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Paul McCartney's Egypt Station is on our shortlist for the week's best new albums, out on Sep. 7.

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New Music Friday For Sep. 7: Eight Albums You Should Hear Now

5:00am September 07, 2018

by Robin Hilton

This week's essential new releases includes Paul McCartney's best album in 20 years, the funk and disco of St. Paul & The Broken Bones, dark and twisted sounds from the rap duo $uicideboy$ and more.

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Charles Bradley and The Extraordinaires performs during 2016 The SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival.

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Charles Bradley Final Album Announced, Along With New Single 'I Feel A Change'

3:57pm September 06, 2018

by Sidney Madden

The soul singer's posthumous album Black Velvet is due out Nov. 9.

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The Thistle And Shamrock: Late Summer Sounds

3:30pm September 06, 2018

Hear new recordings from Low Lily, The Tannahill Weavers, the Yves Lambert Trio and Open the Door for Three.

Dolores O'Riordan performing on July 07, 2016. The singer death, on Jan. 15, 2018, was found to have been an accident by a London coroner.

Coroner Rules Cranberries Singer Dolores O'Riordan's Death As Accidental

2:56pm September 06, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The singer was found in her London hotel room on Jan. 15, 2018.

Joni Mitchell, photographed during the Grammys' Salute To Industry Icons event on February 7, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. The singer will be celebrated in a pair of concerts on Nov. 6 and 7, 2018 in Los Angeles.

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Chaka Khan, Graham Nash Among Performers Celebrating Joni Mitchell's 75th Birthday

1:43pm September 06, 2018

by Ann Powers

A pair of concerts scheduled for Nov. 6 and 7 in Los Angeles will see a deep roster of famed artists performing songs from throughout Mitchell's deep catalog.

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Don't Get It Twisted: 'We're Not Gonna Take It' Can Be Anyone's Protest Song

12:47pm September 06, 2018

Don't Get It Twisted: 'We're Not Gonna Take It' Can Be Anyone's Protest Song

BTS's new album is Love Yourself: Answer.

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BTS And Nicki Minaj Blow Up The Internet With 'Idol'

12:43pm September 06, 2018

by Stephen Thompson

The Korean boy band and the hip-hop star already have a continent-straddling hit on their hands. Now, their colorful new video portends a viral dance craze.

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Watch Paul McCartney's 'Egypt Station' Concert, Live From New York

12:30pm September 06, 2018

by Robin Hilton

The full concert, to celebrate the release of his 17th solo album, Egypt Station, will stream live on McCartney's YouTube channel starting at 8 p.m. ET Friday, Sep. 7.

A still from The Beths' "Little Death" video.

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In The Beths' Euphoric 'Little Death,' Love Can Make You Fly

12:20pm September 06, 2018

by Lars Gotrich

"Little Death" is wound like a heart clutched tight, ready to burst with love.

Producer 9th Wonder speaks with student staff members at The HipHop Archive & Research Institute in Jan. 2018.

Keepers Of The Underground: The Hiphop Archive At Harvard

11:54am September 06, 2018

by The Kitchen Sisters

"In order to be well versed in the culture, you have to be an encyclopedia," 9th Wonder says. "What The HipHop Archive is doing is creating a family tree."

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