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Dierks Bentley performs onstage for the Country Rising Benefit Concert in Nashville in November 2017.

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Dierks Bentley Heads Back To 'The Mountain'

8:05am January 10, 2018

by Jewly Hight

The country star talks about the importance of getting out of Nashville to record his ninth album, The Mountain, which will come out later this year, and why he looks to U2 for inspiration.

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Practices Of Triple A Radio Stations Raise Questions

4:58pm January 09, 2018

by Allyson McCabe

Created as alternatives to the hit-making monoliths of commercial radio, AAA stations have pushed artists like Lorde into the mainstream. Now, the stations are facing pressure to pick tomorrow's hits.

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ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 08: Rapper Kendrick Lamar performs in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park during halftime at the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game between Georgia and Alabama.

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Kendrick Lamar And President Trump Were Two Ships Passing In The Night

12:04pm January 09, 2018

by Rodney Carmichael

The political irony was mostly symbolic, as Trump left the National College Football Championship before Lamar's halftime show took place just outside the stadium.

Superchunk's What A Time To Be Alive comes out Feb. 16.

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Hear Stephin Merritt, Katie Crutchfield Sing On Superchunk's 'Erasure'

10:40am January 09, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

When you've got nearly 30 years of bombastic power-punk behind you, it's fairly easy to convince people to join you in a sing-along.

The Breeders' first album in 10 years, All Nerve, comes out March 2.

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Hear 'All Nerve,' From The Breeders' First New Album In 10 Years

10:11am January 09, 2018

by Stephen Thompson

All Nerve, out March 2, brings together a Breeders lineup that hadn't recorded together since the band's 1993 classic Last Splash.

Otis Redding performs on the British TV show Ready Steady Go in 1966.

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'Dock Of The Bay' At 50: Why Otis Redding's Biggest Hit Almost Went Unheard

4:00pm January 08, 2018

Released less than a month after the singer's death at 26, the posthumous smash became Redding's signature song. But it came close to not being released at all.

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Puerto Ricans celebrate Three Kings Day every Jan. 6 with parades, parties and musical performances.

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New Three Kings Day Traditions Form In The Aftermath Of Hurricane Maria

2:55pm January 05, 2018

by Sidney Madden

Three Kings Day is the highlight of the holiday schedule for most in Puerto Rico. But after Hurricane Maria, the sound of season is changing.

Justin Timberlake attends 9th Annual Governors Awards in November 2017. The pop star's new album drops Feb. 2.

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Justin Timberlake Gets Futuristic And 'Filthy'

7:45am January 05, 2018

by Sidney Madden

Man Of The Woods, Justin Timberlake's first album in five years, comes out Feb. 2.

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MILCK, Singer Behind Women's March Anthem, Returns With New Rallying Cry

11:31am January 04, 2018

by Robin Hilton

The singer, who drew widespread attention after performing her song "Quiet" at last year's Women's March in Washington, D.C., is back with a follow-up single called "This Is Not The End."

Kendrick Lamar will co-produce the soundtrack for the upcoming Marvel film Black Panther.

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Kendrick Lamar And SZA Release 'All The Stars' Single From 'Black Panther'

10:41am January 04, 2018

by Sidney Madden

Lamar and Top Dawg Entertainment president Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith were handpicked by 'Black Panther' director Ryan Coogler to curate the soundtrack from which the song comes.