Predicting Grammy Nominations: Best Rap Album
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59th Annual Grammy nomination predictions: Drake (Views) should be a surefire lock for a nomination.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
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59th Annual Grammy nomination predictions: Drake (Views) should be a surefire lock for a nomination.
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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.

59th Annual Grammy nomination predictions: Adele (‘25’) should be a lock for pop vocal album nomination.
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Charlie Puth, Drake, and Coldplay are among musicians who contribute songs on the playlist ’12 Songs That Keep it Up.'

These 20 LGBT-related songs, released between 2011 and 2016, transcend trends, eschew conformity,and spread messages of acceptance, tolerance, and unity.

In our first "running list" of the 10 best albums of 2016, Beyoncé leads the charge with 'Lemonade' while Frank Ocean isn't far behind with 'Blonde'.

Pros & Cons profiles the best and worst qualities of today’s musicians. Pros & Cons is simultaneously objective and subjective.
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Pros & Cons profiles the best and worst qualities of today’s musicians. Pros & Cons is simultaneously objective and subjective.

Music-loving, guest entertainment and technology blogger Caroline takes us on the riveting journey of how hip-hop music (and culture) "took over the world."

Ah, a playlist of 10 secular songs whose title and/or content references Jesus. Some have spiritual elements, but the respective artist is secular.
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Pros & Cons profiles the best and worst qualities of today’s musicians. Pros & Cons is simultaneously objective and subjective.