Gracie Abrams grew up in Hollywood, and still can’t decide if that’s a confession or an excuse.
The Grammy-nominated artist released her third studio album, “Daughter from Hell,” on Friday.

Emma Hintz was tired of endlessly searching for ethical fashion, so she built the shortcut she wished already existed.
Hintz, a fourth-year sociology student, launched Foster, a curated online marketplace featuring 13 small, sustainable, women-owned fashion businesses, May 4.

To Alicia Keys, “Hell’s Kitchen” is still a concrete jungle where dreams are made of.
Featuring music and lyrics by Keys, inspiration from a book by Kristoffer Diaz and direction by Michael Greif, “Hell’s Kitchen” is a coming-of-age musical about a biracial teenager growing up in the city of dreams.

This post was updated May 27 at 8:57 p.m.
Hanlin Su has been telling stories since before he knew what he was doing.
Su, a first-year psychology student, runs Retrever Entertainment, a boutique animation studio he launched after enrolling at UCLA last fall.

This post was updated May 18 at 9:16 p.m.
Spring air carried song into Royce Hall.
With 12 acts throughout the night, Spring Sing returned to Royce Hall on Saturday night after taking place at the Los Angeles Tennis Center last year.

This post was updated May 12 at 11:41 p.m.
Before Fine Print had a name, it had a groove, and that groove will be on display at Spring Sing.

This post was updated May 5 at 11:59 p.m.
What does a man know about flying a kite? More than one might think.
Written by Athol Fugard and directed by Emily Mann and Tarell Alvin McCraney, the Geffen Playhouse’s production of “‘Master Harold’ …and the Boys” opened in Westwood on April 8.

This post was updated May 3 at 7:48 p.m.
“This Is Our Youth” may be a play centered on young people, but it is meant for everyone – a reminder of the universal experience of youth.

This post was updated April 9 at 8:03 p.m.
Reia Uchiumi has always made art for other people – even in the years she made it for no one at all.

This post was updated April 10 at 2:53 p.m.
For UCLA students craving a taste of home or a first taste of something new, Westwood has a new Seoul food option.