All content by Claire Jones
![The 2020 Country Music Awards stage welcomed back Taylor Swift after a seven-year absence. The return shows not only the singers negligence of the pop genre, but also the abandonment of genre boundaries altogether. (Staff Illustration by Li-Chun Pan)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_0213-900x600.png)
Taylor Swift Proves She Can Do It All
With her latest music, the singer has finally cemented the impressive extent of her stylistic range once and for all.
Claire Jones, Contributing Writer
• September 23, 2020
![The arts desk is back with some recommendations of singles you may have missed this week. (Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/radioroundup921-900x675.png)
Weekly Radio Roundup: Sept. 15 – Sept. 21
Read about the most notable singles released this week.
Anastasia D.S. Johnson, Izzy Salas, Ana Cubas, Claire Jones and Henry Carr
• September 22, 2020
![The arts desk is back with some recommendations of singles you may have missed this week. (Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/arts-roundup-914-900x675.png)
Weekly Radio Roundup: Sept. 7 – Sept. 14
Read about our favorite singles that were released this week.
Isabella Armus, Ana Cubas, Lexi Wolf and Claire Jones
• September 15, 2020
![The arts desk is back with some recommendations of singles you may have missed this week. (Staff Illustration by Charlie Dodge)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/radioroundup-4_16.png)
Weekly Radio Roundup: April 10 – April 16
The most exciting singles that came out over the course of the week.
Ian Reid, Claire Jones, Alexandra Bentzien and Ana Cubas
• April 17, 2020
![Its title can be deceiving. 5 Seconds of Summer dropped their latest studio album last Friday. (Staff Illustration by Jake Capriotti)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5SOS-900x506.jpg)
5 Seconds of Summer’s “CALM” Is Anything But
The band’s latest album is littered with unconventional choices and sees them twisting their sound to wondrous success.
Claire Jones, Staff Writer
• April 2, 2020
![Watermelon Sugar is Harry Styles newest single, released right before his appearance on NBCs Saturday Night Live. (Via Twitter)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/EIi0CiOWwAI_9l0.jpg-large-900x900.jpeg)
Harry Styles Brings Back Summer in His New Song ‘Watermelon Sugar’
Styles surprised fans with the release of the new single immediately before hosting SNL.
Claire Jones, Contributing Writer
• November 27, 2019
![Sloan Struble, founder and frontman of indie-pop band Dayglow. (Photo via Facebook @dayglowband)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/73004681_688071505016449_7266042679996186624_n-900x642.png)
Dayglow Uses Music to Express Optimism, Change and Friendship
Sloan Struble discusses how his project Dayglow has given him a space to be authentic and fun with his music.
Claire Jones, Contributing Writer
• November 21, 2019
![Clive Davis juniors Nico Brunstein and Nando Dale pose in a photo anticipating their song Fitzgerald. (Via Instagram)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Screen-Shot-2019-10-29-at-6.30.42-PM-775x900.png)
Club Soccer Bandmates Give Each Other Space to Innovate
The Clive Davis duo’s unique style extends beyond sound and into the songwriting process.
Claire Jones, Contributing Writer
• October 30, 2019
![Former One Direction member Niall Horan released a new single, Nice to Meet Ya on Oct. 4. (via Twitter)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/EFuWaHlW4AAhtpJ.jpg-large-900x900.jpeg)
Niall Horan Matures With New Single ‘Nice To Meet Ya’
Former One Direction member Niall Horan recently released his seductive song “Nice To Meet Ya,” the first single release for his upcoming album.
Claire Jones, Contributing Writer
• October 7, 2019
![Tisch New Theatre will be performing their rendition of Legally Blonde at the Skirball Theater. (Courtesy of Skirball)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Image-from-iOS-1-1-900x600.jpg)
‘Rethink Pink’: Tisch New Theatre’s Vision for ‘Legally Blonde’
Tisch New Theatre aims to reinvent the popular musical, employing extensive character work and unique storytelling devices for a production “unlike anything anyone has ever seen.”
Claire Jones, Contributing Writer
• September 30, 2019
![Dean Morris cuts the ribbon, officially opening the Nordoff-Robbins Center with Robert De Niro (left). (Photo by Alexandra Chan)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/musictherapy-3-900x600.jpg)
Steinhardt Opens New Facility for Music Therapy, Research
The facility will have one room for treatment and another for recording therapy sessions so they can be used for research.
Claire Jones, Staff Writer
• September 24, 2019
![“Bodak Yellow” gets a group of first-years dancing at Bed, Bath and Beyond After Dark in 2018, an annual Welcome Week event. (Photo by Sam Klein)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180826_BBB_SamKlein2-900x601.jpg)
First-Years Feel Unprepared for NYU Academics After Welcome Week
One week into their NYU careers, first-years told WSN that Welcome Week’s emphasis on events designed for mingling left them unsure of what to expect from their upcoming classes.
Victor Porcelli, Claire Jones and
• September 3, 2019
![A purple N.Y.U. flag hangs on a building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/news-childaistudy-1200x800.jpg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
![Students stream past the clay-colored main entrance of Bobst Library on a bright fall afternoon. The green scenery of Washington Square Park is reflected off the library’s windows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news-sustainability-900x600.jpg)
Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
![A woman with brown hair and a blue shirt.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dopico.jpeg)
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
![A woman dressed in red and holding a purple sign that reads NYU is Complicit in Genocide.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RallyForHesen-3-1200x800.jpg)
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024