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The Marcus King Band Is Tenacious And Vulnerable On Two New Songs

9:30am August 21, 2018

by Bruce Warren

The rising guitar virtuoso recorded his new album, 'Carolina Confessions' at Nashville's iconic RCA Studio A. Listen to two new songs "Homesick" and "Welcome 'Round Here."

Nicki Minaj rehearses for the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.

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The MTV VMAs Celebrate Camila Cabello And Cardi B, While Madonna Celebrates Madonna

9:23am August 21, 2018

by Stephen Thompson

Camila Cabello won the night's two biggest prizes, while Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez and Ariana Grande gave splashy performances.

Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus are boygenius.

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Hear New Music From Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus' Supergroup Boygenius

9:07am August 21, 2018

by Marissa Lorusso

The three songwriters share a musical sensibility and a friendship, so it's only natural they combined their superpowers for a collection of aching, intimate songs.

Clockwise from upper left: Mitski, Jenny Lewis, ANOHNI, Kali Uchis

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A Conversation On The Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+

8:31am August 21, 2018

All Songs Considered's Robin Hilton talks with Ann Powers, Marissa Lorusso and Sidney Madden about some of the greatest songs released by women and non-binary artists in the past 18 years.

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Bernie Leadon, Timothy B. Schmit and Joe Walsh of the Eagles perform during "History Of The Eagles Live In Concert" in October 2013 in Nashville.

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The Eagles Have The Best-Selling Album Of All Time ... For Now

7:19am August 21, 2018

by Christina Cala

The Eagles' 1976 compilation album, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, has surpassed Michael Jackson's Thriller for the title of best-selling album of all time.

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Aretha Franklin performs during Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular in Chicago in 2011.

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Aretha Franklin Album Reaches The Top 10, Her Highest Chart Placement In 46 Years

8:05pm August 20, 2018

by Sidney Madden

Following her death last Thursday, Franklin's 30 Greatest Hits, from 1985, delivered the Queen of Soul to her highest placement on the Billboard 200 in nearly half a century.

Madonna at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards, where her racy performance of "Like a Virgin" caused an uproar.

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'Like A Virgin' Lives On, A Winking Anthem For Women Getting Married

7:30pm August 20, 2018

by Neda Ulaby

The unofficial anthem of bachelorette parties, Madonna's 1984 hit can be seen as a wink at virginity's ongoing place in the theater of weddings — even today, when most brides are sexually experienced.

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New Music, New Stories From Century-Old Celluloid

5:25pm August 20, 2018

by Tom Huizenga

Watch an excerpt from The Unchanging Sea, the latest commingling of filmmaker Bill Morrison's decaying reels of silent film and Michael Gordon's undulating music.

The Carters, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, are among the top nominees at the 2018 MTV VMAs.

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An Afro-Surrealistic Worldview Looms Over This Year's Video Music Awards

4:52pm August 20, 2018

by Rodney Carmichael

From Childish Gambino's dystopian vision of America to The Carters' takeover of the Louvre, absurdity is the new black and it fuels the best music videos nominated this year.

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'Wild! Wild! Wild!' Coheres As A Carefully Conceived Lark

3:33pm August 20, 2018

by Ken Tucker

Linda Gail Lewis and Robbie Fulks have teamed up on a shrewd, witty album that's a throwback to the earliest era of rock n' roll — but it's not pickled in nostalgia.

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