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Year-End List: 40 Best Albums of 2016
Beyoncé (Lemonade), Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (Skelton Tree), and Solange (A Seat at the Table) lead the charge of the 40 bests albums of 2016.
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Hot 100 Jewels: The ‘Black Beatles’ Still Rule
On the Billboard Hot 100, Rae Sremmurd remain in control of the no. 1 spot as “Black Beatles” tops for a sixth week.
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Billboard 200 Grooves: J. Cole No. 1
Billboard: J. Cole easily tops the Billboard 200 with his fourth studio album, ‘4 Your Eyez Only.’
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Billboard: J. Cole Takes ‘4 Your Eyez Only’ To No. 1
Billboard: J. Cole tops the Billboard 200 with his fourth studio album, ‘4 Your Eyez Only.’ Rae Sremmurd remain no. 1 on Hot 100 with “Black Beatles.” No. 1 on the Billboard 200 wasn’t in dispute in the least this week. Rapper J. Cole scores a fourth no. 1 album Read more…
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J. Cole Goes Deep and Personal on ‘4 Your Eyez Only’
J. Cole delivers a deep, meaningful, and personal effort on his fourth studio album, ‘4 Your Eyez Only.’ ‘4 Your Eyez Only’ has no guest features.
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Billboard 200: The Hamilton Mixtape Debuts at No. 1
The Hamilton Mixtape debuts at no 1 on the Billboard 200. The Rolling Stones, Childish Gambino, Grace VanderWaal, and Kane Brown also debut in the top 10.
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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.’
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DJ Khaled Delivers Plenty of Hits on ‘Major Key’
DJ Khaled received a lift from buzz singles promoting his latest album, ‘Major Key’, a star-studded affair featuring Drake, JAY Z, Kendrick Lamar & others.
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BB Grooves: Rihanna Takes ‘Anti’ To The Top
Despite its ‘anti’ minded rollout, Rihanna’s ‘Anti’ ascends to the no. 1 spot after debuting at no. 27 following its nontraditional release.
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58th Grammy Award Nomination Predictions: Urban Categories
What artists and what songs and albums will earn Grammy nominations in the urban categories at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards?
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Eight of the Most Surprising Album Releases
For these eight artists and their respective albums, the artists/labels took the gargantuan risk of the non-standard album release.
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Takeaways: J. Cole, ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive’
J. Cole surprised everyone by dropping his third album, ‘2014 Forest Hills Drive’ with short notice. Here are five takeaways after listening to the album.