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  • New Discoveries: sombr “Homewrecker”

    New Discoveries: sombr “Homewrecker”

    With hits like “back to friends” and “12 to 12”, sombr redefines pop music with his vulnerable lyrics about love and nostalgic sound. Sombr has made a big splash with his first studio album, I Barely Know Her,  and now, his new hit single “Homewrecker” marks the continuation of his success. 

  • Pick of the Week: Momma “Cross Your Heart”

    Pick of the Week: Momma “Cross Your Heart”

    Momma is at it again with another earworm of a gritty indie-rock track from the deluxe edition of their most recent album, Welcome to My Blue Sky. The song “Cross Your Heart” shares inspiration with many songs off the album, but has a certain je ne sais quoi that has cemented it on repeat in my headphones.

  • The Cultural Landscape of Hip-Hop

    The Cultural Landscape of Hip-Hop

    As we end Black History Month, our final gift to you is to go over the cultural foundations of Hip-Hop. We hope to be able to help you understand what the “Culture” is, and how Hip-Hop transitioned from the underground to the mainstream.

  • Vault of Soul: Erykah Badu

    Vault of Soul: Erykah Badu

    Each week of February, we open the 88.9 Vault of Soul with profiles of iconic soul pioneers. To continue 2026’s February coverage, WERS recognizes Erykah Badu, one of the most recognizable names and voices in R&B, through the 90s, and 2000s.

  • Graphic with a purple background and multi-colored flowers in the corner, with white text overlayed that reads "Women's History Month"

    Celebrate Women’s History Month With WERS

    WERS celebrates all the women who make the music industry run, and we are here to recognize them in our Women’s History Month Playlist!

    To do so, we need YOUR top picks. Please, fill out the form below with a woman-sung song that matters to you, and we will feature it on March 8th, in a day of music by solely women at the station.

  • Pick of the Week: Olivia Dean “Baby Steps”

    Pick of the Week: Olivia Dean “Baby Steps”

    The Grammy-award-winning Best New Artist, Olivia Dean, gives us her third studio album, The Art of Loving. In it, “Baby Steps” explores what it means to love and how we learn and grow from taking things slow. Warming our hearts and spreading a message about loss worth listening to. 

  • Vault of Soul: The Gap Band

    Vault of Soul: The Gap Band

    Each week of Black History Month, we open the 88.9Vault of Soul with profiles of iconic pioneers of R&B and soul. To learn more about the Wilson brothers, known as The Gap Band, read the biography below!

  • Our Favorite 2016 Albums

    Our Favorite 2016 Albums

    Everyone has been saying that 2026 is the new 2016. So, our writers have decided to take a look back at some of our favorite albums that came out in 2016

  • New Discoveries: Violet Grohl “THUM”

    New Discoveries: Violet Grohl “THUM”

    There are a lot of things that we inherit from our parents. For Violet Grohl, musical prowess is definitely what she got from her dad. On her new single, “THUM,” Grohl manages to create a sound for herself different from that of Foo Fighters or any of her dad’s projects. In this song, she comes into her own. 

  • Pick of the Week: Arctic Monkeys “Opening Night”

    Pick of the Week: Arctic Monkeys “Opening Night”

    Following an excruciatingly long break, the Arctic Monkeys have returned to us with new music! Not only is “Opening Night” a new Arctic Monkeys song, but it also is a part of the new War Child Records album, Help(2). This super conglomeration of artists is shaping up to be one of the most interesting movements in music in 2026, and “Opening Night” is just the beginning!