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De La Soul Overcome Grief by Embracing the Promise of Life
Cabin in the Sky, the iconic hip-hop group’s first album in nearly a decade, movingly honors co-founder Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, who died in 2023
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Tems Revels in Her Independent Streak
Her surprise new EP,Love Is a Kingdom, sees the Nigerian pop star take on doubters and clear space for calm
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Expanded ‘Anthology Collection’ Is a Treasure Trove of Beatles Greatness
Companion album to the new edition of the ultimate Beatles documentary is now 191 tracks, including the triple-vinylAnthology 4
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Summer Walker Has Money on Her Mind — But What’s Truly Rich Is Her Sound
The R&B star plays with a gold-digging motif onFinally Over It, but takes her survey of vintage R&B seriously
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5 Seconds of Summer Keep Growing Up and Branching Out
The Aussie foursome have fun with their past while continuing to play with darker sounds onEveryone’s a Star!
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De La Soul Overcome Grief by Embracing the Promise of Life
Cabin in the Sky, the iconic hip-hop group’s first album in nearly a decade, movingly honors co-founder Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, who died in 2023
- Album Review
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Tems Revels in Her Independent Streak
Her surprise new EP,Love Is a Kingdom, sees the Nigerian pop star take on doubters and clear space for calm
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Expanded 'Anthology Collection' Is a Treasure Trove of Beatles Greatness
Companion album to the new edition of the ultimate Beatles documentary is now 191 tracks, including the triple-vinylAnthology 4
- Album Review
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The R&B star plays with a gold-digging motif onFinally Over It, but takes her survey of vintage R&B seriously
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5 Seconds of Summer Keep Growing Up and Branching Out
The Aussie foursome have fun with their past while continuing to play with darker sounds onEveryone’s a Star!
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FKA Twigs Keeps Pushing Her Limits
Originally conceived as an expanded edition of her excellentEUSEXUA,the U.K. pop innovator's newEUSEXUA Afterglow is a stand-alone LP
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How the Rolling Stones Found Their Third Act With ‘Black and Blue’
Featuring audition jams with Jeff Beck and Harvey Mandel, as well as rare tracks and concert recordings, a new expanded reissue of the band's 1976 album gives us a 360 look at a crucial turning point
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‘Stardust’ Is Danny Brown-lite
His partying days behind him, a hip-hop wildcard mixes jarring beats and beaming gratitude
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Rosalía Confronts Herself and Communes With the Eternal on ‘Lux’
Pop’s most provocative chaos agent delivers a transcendent album that sounds like nothing else in music right now
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Mavis Staples Creates A Soul Canon All Her Own
The iconic 86-year-old singer covers Frank Ocean, Leonard Cohen and more onSad and Beautiful World
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