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    Sia, This Is Acting (Deluxe) [📷: RCA]
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    Sia, This Is Acting (Deluxe) | Album Review 💿

    Sia expands ‘This Is Acting’ with the release of a deluxe edition. The Deluxe adds highlights with “Cheap Thrills,” “The Greatest,” and “Jesus Wept.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 27, 2016 ago
    Shelley FKA DRAM, Big Baby Dram [📷: Atlantic]
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    Shelley FKA DRAM, Big Baby DRAM | Album Review 💿

    Even though DRAM’s debut album Big Baby D.R.A.M. is “all over the place,” it’s intriguing and enjoyable through and through.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 26, 2016 ago
    Michael Bublé, Nobody But Me © Reprise
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    Michael Bublé, Nobody But Me | Album Review 💿

    Easy listening crooner Michael Bublé shows consistency on ‘Nobody But Me’, his seventh major label studio album.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 26, 2016 ago
    Lady Gaga, Joanne [📷: Interscope]
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    Lady Gaga, Joanne | Album Review

    ‘Joanne’ marks the most eclectic album of Lady Gaga’s career. Lady Gaga expands the script beyond the dance-pop that dominated her early career.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 25, 2016 ago
    Kings of Leon, Walls [📷: RCA]
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    Kings of Leon, Walls | Album Review 💿

    Grammy-winning Southern rock collective Kings of Leon deliver an exceptional seventh studio album with Walls.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 18, 2016 ago
    Green Day, Revolution Radio [📷: Reprise]
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    Green Day, Revolution Radio | Album Review 💿

    Green Day delivers a respectable, well-rounded album with ‘Revolution Radio.’ It’s no classic, but definitely satisfying all said and done.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 11, 2016 ago
    Solange, A Seat at the Table © Columbia
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    Solange, A Seat at the Table | Album Review 💿

    Solange delivers a homerun on A Seat at the Table. ‘Seat’ encompasses feelings, attitudes, and reality for black men and women. A socially-conscious gem.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsOctober 7, 2016 ago
    Ty Dolla Sign, Campaign © Atlantic
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    Ty Dolla $ign, Campaign | Album Review 💿

    Ty Dolla $ign returns confidently on his latest mixtape, Campaign, which goes beyond mixtape status but doesn’t quite achieve album status.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsSeptember 29, 2016 ago
    Bastille, Wild World © Virgin
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    Bastille, Wild World | Album Review

    Brit alt-rock, indie-pop band Bastille delivers a brilliant sophomore LP with ‘Wild World.’ Frontman Dan Smith sounds superb, delivering fantastic vocals.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsSeptember 12, 2016 ago
    Florida Georgia Line, Dig Your Roots [📷: Big Machine]
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    Florida Georgia Line, Dig Your Roots | Album Review 💿

    On their third album ‘Dig Your Roots’, Country duo Florida Georgia Line delivers a respectable, selectively exceptional effort.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsAugust 30, 2016 ago
    Britney Spears, Glory [📷: RCA]
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    Britney Spears, Glory | Album Review 💿

    On her ninth studio album ‘Glory,’ Britney Spears indeed sounds glorious. There are plenty of standouts throughout the album’s course.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsAugust 29, 2016 ago
    Britney Spears, Britney Jean © RCA
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    Retrospective Review: Britney Spears, ‘Britney Jean’ (2013)

    Before diving into ‘Glory,’ the new album by pop star Britney Spears, here’s a look back on her previous album, ‘Britney Jean,’ released at the end of 2013.

    By the musical hype, 9 years ago

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