Spotify can be a fickle beast . Back in high school, I was stuck with the free version of Spotify. Although free, it almost felt like a prison. Who amongst us wants an incredible spree of music interrupted by some of the most obnoxious and obnoxiously loud advertisements possible? Though I made the jump to the premium plan once presented with the perk-filled student plan in college, I understand the plight of anyone using the free version of Spotify. There are so many options for music streamin…

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Taylor Swift's experiences at the MTV Video Music Awards have been wild, to say the least. When Kanye West came onstage at the iconic 2009 VMAs during Taylor's speech for her "Video of the Year" award win, the world watched as America's newest pop princess got her big moment snatched away from her. Luckily, Beyonce allowed her to finish her speech that night, and ever since then, Ms. Swift has dominated the Video Music Awards. Last night, she became the first artist to win “Album of the Year” t…

To stream or not stream, that is the question. New albums by famous artists leaking before their official release is nothing new. The advent of social media has allowed even the least computer savvy among us to pirate music with nothing more than a cursory search. That's why it's not the least bit surprising that Beyoncé's upcoming album Renaissance was leaked on Twitter this week. While some fanbases stream their faves leaked music without any feelings of remorse (I'm looking at you, Charli XC…

Everyone should start a band. You get to dedicate all your free time to practicing the same handful of songs that no one but your bandmates want to hear. You'll lose money at worst and break even at best. You get at least two free drink tickets per gig. Sound guys will automatically hate you. You'll get criminally ripped off by streaming services, but at least you'll get good exposure! What's not to love about being in a band ? If you've ever been in a band, even just for a few weeks before rag…

It’s pretty difficult to find many individuals out there who have a serious aversion to music . There’s nothing like the unifying power of song to bring us all together, unless we start arguing about music taste — in which case, we will never hear the end of which genre is better and why. It’s a golden rule that the deeper you get into having music as an interest, the more insufferable you become and Musicboard is proof of that phenomenon. However, it can make for some pretty funny takedowns. T…