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Jay-Z, 4:44 | Album Review 💿
Rap icon Jay-Z returns after a four-year hiatus with ‘4:44,’ arguably, his most personal album to date. He’s on autopilot.
LGBTQ
Kesha, Praying | Track Review 🎵
Pop star Kesha makes a triumphant comeback, following turbulent times, with a surprising, heartfelt ballad, “Praying.”
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India.Arie, SongVersation: Medicine | Album Review 💿
R&B singer/songwriter India.Arie returns with EP SongVersation: Medicine, her first new solo project following a four-year hiatus.
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Superfruit, Future Friends – Part One | Album Review
Superfruit – comprised of Pentatonix members Mitch and Scott – releases an enjoyable, seven-song, debut EP with ‘Future Friends – Part One.’
Columns
The Chart Scoop | DJ Khaled Edges Imagine Dragons for No. 1
DJ Khaled (‘Grateful’) edges Imagine Dragons (‘Evolve’) for the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200. “Despacito” continues to do work on the Billboard Hot 100.
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25 Best Albums of 2017 (So Far) 2.0 | The Musical Hype
Kendrick Lamar (DAMN.), Father John Misty (Pure Comedy), and Chris Stapleton (From A Room: Volume 1) lead the list of 25 best albums of 2017 (so far).
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TLC, TLC | Album Review
TLC returns with its fifth and final self-titled studio album. Left Eye is certainly missed, but T-Boz and Chilli assemble an enjoyable effort nonetheless.
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Music
Arcade Fire, ‘Signs of Life’ | Track Review
Arcade Fire returns with another compelling promo single, “Signs of Life,” ahead of its highly-anticipated fifth studio album, ‘Everything Now.’
Evergreen
A Most Gruesome Soundtrack to John Wayne Gacy | Playlist
John Wayne Gacy ranks among the most infamous serial killers ever. Numerous musicians have written songs depicting his hellishness.
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Russ, There’s Really a Wolf | Album Review 💿
Rapper and singer Russ delivers a promising debut album with ‘There’s Really a Wolf.’ Russ writes, produces, and engineers the album himself.
Columns
Music Shopping List | HAIM Has ‘Something to Tell You’
HAIM lays claim to the most notable release arriving on Friday, July 7, 2017: ‘Something to Tell You.’ Otherwise, things are quiet to kick off July 2017.
Music
Future, ‘Pie’ | Track Review
Ubiquitous southern rapper Future taps Chris Brown for an enjoyable, if incredibly shallow, sexually-charged new single, “PIE.”