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DJ duo sizzles on 'I Love You, Man'
Swedish DJ duo Rebecca & Fiona is out and about with "I Love You, Man," a light and airy dance album that feels gilded in gold. This album…
Williams Jr. gets personal, political
Hank Williams Jr. kicks off his album "Old School, New Rules" by addressing ESPN's decision to drop his song as the opening theme for "Monday …
Zac Brown Band shows diversity on new CD
The Zac Brown Band delivers a message with the title of its new album, "Uncaged" - and the songs back it up.
Tops on iTunes: Katy Perry's 'Firework' the week's hottest single
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Music Review: Black Eyed Peas lacking on sixth album
The Black Eyed Peas' "The Beginning" is a nonstop party, but the effort is not without a few clanging missteps. Perhaps the purveyors of feel-…

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Sunday 12/05/2010

Music Review: Chrisette Michele releases gutsy third disc

Chrisette Michele has never been a run-of-the-mill R&B singer, and the Grammy Award-winner pulls even further away from the pack with the gutsy "Let Freedom Reign."

Music Review: Jazmine Sullivan's dazzling second act

Jazmine Sullivan's sophomore disc, "Love Me Back," is something amazing.

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Saturday 12/04/2010

Hip-hop wonder Minaj has much to live up to

LOS ANGELES - Nicki Minaj never envisioned herself as hip-hop's reigning "it" girl. The question alone makes her giggle as she offers an answer nowhere near as cocky as her saucy rhymes.

Sunday 11/28/2010

Miranda Lambert 'nervous' about penning a 'Revolution' followup

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Now that Miranda Lambert has swept the major country music awards for album of the year, she faces a daunting prospect: Topping "Revolution."

Tops on iTunes: 'Glee' cast spends another week at No. 1

Tops on iTunes

Music Review: Kanye's great 'Fantasy' lacks only fun

We knew well before "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" that Kanye West is a tortured genius. He had made enough headlines and leaked enough music to make that clear. The main question left for his fifth album was, what's in it for us?

Music Review: Ke$ha's 'Cannibal' a hot mess

Some people were bothered when Ke$ha joked about brushing her teeth with Jack Daniels on her breakthrough song, the drunken party anthem "TiK ToK." But it wasn't that big of a deal.

Music Review: 'Pink Friday' an uneven debut from Nicki Minaj

There is a lot of anticipation surrounding the release of Nicki Minaj's debut CD "Pink Friday." And there should be.

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Sunday 11/21/2010

Tops on iTunes: 'Glee' cast take on 'Teenage Dream' beats all comers

Tops on iTunes

Music Review: On new album, Rihanna gets 'Loud' -- and clear

It's been five years since Rihanna released her debut CD - and now she's putting out her fifth album.

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Sunday 11/14/2010

Tops on iTunes: Rihanna and Drake team up for week's hottest song

Posted: November 14, 2010

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Cee Lo's latest blends style and substance

By MELANIE SIMS, Associated Press

Posted: November 14, 2010

Six years have passed since Cee Lo Green released a solo album, and on "The Lady Killer," the Gnarls Barkley vocalist and former Goodie Mobb member combines the boldness and grit of both musical ventures to deliver some unforgettable tracks.

Kid Cudi slumps on sophomore effort

By RON HARRIS, Associated Press

Posted: November 14, 2010

Kid Cudi's sophomore album, "Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager," arrives heavy with lo-fi experimentation and personal pot stories that certainly must mean something to the man behind the microphone, if no one else.

Reba's many faces on display on new album

By MICHAEL McCALL, For The Associated Press

Posted: November 14, 2010

Amid yet another country radio comeback, Reba McEntire flaunts her many strengths - and occasional weaknesses - on her aptly named new album, "All The Women I Am."

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Posted: November 14, 2010

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Sunday 11/07/2010

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Posted: November 07, 2010

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Tops on iTunes: Ke$ha takes No. 1 spot on singles chart

Posted: November 07, 2010

Tops on iTunes

Sunday 10/31/2010

Music Review: Taylor Swift shows maturity with new CD

By MICHAEL McCALL, For The Associated Press

Posted: October 31, 2010

In the CD booklet for Taylor Swift's third album, "Speak Now," she poses for a photo tied to railroad tracks, looking like a mock damsel-in-distress with an old-fashioned dastardly villain hovering over her. The scene pokes fun at Swift's image and songs, which often portray her as a victim to scheming fellows.

