Skip to Main Content
Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico alumni comes with many distinguished members, including Grammys winners. Photo from Unspash.

Chico State Alumni behind the scenes for Grammy hits

Cecilia Gonzalez, Reporter
February 12, 2025

This year's Grammy Awards showcased multiple top songs, including some engineered by Chico State alumni. A total of four alumni were engineers and assistant engineers on some of the biggest songs of the...

Out of the 12 women who were ever nominated for Best Rap Album, only three have won. Graphic made by Nadia Hill, Feb. 6.

12 out of 153: The women who have been nominated for Best Rap Album

Nadia Hill, Multimedia Editor
February 6, 2025

Doechii became the third woman to win Best Rap Album of the Year at the 67th Grammys. Out of 153 nominated albums in this category, 12 were made by women. Given her historic win, let’s look back on the...

Artwork for the "Take me to the River: New Orleans" soundtrack. Courtesy of Missing Piece Group.

Take me to Chico: New Orleans-based funk to play Laxson Auditorium

Noah Herbst and Mario Ortiz Jr
February 28, 2023

“Take Me to the River: NOLA Live!,” a musical “movement of social consciousness,” consisting of performances from funk-music legends, is coming to Chico State’s Laxson Auditorium on March 2....

Adele's stage in San Jose, California. Photo credit: Rylee Pedotti

Battle of the divas

Rylee Pedotti
December 16, 2016

2016 has been a year for the books, and with the announcement of the 2017 Grammy nominees, music's elite have confirmed this trend won't end as calendars turn. As expected, the night will showcase music's...

Photo credit: Zach Aucella

Sounds like team spirit: Making Chico a music destination

Miles Inserra
April 15, 2015
The music scene is blowing up at a rate that could make this small college town a Northern California music hub.
Press Pause: Eminem’s Grammy tells us one thing, hip-hop will not evolve

Press Pause: Eminem’s Grammy tells us one thing, hip-hop will not evolve

Dylan Dewit
February 11, 2015
13 years later, we’re still acting like we owe Marshall something.