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97 Words: “red flag collector” by Kelly Clarkson

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June 9, 2023
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Ever-proud Texan Kelly Clarkson takes us through the Wild Wild West en route to post-divorce “high road livin'” on the latest offering from “chemistry.” Of the five songs released so far, “red flag collector” by far has the most sting. Where last week’s “i hate love” was bittersweet, “red flag collector” is triumphantly bitter. Sprinkled with just enough “yeehaw”-inducing musical

Album Review: 2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole

December 18, 2014
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Announced just a few short weeks ago, J. Cole’s third album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive is now upon us.  Cole earns his third #1 album on the Billboard 200 this week with it’s debut, selling 354,000 copies without any singles and minimal promotion.  However, quite literally, 2014 Forest Hills Drive finds J.
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Album Review: Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart? by K. Michelle

December 10, 2014
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The former Love & Hip-Hop star K. Michelle released her sophomore album yesterday. In the year between the release of her debut, Rebellious Soul, and this new album K. Michelle’s been quite busy: she’s transformed her album into a musical directed by Idris Elba, released a mixtape, filmed for her own
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Album Review: Beyoncé Platinum Edition

November 24, 2014
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It’s been almost a year since Beyoncé took the world by storm with the surprise release of her 5th studio album. BEYONCÉ monopolized iTunes and shook the industry up with its unconventional marketing strategy. This year, Beyoncé is expanding the experience with a Platinum Edition, a collection made up of: the
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Album Review: 1989 by Taylor Swift

October 29, 2014
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Taylor Swift announced to the world that the newly released 1989 was a straight up pop album. Few people probably thought she had ever been making something other than pop music. Swift’s song construction has always been pop, and apart from country instruments that were usually mixed in the background, most
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Album Review: DK3 by Danity Kane

October 28, 2014
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Fans of the MTV’s Making The Band series and Sean “Diddy” Combs produced band Danity Kane had a reason to rage like maniacs last year after four of the original members of the quintet reunited and had plans to regroup despite the drama that ultimately broke them up back in
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Single Review: “Baby Don’t Lie” by Gwen Stefani

October 20, 2014
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The new single from the leading lady of No Doubt has dropped today. For her comeback to the music scene as a soloist, Gwen Stefani enlisted Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco and Noel Zancanella to create a midtempo Pop number that, surprisingly, feels subpar. “Baby Don’t Lie” starts with a promising
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