the world,” said an article from Trop News.
As summer approaches, it's time to get your summer playlist ready. In this 42Fifty Music Review podcast, listen in for the songs on OH students' summer playlists.
Podcast hosts Jia Nair and Stephanie Mayorga have interviewed several OH students who each told them their favorite song to listen to during the summer and three people said their favorite song was "The Spins" by Mac Miller.
Specifically, OH sophomore Emma Byron said, “My favorite summer song is 'The Spins 'by Mac Miller because it just has the perfect summer vibe and it's an upbeat song.”
Bruno is back, and you can't Mars this vibe. The long-awaited "The Romantic" album, released on Feb. 27, has been 10 years in the waiting as it was 2016 when “Locked Out of Heaven” was released.
Are fans hype for the new album?
“Nothing will compare to his old music,” said OH junior Victoriana Arriaga. Mars specializes in many different music types like funk, R&B, and pop. His old music has been around for a long period of time and has stuck with the newer generations.
Podcast Editor Jia Nair dives into Harry Styles' long-awaited new album “Kiss All the Time, Disco Occasionally." After a three-year break, Styles is officially back, and fans have had a lot to say.
The album feels like a reinvention of disco. It leans heavily into funk and glam-pop while still maintaining the emotional songwriting that Styles is known for. In this podcase, Nair takes a deeper dive into the album's most popular songs, such as "Aperture," "Coming Up Roses," "Pop, Ready Steady Go," "American Girls," and "Are You Listening Yet?"
Lock in for good tracks and songs that slay.
Being famous comes with its ups and downs, and while may popularity brings success, it can just as easily be forgotten and lost.
This is known as “falling off,” and rapper J. Cole discusses this feeling and how it impacts him on his new album “The Fall-Off.”
"The Fall-Off" provides J.Cole fans with another album full of amazing flows, such as songs "Bunce Road Blues" and "The Villest," yet with an amazing use of storytelling about his past and how it affects him. After only two years of the release of his last album “Might Delete Later,” J.Cole is feeding his fans with more and more platinum hits one last time.
“'The Fall Off' is one of the greatest pieces of literature ever written,” simply said OH senior Sebastion Simkins.