Through her music, Viva Corless is unfolding a love letter to her sonic authenticity. After her second time auditioning, the second-year theater student will take the stage for her first Spring Sing to perform her original song “Eat Your Words.” Corless said she wrote “Eat Your Words” when she was 16, and the song reckons with the societal pressures young women and queer people face growing up. Read more...

Photo: Viva Corless sits on a bed while wearing a white top and jeans, looking at an open notebook and playing her guitar. The second-year theater student from Sacramento, California, will perform her original song “Eat Your Words” from her album “As Long as I Can” at Spring Sing. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)

Matty Gottesman is back for another Spring Sing, this time with company. Singer-songwriter and producer Gottesman – a performer at the virtual 2024 Spring Sing – is bringing his original song “Voice of Reason” to the Los Angeles Tennis Center stage Friday. Read more...

Photo: Matty Gottesman (left) and his bandmates pose for a picture outside of Royce Hall. The third-year communication student will return to the Spring Sing stage with his song “Voice of Reason” on Friday. (Isabella Appell/Daily Bruin)

Ella Gibson is stitching together a sonic patchwork of introspection and growth in her Spring Sing encore. Making her Los Angeles Tennis Center debut this Friday, the second-year music industry student is returning to the Spring Sing lineup with her new unreleased single “Patch.” Following last year’s virtual performance, Gibson said she has grown more confident in her vocal abilities, allowing her to embrace greater vulnerability within her lyricism. Read more...

Photo: Ella Gibson sits on a bench in front of a plant with yellow flowers while holding her guitar and smiling for the camera. The student singer-songwriter participated in the virtual adaptation of Spring Sing last year with her song “Distance.” (Danielle Anz/Daily Bruin senior staff)