On her “Feel” song, the single, Ilona has proven to be an even more powerful act portraying both empowerment and the exceptionally feminine side. This is the story of our heroine, Ilona. She comes from a rural town in Minnesota and has Ukrainian and Russian ancestry. It is her mother's recommendation to move to "the big city of" Los Angeles that has made her journey...

Some pop songs are built for escapism. They offer a three-minute vacation from the weight of things. Paul Jenner, the creative force behind the musical project 50mething, seems uninterested in this kind of holiday. His work is consistently grounded in the here and now, tackling the social and political agitations of our time with a composer’s ear and a critical eye. His 2026 single, “You Can’t...