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Collage of Berklee alumni over the decades

Berklee: A Sonic Timeline

Explore the music that made Berklee in this playlist featuring one song from each year of the college’s history.

Collage of album art from the songs featured in the dad rock playlist

What Exactly Is Dad Rock? 21 Songs that Explain the Totally Not Embarrassing Genre

Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Metallica—obviously dad rock at this point. But the genre is bigger than you might guess. In this Father's Day playlist, listen to songs from various generations that bring dad energy.

Real World Studios seen from the outside on a sunny day with a verdant pond in the foreground — Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios in Wiltshire, England, where Wadhams Production Scholar Fisher Thompson BM '23 visited on a Berklee trip in 2023.

Image by Fisher Thompson BM '23

Music and Sustainability at Berklee and Beyond

Integrating sustainability practices into music not only helps address environmental concerns but also contributes to job creation and security.

Taylor Swift in a flowy dress on stage with a backdrop of a packed stadium of fans — Image by Paolo V, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Taylor Swift's Global Popularity Explained (Berklee's Version)

Music business, songwriting, and live production faculty weigh in on what makes Taylor Swift unstoppable.

A woman vocalist dancing on stage — Image by Elizabeth Friar

Dembow Explained (+19 Songs Featuring the Iconic Rhythm)

How the dembow beat—found in reggaeton, hip-hop, pop, and far beyond—became a global phenomenon.

A student vocalist singing on stage — Image by Elizabeth Friar

Berklee's Top News and Stories of 2023

From AI in the classroom to music licensing 101, 50 years of hip-hop to the next great American jam band, take a look at where the last year brought us.