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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 Whitney's 
 Comeback 
 Album Out 
 Sept. 1 

Akon, will.i.am are helping out

Jun 4, 09 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whitney Houston is releasing an album Sept. 1, and she's getting a little comeback help from today's R&B/hip-hop kings. The untitled Arista record is rumored to include collaborations with will.i.am, Sean Garett, and Akon, Billboard reports. During the run-up to the big release—her last effort was... More »

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entertainment • music industry • album release • Akon • Will.i.am • Whitney Houston

(Newser) - The Black Eyed Peas' new album, The E.N.D., isn’t of much consequence, but that’s just as well. Reviewers generally appreciate the party-hardy attitude.
  • “Ever true to their defining characteristic, the Peas have no shame,” Ann Powers writes in the Los
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entertainment • hip-hop • album release • Fergie • taboo • Black Eyed Peas • music review • Will.i.am • Jay-ZTV

MUSIC REVIEW

 Free Cool Kids 
 Album Worth It, Barely 

There's still hope for full-length debut

May 28, 09 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Cool Kids aren’t as cool as they once were—but “even when they’re on autopilot, their icy flatness has style,” writes Tom Breihan for Pitchfork. Gone Fishing, the internet phenoms’ recently released bundle of free downloadable music, “should be a major event in the... More »

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music • hip-hop • album release • Ludacris • Bun B • The Cool Kids • music review • Jay-ZTV • Don Cannon

Epiphany? No. 1 Album More a Shock for Chrisette Michele

I'm not afraid of being me anymore, she says

May 20, 09 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - She’s already got a Grammy, but Chrisette Michele still needed time to recover from the shock of seeing her sophomore album debut atop the Billboard charts last week. Epiphany covers new ground for the singer-songwriter, who relinquished some songwriting duties this time around to R&B singer Ne-Yo. The... More »

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entertainment • album release • Billboard charts • Ne-Yo • Chrisette Michele

opinion

 Busta's Back, 
 in Fine Form 


May 19, 09 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Busta Rhymes is back with his first album in three years, and if his record release party last night is any indication, he's barely missed a beat, writes Jayson Rodriguez in Rolling Stone. Rhymes—whose Back On My B.S. is out today—"has long been recognized as... More »

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music • hip-hop • rapper • album release • Busta Rhymes

NEW RELEASE

White Rabbits Make 'Punk Nihilism Sound Manageable'

'Cavernous' album will appeal to Spoon fans

May 19, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - White Rabbits’ 2007 effort, Fort Nightly, was an “occasionally very good debut,” but follow-up It’s Frightening, released today, packs a true punch, writes Eric Harvey in Pitchfork. Producer Britt Daniel of Spoon gave the band a leg up, serving as the record’s “songwriting Svengali” to... More »

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entertainment • music • album release • music review • Jay-ZTV • White Rabbits • Spoon • Britt Daniel

 Eminem: 
 Serial Killers 'Inspire' Me 

Rapper talks about how he's never been in a better place

May 17, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where has Eminem been since his last album hit the shelves in 2004? At first, mostly drowning in a sea of depression and prescription drugs, the rapper says in an interview with the Guardian. But for a year now he's been clean and focused on getting back to his roots—... More »

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depression • Eminem • addiction • prescription drugs • rapper • album release • inspiration • serial killers • interview • Jay-ZTV • Relapse • Marshall Mathers

Boss Rips Ticketmaster for 'Scalping' Tickets

Springsteen says ticket company's practice was a conflict of interest

Feb 5, 09 6:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The Boss called Ticketmaster into his office yesterday, and gave it a tongue-lashing it may not soon forget, Reuters reports. The ticket giant drew Bruce Springsteen's wrath for gouging fans Monday by redirecting them to its resaler, TicketNow, just minutes after seats for his "Working on a Dream" tour... More »

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Bruce Springsteen • album release • Ticketmaster • scalping • TicketsNow • rock music • concert tour • tickets

 U2 Gets a Line on New Release 

Band's 12th studio effort is due March 3

Dec 19, 08 11:27 AM CST
(Newser) - U2’s hotly anticipated new album is finally on the horizon: No Line on the Horizon is set for release March 3, E! Online reports. The band delayed the release to polish the songs and add two tracks. Although U2 worked with its “usual suspects,” guitarist the Edge... More »

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Bono • U2 • album release • rock music • album • the Edge

 Brit's Circus Tops the Charts 

Will be singer's fifth No. 1

Dec 10, 08 11:06 AM CST
(AP) - Britney Spears' latest CD, Circus, has landed her back at a familiar position—No. 1. The singer's comeback CD—make that her second comeback CD—will top the album charts next week, according to her label, Jive. Though Nielsen SoundScan does not release its official figures until today, estimates... More »