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Posted: October 31, 2010

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Sunday 10/24/2010

Music Review: Shakira strips ... down her sound to great effect on 'Sale El Sol'

By MICHELLE MORGANTE, Associated Press

Posted: October 24, 2010

She's one of the world's most successful performers. She's one of Latin America's biggest stars. And now, on her seventh studio album, the Colombian "rocker chick" is shaking her famous hips out of the packaging that has confined her in her success.

Tops on iTunes: Taylor Swift heads singles chart again

Posted: October 24, 2010

Tops on iTunes

Now entering the Jackson family business: Austin Brown

By RYAN PEARSON, Associated Press

Posted: October 24, 2010

LOS ANGELES - More than a decade ago, when Michael Jackson was working on what would become his final album, a young producer named Rodney Jerkins set up shop in the dance room of the singer's Neverland Ranch. A youngster approached Jerkins with a bold swagger.

Music Review: Kings of Leon retain rock crown

By RON HARRIS, Associated Press

Posted: October 24, 2010

Up until this point, Kings of Leon had been nothing short of a great young American band, buoyed by the success of its Grammy-winning hit "Use Somebody." Now, the Followill boys are maturing and owning up to their musical lot in life through smart lyrics and a signature sound on "Come Around Sundown."

Music Review: Sugarland grows creatively on new CD

Posted: October 24, 2010

Sugarland stakes its ground as country music's most creatively ambitious million-selling act by opening its album, "The Incredible Machine," with a U2-like overture leading into the first song, "All We Are," which manages to be both catchy and progressive. Then, when guitarist Kristian Bush mimics U2 guitarist The Edge's hypnotic guitar riffs on the title cut, both the band's influences and grand aspirations are laid bare.

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Posted: October 24, 2010

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Sunday 10/17/2010

Music Review: Darius Rucker a little too radio friendly on new release

By MICHAEL McCALL, For The Associated Press

Posted: October 17, 2010

Darius Rucker's second country music album ditches the traditional songs included on his previous album, "Learn to Live." Instead, on his new "Charleston, SC 1966," he focuses solely on contemporary, radio-directed songs - a clear sign he knows the country audience, and country radio, has embraced him.

Tops on iTunes: Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now' takes No. 1 spot

Posted: October 17, 2010

Tops on iTunes

Band of Horses returns with new CD

By KEVIN C. JOHNSON, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Posted: October 17, 2010

Band of Horses is trotting back with a new release on Columbia, "Infinite Arms," its first for a major record label.

Music Review: Siblings off to promising start on self-titled disc

Posted: October 17, 2010

A trio of siblings from Alabama, The Band Perry aims to combine Taylor Swift's romantic confessionals with Lady Antebellum's female-male harmonies, sunny melodies and cheerful group camaraderie. They even bring together the producers of those acts, with Nathan Chapman (Swift) and Paul Worley (Lady A) combining their talents behind the Perrys.

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Posted: October 17, 2010

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Sunday 10/10/2010

Tops on iTunes: Lil Wayne scores week's top album

Posted: October 10, 2010

Tops on iTunes

Music Review: Bruno Mars shows promise on debut

By SANDY COHEN, Associated Press

Posted: October 10, 2010

The release of Bruno Mars' debut album finds the singer-songwriter-producer in the spotlight for both good and bad.

Music Review: Faith Evans delivers soulful, predictable songs

Posted: October 10, 2010

Faith Evans' musical style hasn't changed much over the years, and her sixth studio album, "Something About Faith," delivers the latest batch of soulful yet predictable ballads from the R&B singer.

Music Review: Toby Keith gets playful on new disc

Posted: October 10, 2010

Over the years, Toby Keith has offset his macho country swagger with splashes of tongue-in-cheek fun. The Oklahoman's new album, "Bullets In The Gun," focuses more than ever on his lighter side, despite its menacing-sounding title.

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Posted: October 10, 2010

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Sunday 10/03/2010

Chesney returns to familiar themes on new CD

Posted: October 03, 2010

Kenny Chesney chose a contemplative Guy Clark song, "Hemingway's Whiskey," as the title of his new album, which might goad some to believe the country star is extending the introspective mood prevalent on recent albums.

Members of Shins, Gnarls Barkley collaborate as Broken Bells

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, Associated Press

Posted: October 03, 2010

Brian Burton and James Mercer worked in secret for almost a year as they developed tunes for a group that would become the Broken Bells. That approach was probably for the best.

Nick Hornby-Ben Folds collaboration clicks

Posted: October 03, 2010

"Belinda" is a ballad about a has-been singer on the nostalgia circuit who each night performs his one hit, a love song written about a woman he later lost and now misses, which makes reprising his golden oldie for sing-along crowds a bizarre form of public torture.

