Artists to listen to during Pride Month and the rest of the year
By Kaitlyn Nuebel, For The Pitt News
June 23, 2020
Pride Month shines a light on the LGBTQ+ community and its members, although their music, art and stories shouldn’t only be recognized in June. Regardless of your sexual orientation or gender identity, here are a few artists in the LGBTQ+ community to listen to this month — and every month after.
Hitting pause: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra cancels upcoming concerts
By Ananya Pathapadu, Staff Writer
May 19, 2020
Audiences have gathered to hear the music of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 1896. But in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic, the silence coming from Heinz Hall is deafening.
European staycation: Choral groups grappling after cancelled performance tours
By Charlie Taylor, Senior Staff Writer
April 1, 2020
Women’s Choral Ensemble is one of three Pitt choral groups that have cancelled plans to perform in Europe this spring and summer due to COVID-19
Sex, drugs and R&B: The Weeknd recreates earlier sounds with ’80s-inspired ‘After Hours’
By Elise Lavallee, Contributing Editor
March 24, 2020
“After Hours” has more hits than misses, with something for everyone and every mood, sliding effortlessly between upbeat and slower emotional tracks.
Pitt Program Council announces Rico Nasty, Young M.A as Bigelow Bash headliners
By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor
February 28, 2020
Pitt Program Council announced the 2020 Bigelow Bash spring concert will feature rappers Rico Nasty and Young M.A as the headlining performers.
The Pitt News’ sex playlist
February 13, 2020
Here’s our eclectic picks for the 69 best songs to bone to.
Pitt professor Nicole Mitchell awarded $50,000 fellowship
By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor
January 23, 2020
Nicole Mitchell, chair of Pitt’s jazz studies program, was awarded a $50,000 USA Fellowship from United States Artists
Mac Miller’s legacy lives on with ‘Circles’
By Sarah Connor, Contributing Editor
January 21, 2020
The opening lyrics to Pittsburgh native Mac Miller’s posthumous album “Circles” left me feeling eerie and somber.
Circles: Till Infinity – The Celebration of Mac Miller’s Posthumous Album
January 20, 2020
Over the weekend, hundreds of fans came to a pop-up in the North Side to celebrate the release of Mac Miller's posthumous album, 'Circles'. See what some had to say about how his music impacted their lives.
Mac Miller album to be released posthumously
By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor
January 9, 2020
The family of late Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller announced that an album Miller was “well into the process of recording” at the time of his death in September of 2018 will be released on Jan. 17.