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Nov. 13, 2026 10:41 p.m.
Fana Misa sits on steps in a black and grey striped sweater and brown boots. After performing as a friend’s keyboardist during a session at the Brandy Melville studio in Santa Monica last year, Misa was invited back to record her own music. (Daren Zhong/Daily Bruin)
For this UCLA student, songwriting starts with photography, a typewriter and a desire to think outside the box.
Fana Misa, who works under the artist name Letters to Fei – a moniker that combines her name with the name of her friend and former collaborator Mei – began recording music with the Brandy Melville studio in September.
By Alyssa Silverstein
Arts
Nov. 12, 2026 2:54 a.m.Success in music is like a slot machine: unpredictable. UCLA student Nahoa Life is set on pulling the lever.
Life, a first-year music industry student and rapper, released his debut album, “Songs In Anticipation,” during his senior year of high school.
By Michaela Lyons
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Nov. 5, 2026 9:39 p.m.Before Jay-Z’s Super Bowl LXI debut, here are the halftime shows worth revisiting
After years of deciding who gets the Super Bowl halftime stage spotlight, Jay-Z is ready to take it for himself.
This February, he’s ready to “Run This Town.”
The National Football League, Roc Nation and Apple Music announced Oct.
By Kai Echeverria, Michaela Lyons, Julian Duaybis, Kiara Mack, and Vishnu Potharaju
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Oct. 31, 2026 8:46 p.m.Phoebe Bridgers finds community in catharsis on phone-free ‘Lost Tour’
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 7:38 p.m.
Phoebe Bridgers turned the Intuit Dome into an alien spaceship en route to Neverland in a haunting experience that came with both tricks and treats fitting for the final weekend of spooky season.
By Kiara Mack
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Oct. 30, 2026 9:39 p.m.Dominic Fike’s ‘How to Quit Smoking’ delivers groovy sounds but little growth
Dominic Fike knows how to flirt with a good melody. Committing to it is another matter.
Written and recorded largely in hotels, tour buses and dressing rooms, Fike’s third studio album “How to Quit Smoking” follows a musician in constant motion.
By Audrey Nguyenhuu
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Oct. 26, 2026 8:42 p.m.Beatboxing dance come together in the duet performance ‘Mirlitons’
This post was updated Oct. 27 at 8:57 p.m.
Before they could find their rhythm, a dancer had to coax the beatboxer to his feet.
Beatboxer Aymeric Hainaux and dancer-choreographer François Chaignaud brought “Mirlitons,” a live duet of beatboxing and dance, to the UCLA Nimoy Theater on Friday and Saturday.
By Audrey Nguyenhuu
Arts
Oct. 22, 2026 4:47 p.m.Concert Review: beabadoobee’s “The Powerlines Tour” electrifies the Kia Forum in arena debut
This post was updated Oct. 22 at 9:15 p.m.
Beabadoobee transported fans to an American country road with pylons passing by, driving from her indie roots into a new, louder, rock-driven era.
By Alexis Coffee
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