Clay Hale

Clay Hale is a first-year graduate student pursuing a Master’s in integrated marketing communications from Water Valley, Miss. He serves as the Editor In Chief for The Daily Mississippian and previously served as the Arts and Culture Editor and Managing Editor. In his free time, Clay likes to write songs, watch Scooby-Doo and go to Cracker Barrel.

Monthly music roundup: Six March melodies

March served as a rain cloud, pouring droplets of new music all month long. Here are a few tracks from your managing editor and editor in chief to pay attention to before April hits full steam. “twilight zone” by Ariana Grande (Clay) After Grande’s stellar effort “eternal sunshine,” I knew following it up would be […]

Oxford’s women artists cultivate a community of creativity

Oxford is a city that lives, breathes and thrives on art. World Atlas recently dubbed the city “the cultural mecca of the South” in a piece listing the 12 best cities for retirement in the Southern United States. Female artists, particularly, have made their presence known in town across a variety of mediums. Musical venues, […]

Carly Pearce soars with ‘hummingbird’ deluxe, ‘no rain, no flowers’

  Over spring break, country music’s Carly Pearce released “hummingbird: no rain, no flowers” as the deluxe edition of her critically-acclaimed fourth studio record, “hummingbird.” The new edition of the album includes three never-before-heard tracks and two live Vevo performances of songs from the album’s original tracklist. A project centered around the healing process, “hummingbird” […]

Monthly music round-up: Five February jams

  February felt like a desert of new music, but make no mistake, there were a few tracks that were not a mirage for listeners. Here are a few new songs that you should check out before we get too deep into March’s melodies. “Busy Woman” by Sabrina Carpenter If you read my review of […]

2025 Ole Miss yearbook available for pre-sale

The Ole Miss yearbook will start pre-sale for the 2025 edition today. In previous years, the yearbook has been available to University of Mississippi students for free. This year, students will have to purchase their yearbook for either $20 in pre-order, starting today, or $25 during the week of distribution, which is scheduled for April […]

Monthly music round-up: six January gems

  Although January felt a little dry in new music content, there were a few hidden tracks that stood out in the small pond of songs. Here is a roundup of new tracks released in January that deserve your attention.  “Sports car” by Tate McRae Pop music faced a bit of a drought in January, […]

DJ Clay’s top 10 songs of 2024

In a time when artists are producing a larger quantity of music in an effort to retain the public’s attention, 2024 offered a multitude of new projects from many performers.  Because of the influx of projects released this year, I struggled to narrow this list to 10 songs. I simply could not list every worthy […]

‘Agatha’ was meaningless all along

“Agatha All Along” is Disney+’s latest series addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and while it is full of charisma and personality, the show’s weakness is a meaningless ending. The series follows the witchy Agatha Harkness, played by a mischievous Kathryn Hahn, as she breaks free from a spell placed upon her by Elizabeth Olsen’s […]

Sabrina Carpenter’s new album comes up ‘Short’

Sabrina Carpenter has been on the cusp of fame for many years and album cycles. Her sixth album effort, “emails i can’t send fwd:,” spawned two of her biggest hits to date with the RIAA-certified platinum hit “Nonsense” and the Billboard Hot 100 Top 25 hit “Feather.” But now — thanks to Carpenter’s seventh studio […]

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