![Beloved country music star Zach Bryan performs for an audience in Pittsburgh’s PPG Arena. Bryan, unlike the majority of country music artists, still provides listeners with heartfelt, folk songs. Used with permission/Ava Bell.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2-1.png)
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![A view from Drake and J. Cole’s concert at Rocket Mortgage Field House in Cleveland. The 360 stage used for the concert featured different designs and many props were used for the performance. Used with permission/Kai Kurokawa.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/unnamed-4-1200x900.jpg)
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![Multiple Drama Club students help design the stage for Hamlet during a Friday Work Call. These work calls take place nearly every Friday, and this is when students create the set, props and costumes.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/drama.png)
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![The band members rehearse in their studio. Used with permission/Floor Band Instagram.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/floor.png)
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Ava Charriere and Kelsie Moore
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![During a joint concert with Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School, Hudson Chamber Choir presented ‘Nyon Nyon’ by Jake Runestad. Each voice section created their own choreography to match the spunky energy of the music.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CHAMB-1200x800.jpg)
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![The album cover for Utopia by Travis Scott. Used with permission/Cactus Jack and Epic Records.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Travis_Scott_-_Utopia.png)
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![The cello players of Sinfonietta practice a piece for their holiday concert. Used with permission/A to Z Photography/Alaina Zsauldko.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0292edited-1200x800.jpeg)
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![Rapper Drake has been an extremely influential artist for the last decade, and his fan base mainly consists of high schoolers/teenagers. His most recent Number One hit on Billboard’s Top 100 was from his newest album, “For All the Dogs” with the song title “First Person Shooter,” (featuring J. Cole). Used with permission/musicisentrophy.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4972204415_dbc8443907_b.jpg)
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![The album cover for The College Dropout, the album that “Through the Wire is on. This album was released on February 10, 2004. Used with permission/Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/col.jpg)
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![Ella Choi before her big performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville featured practicing with her guitar. Used with permission/Ella Choi.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-08-at-9.35.54 AM.png)
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![Preschool and Kindergarten students of McDowell Early Learning listen to Vocal Impact perform songs such as “I Saw Three Ships” and other holiday classics. Used with permission/Jacob Moore.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/recent-VI-1200x900.jpg)
Vocal Impact tours elementary schools and introduces music to younger students
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![Beyoncé during the world tour last summer. Used with permission/WireImage for Parkwood/Kevin Mazur.](https://hudexplorernews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Beyonce.jpeg)
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