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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Becomes First 30-Times Multi-Platinum Album

4:19pm December 17, 2015

The Michael Jackson album Thriller — which was released in 1982 — became the first album in history to reach the 30-times multi-platinum level this week. That means over 30 million copies have been sold in the U.S.

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Dave Rawlings Machine On World Cafe

3:31pm December 17, 2015

Rawlings' voice is out front in this collaboration with his partner, Gillian Welch.

Vocalist Audrey Shakir will join the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for this year's holiday show. Her son, saxophonist Walter Blanding, is a long-time Orchestra member.

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Jazz At Lincoln Center's Big Band Holidays Concert

2:21pm December 17, 2015

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

Watch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra present new arrangements of favorite seasonal songs, led by Wynton Marsalis and featuring guest vocalists Denzal Sinclaire and Audrey Shakir.

John Paul White's "Simple Song" appears on the concept album Southern Family, produced by Dave Cobb.

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Hear A New Solo Song By John Paul White, Formerly Of The Civil Wars

1:41pm December 17, 2015

by Ann Powers

"Simple Song," White's first solo release since The Civil Wars broke up in 2014, will appear on the concept album Southern Family, produced by Dave Cobb.

Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, two members of N.W.A, will be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Acts like The Smiths and Nine Inch Nails were overlooked. The prog rock band Yes got a no.

Cheap Trick, Deep Purple, N.W.A Picked For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

1:16pm December 17, 2015

by Marie Andrusewicz

Chicago and Steve Miller were also among the acts chosen by the nominating committee for the 2016 class, which will be inducted in a ceremony in New York on April 8.

With four planned albums exploring the individual tastes of Agoraphobic Nosebleed's members, vocalist Kat Katz (far right) takes the lead on the sludgy Arc.

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Viking's Choice: Agoraphobic Nosebleed, 'Not A Daughter'

1:00pm December 17, 2015

by Lars Gotrich

The grindcore band is known for delivering digital distress in 20 seconds or less. But here, it gets into a sludgy, seven-minute groove with a riff that kicks out the jams.

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KCRW Presents: St. Lucia

11:20am December 17, 2015

by Jason Bentley

Watch the South African-born synth-pop musician perform "Dancing On Glass" with his band.

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The Thistle & Shamrock: Midwinter Meditation

10:42am December 17, 2015

Travel into the traditions of midwinter via the spellbinding music of the season.

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Songs We Love: DJ Jazzy Jeff & Ayah, 'Xmas Time'

9:00am December 17, 2015

by Cedric Shine

A #TBT secret holiday classic by one of Philly's finest hip-hop DJs and his soulful collaborator.

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Our 10 Favorite Classical Albums Of 2015

8:54am December 17, 2015

From Bach and Dvorak to new confident new composers like Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Andrew Norman, our list feels as wide-ranging, and open to possibilities, as classical music itself.