Music Shopping List: Bruno Mars, Metallica & More
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Music Shopping List: Bruno Mars (24K Magic) and Metallica (Hardwired…to Self-Destruct) return after extended hiatuses with highly anticipated albums.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
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Music Shopping List: Bruno Mars (24K Magic) and Metallica (Hardwired…to Self-Destruct) return after extended hiatuses with highly anticipated albums.

59th Annual Grammy nomination predictions: Adele (“Hello”) seems like the safest bet for a Record of the Year nomination.

Music Shopping List: Arguably, the most notable release arriving November 11 comes from rock veteran Sting with ‘57th & 9th’.
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59th Annual Grammy nomination predictions: Drake (Views) should be a surefire lock for a nomination.

Music Shopping List, November 4, 2016: Alicia Keys, Common & Bon Jovi Lead the Charge with respective new albums. The first music release week in November is top-heavy. There are three notable releases: Alicia Keys (HERE), Common (Black America Again)…
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After evaluating the first five albums released by Lady Gaga, which ranks as the crème de la crème and which is the bottom of the barrel?

59th Annual Grammy nomination predictions: breakout country artist Maren Morris ('Hero') seems like a lock for a nomination.

Kenny Chesney (‘Cosmic Hallelujah’), Tove Lo (‘Lady Wood’), and Jeezy (‘Trap or Die 3’) represent the biggest new albums released on October 28, 2016.

59th Annual Grammy nomination predictions: Adele (‘25’) should be a lock for pop vocal album nomination.
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Lady Gaga (‘Joanne’) and Michael Bublé (‘Nobody but Me’) drop the top new albums being released on Friday, October 21, 2016.

In a year with weak albums, will Beyoncé finally win a Grammy for album of the year? Will Adele win her second? Can David Bowie score a posthumous nod?
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Kings of Leon's seventh album, 'WALLS' leads a list of new albums to check out the second music release in October 2016 (Friday, October 14).