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Nick Jonas, Last Year Was Complicated [📷: Island]

BB Grooves: Nick J Can’t Stop Aubrey G (Drake)

BB Grooves is a column examining the biggest stories on the Billboard 200 weekly. This week, Nick Jonas’ ‘Last Year Was Complicated’ debuts at no. 2.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 21, 2016 ago

Music

Bastille, Good Grief | Track Review 🎵

The best way to characterize the new Bastille single, “Good Grief,” the first single from sophomore LP, Wild World? It’s infectious!

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 21, 2016 ago

Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Getaway [📷: Warner Bros]

Album 💿

Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Getaway | Album Review 💿

Funk-rock vets Red Hot Chili Peppers deliver one of the year’s best albums with ‘The Getaway’, which does the break-up album superbly.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 19, 2016 ago

Music

Logic, Flexicution | Track Review

Continually rising Maryland rapper Logic ‘flexes hard’ on “Flexicution,” a record filled with braggadocio to the nth degree.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 17, 2016 ago

Music

Usher, Crash | Track Review 🎵

In no ways does Usher “crash and burn” on new single “Crash,” but neither does he make us yearn for his return to the music world.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 17, 2016 ago

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Pop Album Battle: Bellion Vs. Jonas

Nick Jonas and Jon Bellion both released compelling pop albums (‘Last Year Was Complicated’ and ‘The Human Condition’). Which artist/album has the edge?

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 16, 2016 ago

Jon Bellion, The Human Condition [📷 : Capitol]

Lyrical Spotlight

Jon Bellion, The Human Condition | Lyrical Spotlight

On his debut album ‘The Human Condition,’ Jon Bellion covers a wide range of themes and emotions. Lyrically, there’s plenty to analyze.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 16, 2016 ago

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Nick Jonas, Last Year Was Complicated | Lyrical Analysis

What better way to examine the latest Nick Jonas album, Last Year Was Complicated, than analyzing the ‘profound’ lyrical content?

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 16, 2016 ago

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Gnash, us (EP) | Album Review 💿

gnash showcases exceptional potential on ‘us.’ Artistically, he has a lot to offer + he’s NOT like everybody else.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 10, 2016 ago

Evergreen

11 Songs Where the Innuendo is Out of Control | Playlist

A lack of control captures the sentiment of the 11 songs selected on this playlist that lack control of their sexual appetites. The innuendo is legit.

By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 7, 2016 ago