There is a distinct, almost anti-gravitational buoyancy to the latest release from Shelita, titled "I’m So In Love With You", that defies the typical heaviness associated with profound emotional declarations. Listening to this track is a bit like staring at the ceiling at 4 AM not in insomnia-induced panic, but in that rare, lucid state where the silence of the house feels protective rather...

Norway's many fjords are responsible for the birth of a celebrity. Ella Lockert, with her boundless vitality and undoubted skill, has always been a force to be reckoned with from the day she was born. Imagine a little Ella illuminating the stage as the smallest Santa possible in the song "Putti Plutti Pott." Add to that her singing in the children's chorus at the Norwegian Opera,...