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 Paris' New Label? Paris 

Heiress will use independent label

Dec 3, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Paris Hilton's long-awaited(!?) album has found a label at last—her own Heiress Records, reports the Daily Mirror. The celebutante says this record is “completely different” from her first, which was “very hip-hop."  "I was really inspired by Kylie Minogue," says Hilton.... More »

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music • Paris Hilton • celebrity • heiress • album release

NEW RELEASE


 Brit's Back, 
 Big Time 

'Circus' recalls better times, and better albums, than last year's dud

Nov 30, 08 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - While Britney Spears' life has resembled something of a sideshow over the past couple of years, her newest release is a welcome return to her musical roots, writes Jim Farber in the New York Daily News. And for Glenn Gamboa, writing in Newsday, Circus can't just be called a... More »

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Britney Spears • album release • music review

NEW RELEASE

 Heartbreak Has Kanye Singing 

Bold, brooding album piques critics' interest, though it's 'occasionally unlistenable'

Nov 25, 08 3:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Kanye West’s latest, 808s and Heartbreak, finds the rapper changing his tune, singing instead of rapping and mourning instead of boasting—and the result is “bold, fascinating, foolhardy, occasionally unlistenable,” writes Jody Rosen in Rolling Stone. While its '80s drum tracks are a “pleasant shock,”... More »

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  Cole in Hospital With Hepatitis 

Diagnosed in July, singer's hectic schedule finally 'took its toll'

Sep 20, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Singer Natalie Cole has been hospitalized with complications related to hepatitis C, the Los Angeles Times reports. Cole was diagnosed with the liver disease in July and has been undergoing chemotherapy. That treatment and “the heavy promotional schedule for her new album took its toll,” her publicist... More »

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promotion • singer • album release • hospitalization • hepatitis C • public appearance • Natalie Cole

 Winehouse Inspires 
 Tom Jones Comeback 

Crooner to release first US album in 15 years

Sep 17, 08 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse's retro stylings have inspired an old pussycat to make a new album. Tom Jones, 68, is releasing his first new album in the US in November. It was listening to his fellow Brit's Back to Black that gave him ideas for the right sound for his famous voice,... More »

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Amy Winehouse • singer • album release • album • Tom Jones

 Black Ice Signals 
 New AC/DC Blitz 

Aussie power rock group gets back to roots with album you can only get at Wal-Mart

Sep 9, 08 9:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - After an 8-year hiatus, AC/DC is back—in black, one might say, as their album Black Ice is poised to go on sale exclusively at Wal-Mart stores Oct. 20, Rolling Stone reports. In 2 months of studio work, the Aussie rock icons churned out 15 new songs (including four with... More »

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music • rock and roll • album release • rock bands • classic rock • Wal-Mart • AC/DC

music review

Bubble-Grunge? Cyrus Oddly Downbeat on Breakout

'Downer' tunes far cry from feel-good Hannah Montana

Jul 22, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Miley Cyrus’ second album under her own name hits stores today, the 15-year-old admitted on Good Morning America that her now-infamous Vanity Fair photos were a “mistake.” But just like those racy pics, the tougher tunes and “feel-bad downers” on Breakout are anathema to her bubbly... More »

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album release • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • music review • celebrity interview

 Carla Shares
 New Album on Website 

French first lady puts her new music online for free

Jul 10, 08 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - If Coldplay and Radiohead can do it, then so can the first lady of France, reports the Wall Street Journal. Carla Bruni is inviting her fans to listen to up to 2 hours of her new album for free on her website. The album, which has sparked extreme interest... More »

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music downloads • drugs • love • album release • online music • Carla Bruni

 Lil Wayne Busts 1M Barrier 

Rapper's release first in 3 years to hit milestone in a single week

Jun 18, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lil Wayne has become the first artist to sell more than a million albums in a week since 50 Cent in 2005, Billboard reports. Tha Carter III, the rapper's sixth album, exploded out of record stores last week, selling close to half a million its first day. The milestone sales... More »

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hip-hop • record sales • rapper • album release • rap music • Billboard charts • Lil Wayne • Lil Wayne jail • Lil Wayne pleads guilty • Lil Wayne going to jail

 Lil Wayne Gives
 Milk for Free,
 Still Sells Cow  

The rapper turned to the Internet to change the game

Jun 11, 08 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - It made record execs cringe, but Lil Wayne's three-year mixtape giveaway sealed his megastar status, reports Rolling Stone. After his last album underperformed, Wayne built an underground following with four free double-albums released on the Internet. The risky move launched Wayne's new single "Lollipop" to Number One on... More »

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music industry • Rolling Stone • rapper • album release • rap music • Billboard charts • Lil Wayne • Internet music • Lil Wayne jail • Lil Wayne pleads guilty • Lil Wayne going to jail

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