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Sleater-Kinney's Corin Tucker (left), Karen O (center) and Freddie Gibbs

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Sleater-Kinney, Burial, Freddie Gibbs And More Drop New Tracks On A Crazy Release Day

10:34am June 14, 2019

It's a crazy-packed day for singles, with everyone from Sleater-Kinney and Burial to Freddie Gibbs and Gucci Mane dropping new tracks. Here are the ones you should stream now.

Charli XCX's third studio album, Charli, comes out Sept. 13.

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All Right, Angels, Charli XCX Has Announced Her Third Album, 'Charli'

3:03pm June 13, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

Charli, out Sept. 20, includes 15 songs and 14 features from the likes of Christine and the Queens, Sky Ferreira, Troye Sivan, Lizzo and HAIM.

Marcus Strickland, left, and Wayne Shorter, as seen in the documentary Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes.

New Documentary 'Blue Note: Beyond The Notes' Surpasses Its Purpose

9:00am June 13, 2019

by Nate Chinen

A new documentary, part of the label's 80th anniversary celebrations, transcends the promotional reasons behind its creation... more or less.

Chuck Berry in the Chess Records recording studio. The New York Times reports that originals of Berry's Chess catalog were burned in the 2008 Universal fire.

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From Chuck Berry To Tupac Shakur: Taking Stock Of The 2008 Universal Fire

8:16am June 13, 2019

The loss from the 2008 Universal Studios backlot fire was thought to be a few movie sets and film duplicates. But Jody Rosen reports that it was one of the largest losses in recorded music's history.

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Mac Miller posthumously features on Free Nationals' new single.

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Free Nationals Share Mac Miller's First Posthumous Verse On 'Time'

2:17pm June 12, 2019

by Sidney Madden

Nine months after his death, Mac Miller still hasn't left the minds of music fans.

Radiohead, pictured in 1997, around the original release of OK Computer.

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Radiohead Releases 'Hacked' Demo Recordings From 'OK Computer' Sessions

9:12am June 11, 2019

by Robin Hilton

The band decided to release the 18 hours of raw audio after frontman Thom Yorke's personal library of minidiscs was reportedly stolen and leaked online.

Bob Dylan, photographed in his Rolling Thunder Revue face paint.

To Capture Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue, Martin Scorsese Had To Get Weird

10:00pm June 10, 2019

by Ann Powers

In trying to unpack one of the a stranger periods of Bob Dylan's strange life, Scorsese had to meet the bard on his home turf of half-truths and obfuscation.

Bushwick Bill, performing at Los Angeles State Historic Park on August 5, 2018. The rapper died June 9, 2019 following an earlier diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

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Bushwick Bill, Of Houston Rap Group Geto Boys, Dead At 52

6:10pm June 10, 2019

by Sidney Madden

The Houston-based dancer-turned-rapper, part of the successful trio Geto Boys, was one of the first to bring cinematically macabre imagery to rap lyricism.

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Robyn performs at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in 2011.

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Alone Together: Robyn's 'Dancing On My Own' Opens The Corners Of Community

12:31pm June 10, 2019

by Sam Sanders

The magic of Robyn's millennial anthem is its bait and switch: It's a fun, energetic dance song about being lonely and heartbroken. And yet, the minute you hear it, you instantly feel less alone.

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Wu-Tang Clan is set to be the first hip-hop group to headline at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

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Wu-Tang Clan Set To Make History As First Hip-Hop Act To Headline Ryman Auditorium

6:03pm June 08, 2019

by Chas Sisk

Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, nicknamed "The Mother Church of Country Music," has never hosted a hip-hop show. After 125 years, Wu-Tang Clan will be the first rap act to headline at the venue.