Lorde

Music has the power to transport us to moments we can never get back with the touch of a play button, whether good or bad. 

If you ever feel lost as a growing young adult, these songs are here to remind you that everyone goes through it and you’re not the only one experiencing a multitude of emotions.

It’s magnificent, it’s breathtaking, it’s seductively corseted in ribbon and lace — it’s “Moulin Rouge!” at the Orpheum Theatre.

Few artists have been able to capture the fraught tension of growing up the way Lorde did in six simple words: “It feels so scary getting old.”

In a virtual press conference with The Daily Californian, deputy arts editor and senior staff reporter Taila Lee spoke to the night’s winners.

As I continue to grapple with my emotions of letting go of my teenage era, here are pieces of a foundation I hope to set before reaching my roaring 20s. 

The venue’s small stage seemed to stagger with the weight of the young star.

It can be nerve wracking to share such personal stories, and Humberstone is learning to embrace the magic that her music’s universality holds.

Bridgers’ unvarnished and intimate songwriting style plays nicely with the MUNA’s persistent optimism, intermingling to produce a track awash with rose-tinted comfort.