Michael & Mariah are joining forces to bring fervor and fashion back to the Spring Sing stage. Fourth-year environmental science student Michael Palermo said he and his duo counterpart, fourth-year ecology, behavior and evolution student Mariah Hill, plan to sing their bluesy-laced tune “The Summer After” as a nod to graduating students. Read more...

Photo: Wearing red, fourth-year ecology, behavior and evolution student Mariah Hill (left) and fourth-year environmental science student Michael Palermo (right) hold up their electric guitars in front of a multicolored backdrop. The duo’s Spring Sing performance will feature their original track, “The Summer After.” (Photo courtesy of Michael Palermo and Mariah Hill. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)

This post was updated May 19 at 12:50 a.m. Naya Zamaana is singing in cultural harmony. UCLA’s South Asian a cappella team is blending Western and South Asian music at this year’s Spring Sing. Read more...

Photo: Members of South Asian a cappella group Naya Zamaana stand side by side in two rows. For its Spring Sing performance, Naya Zamaana will combine Western and South Asian musical elements in its blend of Beyoncé’s “Be Alive” and Pritam’s “Bulleya.” (Megan Cai/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)

This post was updated May 19 at 12:52 p.m. Appalachian tunes are making their way to Westwood. Performing their song “Birmingham Again” in this year’s Spring Sing, the girl group Painted Ladies is blending Appalachian folk music with sultry lyrics. Read more...

Photo: (From left to right) Fourth-year students Amy Lyn Williams, Addison Wingate, Jeilani Rhone-Collins and Sophie Shapiro stand side by side as Wingate holds her fiddle and Shapiro holds her guitar. The folk band will perform their original song “Birmingham Again” at Spring Sing. (Photo by Ashley Kenney/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)

Resonance is reverberating its message to Spring Sing crowds – no instruments required. After six years, a capella group Resonance has the opportunity to perform again in Spring Sing. Read more...

Photo: Wearing black, Resonance members pose together. The student a cappella group will perform its arrangement of “Forgive Me” by Chloe x Halle at this year’s Spring Sing. (Photo courtesy of Resonance. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)

This post was updated May 19 at 12:55 a.m. Silva is ready to sing and dance its way back to Spring Sing. With 10 musicians and performers, the jazz band is led by fourth-year global jazz studies student Emily Silva, who is the group’s namesake and vocalist. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year global jazz studies student Emily Silva (right) sits surrounded by greenery, and third-year global jazz studies student Anna Bettendorf (left) sits behind with guitar in hand. Both will perform as part of 10-member jazz ensemble Silva at this year’s Spring Sing. (Jefferson Alade/Daily Bruin. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)

This post was updated May 19 at 11:30 a.m. Sophia Bacino and her friends believe good music can heal heartache. At Spring Sing, the newly formed indie band Sophia Bacino & Friends will perform Bacino’s original song, “My Old Self Could Love You,” the third-year ethnomusicology student said. Read more...

Photo: With guitar in hand, second-year ethnomusicology student Sophia Bacino sits on a bed surrounded by colorful photos and prints. Alongside her three bandmates, Bacino will offer a hopeful outlook on heartbreak at Spring Sing, performing her original song, “My Old Self Could Love You.” (Photo by Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor. Photo illustration by Ashley Shue-Lih Ko/Daily Bruin staff)