Mars Music

A look inside the mind of that music & vinyl guy from TikTok.

By Alex Mars

Olivia Rodrigo Makes History With Record-Breaking Debut and Announces Daisy Chain Fields Festival

Plus: Remembering Clive Davis, a look at next week's charts, and more

Reacting to Sabrina Carpenter's Coachella Performance

Apr 11•Alex Mars

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Reacting to Lady Gaga's "Mayhem Requiem"

May 15•Alex Mars

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Reacting to Olivia Rodrigo's "the cure"

May 22•Alex Mars

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Reacting to Olivia Rodrigo's "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love"

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Recent posts

Reacting to ADÉLA's "Red Bottoms"

ADÉLA proves she can stretch her sound without losing herself on "Red Bottoms."

Jun 22•Alex Mars

Now Spinning: Juneteenth Edition

A special edition featuring some of the best Black artists right now, including Olivia Dean, RAYE, and Sekou.

Jun 19•Alex Mars

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The Grammys Expanded Best New Artist Eligibility, But Is That A Good Thing?

Plus, Taylor Swift scores her 15th Hot 100 number one, and Olivia Rodrigo is tracking for the biggest week of her career.

Jun 16•Alex Mars

Olivia Rodrigo Has Done It Again

"you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love" dropped today and nothing else came close, so I'm dedicating the whole thing to three highlights from…

Jun 12•Alex Mars

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Reacting to Olivia Rodrigo's "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love"

A first listen reaction to Olivia Rodrigo's third studio album, and why it might be her best yet.

Jun 12•Alex Mars

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Now Spinning

Now Spinning: Juneteenth Edition

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Olivia Rodrigo Has Done It Again

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Taylor Swift Returns to Form on "I Knew It, I Knew You"

Plus, Role Model goes retro rock, and Steve Lacy makes his return in the best of this week's New Music Friday.

Jun 5•Alex Mars

Is "Hate That I Made You Love Me" the Right Ariana Grande Lead Single?

Plus, Hilary Duff's "Mine" hits streaming, Bebe Rexha and David Guetta reunite on "Sad Girls," and Ravyn Lenae goes pop on "Handle" in this week's New…

May 29•Alex Mars

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