Anna Stoll
Feature Writer
Anna Stoll is a vocalist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She studied vocal performance at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, but has played piano from a young age and has performed with various concert bands and orchestras as a percussionist and violinist. When Anna’s not performing, she’s arranging for instrumentalists and a capella groups.
Articles by Anna Stoll
Malcolm Todd's 'Earrings' Didn't Chart in 2024. TikTok Just Changed That
New World Cup Anthem and Its Hypnotic Minor-key Loop: Shakira and Burna Boy's 'Dai Dai'
How Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh Shaped the Moody Minimalism on Ariana Grande's 10th No. 1 Single
The Beatles Reversed Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' to Write 'Because,' and the Result Still Doesn't Resolve
Taylor Swift's Toy Story 5 Song Debuted at #1 and Is Already an Oscar Contender, But Is It Actually Country?
The Non-Diatonic Chord In 'Empire State of Mind' Hit Different When Alicia Keys Performed It at The Knicks' First Championship Parade In 53 Years
Foster The People's 'Pumped Up Kicks' Has Been Out for 16 Years and It's Still All Over YouTube
18 Million Streams and #1 Debut on Spotify: Olivia Rodrigo's 'Stupid Song' Is the Most Emotionally Overwhelming Track on Her New Album
Cats: The Jellicle Ball Brings Queer Ballroom Culture to Broadway and Takes Home the Tony for Best Choreography
The Tony-Winning Revival of 'Ragtime' Just Showed How to Open a Musical. Stephen Flaherty Already Explained Why It Works
Olivia Rodrigo's 'The Cure' Goes Against Fundamental Pop Rules: Strip Everything Back at the Verse and the Bridge Hits Even Harder
Anime Arranger With 21k MuseScore Followers, Torby Brand Proves You Need No Formal Training to Be a Musician
PinkPantheress Turned Two Basement Jaxx Songs Into 'Girl Like Me': UK Garage Revival Never Went Away
Critics Hated It, but Sal Da Vinci's 'Per sempre sì' Is Taking Neapolitan Music to a Global Stage. It Could Win Eurovision 2026
Unsettling Internet Meme Makes Concert Halls: Alec Imamovic on Backrooms-inspired 'Noclip'
Noah Kahan's 'Doors' Finds Emotional Distance in a Major Key, Then Releases It in the Chorus
Katy Perry's 'One That Got Away' Resurges on TikTok, and Its Deceptive Cadence Still Hits Hard 15 Years Later
'Dance No More' Is Harry Styles' Most Disco Track Yet. It Trades Vocal Spotlight for a Synth-and-Bass Groove
Olivia Rodrigo Swaps Rock for Synth-Pop on 'Drop Dead' and Sends The Cure Back to the Charts
RAYE's "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!" Is Unlike Anything In The Charts. The Big Band Motown Sound Behind It Explains Everything
Brainrot or Satire? Nobody Agrees on KATSEYE's 'PINKY UP' After Coachella, but Both Sides Might Be Right
How Berlinist Captured Pure Grief in 2.5 Minutes: 'Gris, Pt. 1' and the Musical Emptiness That Breaks You