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Artists compelling with their songs on 9 Songs Referencing the Word CROSS in Various Ways include Maxwell, Mike Shinoda, Sabrina Claudio & Sufjan Stevens.
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“13 Songs That Reference Water, Vol. 1” features music courtesy of Lykke Li, Martin Garrix, Ne-Yo, Stryper & Thirty Seconds to Mars among others.
For the most part, the 59th Annual Grammy award winners were predictable, save for a couple of surprises.
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After dropping numerous lists, which artists, albums, and songs were the consensus best of the best of 2016?
Beyoncé (Lemonade), Solange (A Seat at the Table), and Frank Ocean (Blonde) lead the charge of the 20 best R&B 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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Kanye West (“Ultralight Beam”), Lukas Graham (“7 Years”) and The Chainsmokers (“Closer”) highlights the 50 Best Songs of 2016.
Blink-182 takes California to no. 1 on the Billboard 200 after nine long, arduous weeks with Drake’s ‘Views’ reigning supreme.
After spending nine weeks at no. 1, Drake has finally been dethroned from the top of the Billboard 200. Blink-182 take the no. 1 spot with ‘California.’
Maxwell remains consistent on latest LP blackSUMMERS’night, while successfully tweaking his sound to embody and appeal to the times.
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Drake simply won’t stop dominating the Billboard 200, or the music industry itself. ‘Views’ spends its ninth week at no. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Maxwell (blackSUMMERS’night) and blink-182 lead this week’s new music releases, available beginning Friday, July 1st.
