Donald Glover – aka Childish Gambino – trades rhymes for singing on his ambitious third studio album, “Awaken, My Love!”
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Music Shopping List: J. Cole Returns With ‘4 Your Eyez Only’
Music Shopping List: J. Cole leads a crop of new releases this week with his fourth studio album, ‘4 Your Eyez Only.’
Final Grammy Nomination Predictions (Big Categories)
59th Annual Grammy Award nomination predictions: Adele will be nominated in three out of the four big categories (album, record, and song).
John Legend Shines on ‘Darkness and Light’
John Legend delivers another captivating solo album with Darkness and Light. While his sound is tweaked, fundamentally he remains the same artist.
Billboard 200: The Weeknd Takes ‘Starboy’ to No. 1
Billboard 200: The Weeknd has a big week on the Billboard 200 as he takes ‘Starboy’ to no. 1.
Retrospective Review: John Legend, Love in the Future (2013)
R&B singer-songwriter John Legend makes genuine love sound both respectable and desirable on his fourth solo album, ‘Love in the Future.’
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