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album stories: 48 news summaries

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(Newser) - Kanye West was just a toddler when Roland launched the TR-808 in 1980, but the drum machine has proven so influential that it figures in the title of the music titan's latest album, 808s and Heartbreak. "Today the 808 stands as hip-hop's answer to rock's Stratocaster—an iconic instrument... More »

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music • Kanye West • drums • album • stereo speakers • Roland TR-808 • 808s and Heartbreak • drum machine

 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

NEW RELEASE

 New Kids Score Block Party 

New album could be best yet from reunited '90s boy band

Sep 2, 08 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Critics applaud the comeback album from reunited boy band New Kids on the Block, which, while it “may not break any ground musically,” is in fact “the best album of their multi-platinum career,” writes Glenn Gamboa in Newsday. “The best cuts” on The Block “... More »

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music review • album • New Kids on the Block • boy bands

 Best Brouhahas Over Albums

Recent controversy over Nas's new release is far from the first

Jul 28, 08 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nas’s new album gained its fair share of buzz before release because he originally planned to call it the 'n-word.' He settled on no title at all. Other album controversies, from the Los Angeles Times:
  • The Beatles, Yesterday and Today: The so-called butcher cover featured mutilated baby
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list • pop music • Nirvana • Beatles • album • controversy

 Brit Cuts New Album;
 Madge Touts K-Fed Reunion 

Manager sez Spears spending summer in studio

Jul 17, 08 11:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears is busy rebounding from her yearlong downward spiral by working on a new album, her label says, while Madonna is said to be lobbying Britney and Kevin Federline to put in a live "reunion" appearance on her upcoming tour, the Sun reports. And if that's not enough,... More »

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Britney Spears • music industry • Los Angeles • comeback • album

New release

 Bruni Sings
 of Drugs, '30 Lovers' 

"I am a child despite my 40 years and 30 lovers," she sings

Jun 11, 08 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - French first lady Carla Bruni would like you to know she's "a child despite my 40 years and 30 lovers"—at least according to one of the more standout lines on her third album, due for release in July. As If Nothing had Happened is her first collection... More »

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music • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • Carla Bruni • album

 Vinyl Back for Another Spin 

Seemingly obsolete, format is seeing increasing—even 'unbelievable'—sales

Jun 2, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - It might seem unlikely in an age where the CD’s obituary has already been written, but vinyl records are making a comeback as younger fans fall for the big artwork and warm analog sounds, the Boston Globe reports. Music stores report big yearly sales increases, and big-box stores like... More »

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music • music industry • record • record sales • music sales • album • vinyl

 Jacko Jacked to Cut
 Jackpot Album 

King of Pop knows his financial future relies on a chart-topper

Apr 25, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson is depending on his next album to stave off encroaching financial ruin. That’s why, 2 days ago, he banned his kids from his Las Vegas studio, swore off women (did he ever like them?) and recruited music masterminds RedOne and Akon to produce a money machine, the... More »

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music industry • Las Vegas • celebrity • Michael Jackson • album

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