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Taylor Swift, 'Speak Now' | LIST ENTRY
Big Machine Speak Now proves that Swift is more than the world's biggest country singer — at 21, she's a one-woman song factory with a rock & roll heart. There are tracks about celebrity studs, but what matters...
December 14, 2010 4:07 PM ET -
John Mellencamp, 'No Better Than This' | LIST ENTRY
Rounder Folk-blues idealism — recorded on a mono tape machine, in places like a Georgia church and Sun Studios — with a very modern anger at the world after the crash. When Mellencamp sings "A Graceful Fall," he...
December 14, 2010 4:07 PM ET -
The Dead Weather, 'Sea of Cowards' | LIST ENTRY
Warner Bros./Third Man This isn't so much an LP as it is a rush of metallic-blues spasms — and the best excessive-rock fun of the year. Jack White is the back-seat guy here — a singing drummer —...
December 14, 2010 4:06 PM ET -
Eminem, 'Recovery' | LIST ENTRY
Aftermath/Interscope "Let's be honest, that last Relapse CD was ehhh," Eminem rapped on Recovery, which turned out to be the post-rehab victory lap that the schlocky Relapse wasn't. Dominating radio, Eminem was back on top in 2010, but...
December 14, 2010 4:05 PM ET -
Jamey Johnson, 'The Guitar Song' | LIST ENTRY
Mercury What does Jamey Johnson keep under all of that hair? Songs. Nashville's gruffest and grittiest star turns out to be its most reliable traditionalist, a Music Row pro who can write a song for every emotional season....
December 14, 2010 3:39 PM ET -
Robert Plant, 'Band of Joy' | LIST ENTRY
Rounder Keep waiting, Jimmy Page — he's not coming back. Plant followed up his dreamy roots-romp Raising Sand (2007) with an album that was edgier and rootsier: Plant and his bandleader, guitarist Buddy Miller, pursue ancient songs and...
December 14, 2010 3:31 PM ET -
Drake, 'Thank Me Later' | LIST ENTRY
Cash Money/Universal Arriving after three years of mixtapes, guest spots and merciless hype, the debut LP from the Canadian actor- turned-rapper delivered the goods with sumptuous beats, airtight rhymes and nuanced introspection. Drake's sleepy, soulful flow gave his...
December 14, 2010 3:30 PM ET -
Arcade Fire, 'The Suburbs' | LIST ENTRY
Merge Arcade Fire don't do anything small — so leave it to the Montreal collective to make an album of vast, orchestral rock that locates the battle for the human soul amid big houses and manicured lawns. The...
December 14, 2010 3:29 PM ET -
Elton John and Leon Russell, The Union | LIST ENTRY
Decca Two rock giants, one largely forgotten, rekindle a friendship and make music that ranks with their best. Producer T Bone Burnett delivers his most spectacular production in memory, filled with shining steel guitar, chortling brass and gospel-time...
December 14, 2010 3:29 PM ET -
The Black Keys, 'Brothers' | LIST ENTRY
Nonesuch The duo boil it down on their best record yet: vivid tunes stripped bare and rubbed raw, with hot splashes of color and hooks popping through like compound fractures. "Howlin' for You" smears gnarly blues over a...
December 14, 2010 3:29 PM ET -
Kanye West, 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' | LIST ENTRY
Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam With My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West made music as sprawlingly messy as his life. When he wasn't feuding with Matt Lauer or bugging out on Twitter, Kanye was building hip-hop epics, songs full of...
December 14, 2010 3:17 PM ET -
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Playlist: Tom Waits | ARTICLE
Celebrate Tom Waits' 2011 induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with these ten key tracks below: 1. "Tom Traubert's Blues"2. "Jersey Girl"3. "Ol' 55"4. "Hang Down Your Head"5. "Rain Dogs"6....
December 14, 2010 8:00 AM ET -
Video: Robyn Shakes Up Peace Prize Event | ARTICLE
Robyn just completed her second North American tour of the year, and she brought that same...
December 13, 2010 5:05 PM ET -
Exclusive: Will.i.am Explains His 'Disgust' for New Michael Jackson Album | ARTICLE
In an interview in the December 23 issue of Rolling Stone, Austin Scaggs asked Black Eyed Peas mastermind Will.i.am about his "disgust" for Michael, the posthumous Michael Jackson album released Monday. "Hell,...
December 13, 2010 4:54 PM ET -
Video: Jamie Foxx Performs New Song With Drake | ARTICLE
December 13, 2010 4:50 PM ET -
Video: Duffy Plays Acoustic Set at 'Rolling Stone' | ARTICLE
December 13, 2010 2:45 PM ET -
Exclusive Listen: Live Version of White Lies' New Single 'Bigger Than Us' | ARTICLE
London's White Lies are renowned for their fusion of dance beats and roaring guitars, and the band's new single "Bigger Than Us" — off their second album Ritual, out January 18 — showcases their talents brilliantly. This exclusive...
December 13, 2010 12:35 PM ET -
Bob Dylan's Handwritten 'Times They Are a-Changin'' Lyrics Sell for $422,500 | ARTICLE
Bob Dylan's handwritten lyrics to his 1963 song "The Times They Are a-Changin'" were sold at auction Friday for $422,500 to collector and hedge-fund trader Adam Sender. Early Bob Dylan...
December 10, 2010 5:19 PM ET -
Watch: Tennis Perform Songs from Forthcoming 'Cape Dory' | ARTICLE
December 9, 2010 5:40 PM ET -
The Record Industry's Digital Storage Crisis | BLOG ENTRY
The advent of digital technology was supposed to preserve content, including multitrack master recordings for songs and albums, forever. But when record labels have gone into their vaults to work with masters, they...
December 9, 2010 2:50 PM ET