Billy Currington finds right groove on new CD

Posted: October 03, 2010

Billy Currington flashes a big musical smile throughout his fourth album, "Enjoy Yourself." Concentrating on breezy songs that slip from sweet romance to pleasurable toasts, the album sounds as though it should come with an ocean breeze and something cold to sip.

Ice Cube's cred melts on 'I Am The West'

Posted: October 03, 2010

It's been 22 years since N.W.A. put gangsta rap on the map, and hip-hop has exploded into arguably the most diverse music genre since then.

Sunday 09/26/2010

Maroon 5 stays funky on 'Hands All Over'

By RON HARRIS, Associated Press

Posted: September 26, 2010

Maroon 5's "Hands All Over" offers the Los Angeles-based band's signature funk treatment, but really this is lead singer Adam Levine's show. Thus, the band's success lives and dies with his delivery.

Accept-ional debut for T.T. Quick singer

Posted: September 26, 2010

Accept-ional debut for T.T. Quick singer

Michael Franti shines on 'Sunshine'

Posted: September 26, 2010

Franti shines on 'Sunshine'

This week's chart toppers

Posted: September 26, 2010

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Lady Saw is a reggae diva on new CD

Posted: September 26, 2010

Manicure, check. Makeup, check. Diva attitude, check.

Sunday 09/19/2010

Tops on iTunes: Bruno Mars bumps Katy Perry from No. 1 slot

Posted: September 19, 2010

Tops on iTunes

Music Review: Jamey Johnson's ambitious double album

Posted: September 19, 2010

Jamey Johnson's two-CD album, "The Guitar Song," opens with a country-music star telling a stranger in a bar how lonely and pressured life has gotten since hitting the top. The stranger promptly sets him straight. "It may be lonely at the top," the guy retorts, "but it's a (expletive) at the bottom."

Music Review: Shontelle falls short on second CD

Posted: September 19, 2010

Shontelle first made noise on the charts with her 2008 single, "T-Shirt" - and she's bringing back the buzz with the same song in a Radio Killa remix with hitmaker The-Dream on her new CD, "No Gravity."

Music Review: Phish frontman shines on live disc

Posted: September 19, 2010

Much like Jerry Garcia did with the Grateful Dead, Phish frontman Trey Anastasio occasionally breaks free from his day job and cuts loose in solo efforts with ever-changing backing musicians.

Music Review: Weezer stays the course with passable 'Hurley'

By RON HARRIS, Associated Press

Posted: September 19, 2010

Weezer's latest album, "Hurley," is full of the same high-energy quirk rock that got the band to this point in its career. It's a passable release, but it firms up the notion that they have little interest in moving beyond their proven peppy formula.

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Posted: September 19, 2010

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Sunday 09/12/2010

Tops on iTunes: Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream' continues to lead the singles chart

Posted: September 12, 2010

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Posted: September 12, 2010

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Music Review: Stone Sour packs punch on 'Audio Secrecy'

RON HARRIS Associated Press

Posted: September 12, 2010

Stone Sour, a spin-off of the Des Moines, Iowa, metal kings Slipknot, delivers a nice blend of fast, aggressive rock on the group's third album, "Audio Secrecy."

Music Review: Sara Bareilles sticks to her guns

By ALICIA RANCILIO, Associated Press

Posted: September 12, 2010

With the 2007 success of her debut album "Little Voice," Sara Bareilles has reason to feel confident in her own vision: After all, her self-penned piano groove "Love Song" was not only a major hit, it earned her two Grammy nominations.

Sunday 09/05/2010

Cee Lo says expletive-laden hit is 'art'

By MESFIN FEKADU, Associated Press

Posted: September 05, 2010

NEW YORK - Cee Lo's expletive-laden song has been criticized for being in poor taste, but the musician says it's actually a work of art.

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Posted: September 05, 2010

Tops on iTunes

Heart releases new album, DVD

By MARIAN LIU, The Seattle Times

Posted: September 05, 2010

SEATTLE - Nancy and Ann Wilson are two of Seattle's most famous names. Making up the rock band Heart, they've sold more than 35 million albums worldwide.

Music Review: Disturbed's new album tackles mature themes

Posted: September 05, 2010

Disturbed is back with its fifth studio album, "Asylum," and the band shows it is a metal band with a conscience.

Music Review: Goo Goo Dools sleepwalk through latest release

By RON HARRIS, Associated Press

Posted: September 05, 2010

Complacency is a cruel mistress, and she has found her latest victim in Goo Goo Dolls.

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