Album 💿
20 Best Albums of 2017 (So Far) | The Musical Hype
Kendrick Lamar (DAMN.), Father John Misty (Pure Comedy), and Chris Stapleton (From A Room: Volume 1) lead the list of 20 best albums of 2017 (so far).
Columns
The Chart Scoop | Kendrick Lamar No. 1 For 3rd Straight Week
Kendrick Lamar (‘DAMN.’) spends a third week at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 while DJ Khaled (“I’m the One”) debuts at no. 1 on the Hot 100.
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Mary J. Blige, Strength of a Woman | Album Review 💿
Mary J. Blige, the queen of hip-hop soul, captures the effects of divorce and ended love sensationally throughout ‘Strength of a Woman.’
Columns
Billboard 200: Kendrick Lamar ‘DAMN.’ Hot at No. 1 For a Second Week
Kendrick Lamar spends a second week at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with ‘DAMN.’ Incubus debuts at no. 4 with ‘8’.
Music
Music Shopping List: Gorillaz and Mary J. Blige Returns
The Return of Gorillaz (‘Humanz’) and Mary J. Blige (‘Strength of a Woman’) leads new music releases arriving Friday, April 28, 2017.
Music
Mary J. Blige, Love Yourself | Track Review 🎵
Hip-Hop Soul Queen Mary J. Blige returns with “Love Yourself,” the third single from her 12th studio album, ‘Strength of a Woman.’ Kanye West guests.
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Music
The Track Recap: Ed Sheeran Shines on ‘How Would You Feel (Paean)’
The Single Wrap-Up runs down the list of singles and tracks reviewed over the past week. Ed Sheeran, “How Would You Feel (Paean),” is this week’s best bet.
Music
Mary J. Blige, U + Me (Love Lesson) | Track Review 🎵
Mary J. Blige uses a bad relationship as ‘fuel for the fire’ on “U + Me (Love Lesson),” a single from her upcoming divorce album.
Music
Mary J. Blige, Thick of It | Track Review 🎵
Mary J. Blige makes stunning, emotional return with post-divorce single, “Thick of It,” the promo single for her album, Strength of a Woman.
Evergreen
Five Uplifting Contemporary Gospel Songs | Playlist
These five contemporary gospel songs clearly honor God, but have wider appeal to a secular audience compared to their contemporaries.
Evergreen
13 Songs Where Time Is Clearly a Factor | Playlist
In the case of the 13 handpicked songs on this playlist, time is a central element to their makeup – and no, we’re not talking about blush!
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Evergreen
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?