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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

Review: DMX “Exodus”

June 2, 2021
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Prior to his tragic and untimely passing, DMX was working on a new album for Def Jam. It was slated to be his first major label release in a decade and a half. There was a melancholic excitement when initial reports stated that X completed the album before his passing.
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Album Review: DJ Khaled’s Khaled Khaled

May 7, 2021
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Listening to a DJ Khaled album is a trying experience. His latest release Khaled Khaled is no exception. Khaled’s only verbal contributions are almost exclusively one of his key phrases “We The Best Music,” “DJ Khaled,” and “Another One.” They are frequent and they are annoying. Aside from these incessant,
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Review: Celine Dion shows her ‘Courage’

November 15, 2019
Celine Dion’s new album Courage embodies its title before even giving it a listen. With a deluxe edition clocking in at 20 tracks (and a standard at 16), it’s courageous and ambitious for any mainstream artist, especially of Celine’s tenure, to release that much music at once in 2019. But
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