Congratulations Sparks Sisters!

Crossover Music Magazine is proud to congratulate The Sparks Sisters on being named the winners of the 2025 Star Competition. The vocal duo, sisters Melody and Violet, impressed audiences in the public vote and earned high praise from the judging panel for their originality, vocal blend, and artistry.

Classical with a modern twist: The Sparks Sisters win Crossover Star 2025

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Help Us Build Better Resources for Artists

At Crossover Music Magazine, we’ve always been committed to supporting innovative and genre-crossing artists through media coverage, online concerts, and our annual Star competition. Now, we’re ready to take the next step. We’re developing new resources designed specifically to help musicians navigate their careers, but we want to make sure we’re building what you actually

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Classical Crossover

GRAMMY®-nominated ensemble Dallas String Quartet (DSQ) releases Gratitude

The Dallas String Quartet has made a name for itself by creating instrumental renditions of popular music, from pop hits to romantic ballads that would feel at home at a Bridgerton-style ball. Their 2024 release, Romani: The Untold Story, revealed a new layer of songwriting and emotional depth. Their latest EP, Gratitude, features worship music

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Star performances elevate a promising ‘Monte Cristo’ world premiere

“Monte Cristo,” a new musical by Peter Kellogg and Stephen Weiner, had its world premiere with a limited run at the York Theatre in New York. The musical shows potential but is not completely realized… yet. (Spoilers ahead!) The first ensemble number, “Dangerous Times,” resonates with the complicated political world unfolding. It brings to mind

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Classical Crossover

Breaking the cycle: How a giant middle finger to elitism invented a new sound

Hip-hop and classical music do not innately seem like two things that belong together. One is modern and raw; the other is steeped in tradition, often perceived as grand music for elites. But The Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience (THHOE) has taken both as inspiration to create something new. It all started with artistic director JooWan Kim,

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Soundabout: Bringing the life-changing power of music so everyone feels seen and included

At Crossover Music Magazine, we are so often privileged to sit with artists at different points along their journeys, emerging voices, established names, and everyone in between. Through those conversations, we connect with readers who are musicians themselves or listeners whose lives have been shaped, softened, or even transformed by the power of music. This

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Should musicians be political? Is there a “right” way to use your voice?

Disclaimer: This article reflects the personal views and beliefs of the author and does not represent an endorsement or official position of Crossover Music Magazine. “Music is the universal language” (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow), the great connector, the uniter of humanity. It has a power unlike anything else to give us hope, to comfort our sorrows,

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