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  • 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!

  • (Songs) Dedicated to the Ones We Love

    (Songs) Dedicated to the Ones We Love

    And now, to round out our Valentine’s Day programming, a few of our writers wanted to take this time to dedicate songs and albums to special people in their lives! This one is for you guys! Best, the WERS writing team.

  • Love Songs Through the Decades

    Love Songs Through the Decades

    As a part of our Valentine’s Day efforts, our writers are going to take you through a portal to the past to see some of our favorite love songs through the decades!

  • Vault of Soul: Brandy

    Vault of Soul: Brandy

    Each week of Black History Month, we open the 88.9 Vault of Soul with profiles of iconic pioneers of R&B and soul. This week, we’re taking you through the iconic life of R&B and acting legend Brandy. To learn more, check out the biography of the icon Brandy below.