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Vampire Weekend re-emerge for Lollapalooza festival

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David Byrne scores first top 10 album in US

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S.Korean Boy band Wanna One's new songs leaked online before release

SongsfromidolgroupWannaOne'sunreleasedalbumhavebeenleakedonline,thegroup'smanagementagencysaidThursday."We'velearnedthatmusicfileswereleakedWednesdayandarecurre

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Cranberries to release album despite O'Riordan death

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BTS wins Musician of the Year at 2018 Korean Music Awards

K-popgroupBTSonWednesdaywontheMusicianoftheYearawardatthe2018KoreanMusicAwards(KMA),anindependentmusicawardshowthatfocusesonbothmainstreamandgenremusicbySouthKo

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Still sexy but now fatherly, Justin Timberlake returns

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Late SHINee singer Kim Jong-hyun's album gets posthumous release

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Hip-hop and R&B overtake rock as biggest music genre in US

Hip-hopandRBsurpassedrockforthefirsttimein2017asthebiggestmusicgenreintheUnitedStates,butBritishartistEdSheeran’sromanticpopalbumDividewastheyear’sbiggestsingle

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Jay-Z leads nominations for 60th Grammy Awards

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Taylor Swift’s Reputation reigns atop Billboard 200 chart

TaylorSwiftruledatthetopoftheUSBillboard200albumchartonMondayasherlatestrelease"Reputation"easilybeatoffnewentriesfromcountrymusicstarsTimMcGrawandGarthBrooks."

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2PM's Jun. K depicts stormy 20s in new album

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Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' is 2017's biggest U.S. album debut

TaylorSwift’s“Reputation”albumsold1.216millioncopiesinitsfirstweekanddebutedatthetopoftheU.S.Billboard200albumchart,NielsenMusicsaidonMonday,thebiggestalbumdebu

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Beyonce is 2017's highest-paid woman in music with $105 million

Beyonce’shitalbum“Lemonade”andworldtourmadeherthehighest-paidwomaninmusicin2017,accordingtoanannualForbeslistonMonday,edgingoutBritain’sAdeleandpopstarTaylorSwi

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Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' sales soar, but Adele keeps her crown

TaylorSwift’snewalbum“Reputation”hassoldmorethanonemillioncopiesinitsfirstfourdays,NielsenMusicsaidonTuesday,buttheUSpopstarfailedtobeattherecordsetbyBritain’sA

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Sam Smith scores first top spot on Billboard 200

SamSmith’s“TheThrillofitAll”scoredtheBritishsinger’sfirstNo.1spotontheBillboard200albumchart,edgingoutnewreleasesbyMaroon5andBlakeShelton,accordingtodatafromNie

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Music Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘reputation’ is pure pop magic

TaylorSwift,“reputation”(BigMachineRecords)Ifyou’dstopthinkingaboutherreputation,you’dactuallyappreciatethemusicalityofTaylorSwift’s“reputation.”Sure,shenamedth

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Gugudan hopes 'Chococo Factory' will help sweeten people's mood

RisingrookiegirlgroupGugudansaidWednesdaythatithopesitsfirstsinglealbum"Act.3ChococoFactory"wouldbeabletoconvey"sweetpleasure"toasmanypeopleaspossible.Thealbum,