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Good Charlotte Returns After Six-Year Hiatus With ‘Youth Authority’

Good Charlotte delivers an enjoyable, well-rounded comeback effort with ‘Youth Authority’, its first album in nearly six years.

By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 20, 2016 ago

Album

Ghostbusters [2016 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (Review)

Ghostbusters (2016 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is very much a soundtrack – it has some moments and it also has some flaws.

By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 20, 2016 ago

Columns

BB Grooves: ScHoolboy Q Settles for No. 2 on Billboard 200

In a slow sales week, Drake (‘Views’) reclaims no. 1 on the Billboard 200. Schoolboy Q’s fourth album, ‘Blank Face LP’, settles for no. 2.

By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 19, 2016 ago

Music

Katy Perry, Rise | Track Review

Katy Perry returns respectably after a three-year hiatus with Olympic single, “Rise,” which doesn’t supplant her best work.

By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 18, 2016 ago

Music

Britney Spears, Make Me | Track Review

Britney Spears’ latest single “Make Me” is easily a cut above her previous single, the mediocre “Pretty Girls” featuring Iggy Azalea.

By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 15, 2016 ago

Music

John Newman, Olé | Track Review

John Newman has some nice ideas happening during “Olé.” That said, the single isn’t nearly as electrifying as “Love Me Again” or “Losing Sleep.”

By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 12, 2016 ago

Music

Shawn Mendes, Ruin | Track Review

Canadian pop artist Shawn Mendes shines on “Ruin,” a soulful, memorable, and well-written single that shows him maturing and “stepping up his game.”

By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 11, 2016 ago

Kanye West, The Life of Pablo [📷: G.O.O.D. / Def Jam]

Columns

Kanye West, Famous | Track Review

Kanye West is one of the world’s most polarizing musicians. West’s controversial track “Famous,” along with its equally controversial video confirms such.

By the musical hype, 9 yearsJuly 5, 2016 ago

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