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Kygo, Cloud Nine | Album Review 💿

Kygo delivers a well-rounded album with Cloud Nine. It’s imperfect but possesses more than enough for the listener to be satisfied.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsMay 20, 2016 ago

Greyson Chance, Somewhere Over My Head [📷: Greyson Chance Music]

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Greyson Chance, Somewhere Over My Head | Album Review 💿

Greyson Chance embraces the bag of pop tricks on, ‘Somewhere Over My Head,’ including slick production, infusing urban cues, and profanity.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsMay 19, 2016 ago

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BB Grooves: Drake, Beyoncé & Radiohead Rule The Billboard 200

What A Time To Be Alive! Yep, that’s surely what Drake must be saying to himself as he holds on to the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsMay 18, 2016 ago

Music

Alicia Keys, In Common | Track Review 🎵

“In Common” continues to find R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys searching for her next big hit. Unfortunately, “In Common” probably isn’t it.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsMay 17, 2016 ago

3OH!3, Night Sports [📷 : Fueled By Ramen]

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3OH!3, ‘Night Sports’: By The Lyrics

One is hard pressed to find a duo ‘stupider’ than 3OH!3. Motte & Foreman have made infectious, idiotically dumb music for years.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsMay 16, 2016 ago

Music

What’s The Deal With The ‘DM’ and the ‘Gram’?

References to social networking have become the new go-to for rappers. Is it good? Eh, probably not, but in one regard at least it’s not molly rap.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsMay 12, 2016 ago

Music

The Chart Scoop | Drake Easily Tops Billboard 200 With ‘Views’

The Chart Scoop: Drake expectedly takes his latest album, ‘Views,’ to no. 1 on the Billboard 200. Beyoncé slips to no. 2 with ‘Lemonade.’

By the musical hype, 10 yearsMay 11, 2016 ago

Music

Album Battles: Mike Posner Vs Andy Black?

Let’s pit two unlike artists against one another – Mike Posner and Andy Black . So the burning question is WHY? Just because!

By the musical hype, 10 yearsMay 10, 2016 ago

Columns

The Chart Scoop | Beyoncé Makes Sweet ‘Lemonade’ Atop Billboard 200

Beyoncé scores her sixth no. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with ‘Lemonade.’ Nothing sour in the least about such an accomplishment.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsMay 4, 2016 ago

Lyrical Spotlight

Drake, Views | Lyrical Spotlight

What better way to examine ‘Views,’ the fourth studio album from Canadian rapper and singer Drake, than analyzing and commentating on his deep lyrics?

By the musical hype, 10 yearsMay 3, 2016 ago

Lyrical Spotlight