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    Ed Sheeran Debuts at No. 1: Scanning the Charts 📉 No. 45 [📷: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]
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    Ed Sheeran Debuts at No. 1 | Scanning the Charts 📉

    Scanning the Charts (11/10/21): Ed Sheeran Debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 while Adele holds down the no. 1 spot on the Hot 100.

    By the musical hype, 4 yearsNovember 10, 2021 ago
    13 Songs Trying to Hold it Together [Photo Credits: Atlantic, Golden Child, Island, Pixabay, Warner Bros.]
    Evergreen

    13 Songs Trying to ‘Hold’ it Together | Playlist

    Daniel Caesar, Fall Out Boy, and Mike Shinoda are a few of the artists appearing on the playlist “11 Songs Trying to ‘Hold’ it Together.”

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsJune 27, 2018 ago
    Almost Famous: 21 Albums That Missed the Best of 2017
    Evergreen

    Almost Famous: 21 Albums That Missed The Best of 2017 | Year in Review

    These albums were ‘almost’ famous! Here are 25 albums that missed the 50 Best Albums of 2017.  Good albums that missed the cut for whatever reason.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsDecember 29, 2017 ago
    10 Best Rock Albums of 2017
    Evergreen

    10 Best Rock Albums of 2017 | Year in Review

    Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (The Nashville Sound), Ryan Adams (Prisoner) & Queens of the Stone Age (Villains) lead the 10 best rock albums of 2017.

    By the musical hype, 7 yearsDecember 19, 2017 ago
    Best Songs of 2017: The Musical Hype
    Evergreen

    100 Best Songs of 2017 | Playlist 🎧

    Logic, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars, Sam Smith, and Childish Gambino rank among the elite on the ‘100 Best Songs of 2017’ year-in-review playlist.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsDecember 8, 2017 ago
    Grammy
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    60th GRAMMY Awards Nominations Reactions: Pop, Rock, Rap & More

    So, how did the 60th Grammy Awards nominations stack up? Check out our reactions, including those who were snubbed.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsNovember 29, 2017 ago
    The Chart Scoop: Taylor Swift & Lil Uzi Vert © Big Machine / Atlantic
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    The Chart Scoop | Taylor Swift Ascends to No. 1 on Hot 100

    Lil Uzi Vert takes Luv is Rage 2 to no. 1 on the Billboard 200.  Meanwhile on the Hot 100, Taylor Swift ascends to no. 1 with “Look What You Made Me Do.”

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsSeptember 6, 2017 ago
    The War on Drugs, A Deeper Understanding © Atlantic
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    The War on Drugs, A Deeper Understanding | Album Review 💿

    Alternative rock darlings The War on Drugs return with their highly-anticipated 4th studio album, ‘A Deeper Understanding.’ Overall, it’s respectable.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsSeptember 6, 2017 ago
    The War on Drugs, A Deeper Understanding © Atlantic
    Music

    The War on Drugs, ‘Up All Night’ | Track Review

    The War on Drugs release on final single, “Up All Night,” in advance of their highly-anticipated fourth studio album, ‘A Deeper Understanding.’

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 22, 2017 ago
    Columns

    Music Shopping List | Queens of the Stone Age Return As ‘Villains’

    After being a quiet month for new music, the final week of August yields the biggest releases yet, including Queens of the Stone Age and Fifth Harmony.

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 21, 2017 ago
    The War on Drugs, A Deeper Understanding © Atlantic
    Music

    The War on Drugs, ‘Pain’ | Track Review

    On “Pain,” the third single from their fourth album ‘A Deeper Understanding,’ The War on Drugs add the third ‘cherry on top.’

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsAugust 15, 2017 ago
    The War on Drugs, A Deeper Understanding © Atlantic
    Music

    The War on Drugs, ‘Strangest Thing’ | Track Review

    After blessing us with “Holding On,” The War on Drugs returns with “Strangest Thing,” the second single from forthcoming album, ‘A Deeper Understanding.’

    By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 24, 2017 ago

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