This summer will bring fun, sun and some pretty exciting albums. Here are three artists that everyone should watch out for:Brandy'Two Eleven'JuneRCA RecordsBrandy was one… Read more »
Jack White'Blunderbuss'April 24Record Label: Third Man Records5 out 5 DecibelsTop Track: 'Love Interruption'Sounds Like: the perfect mix of blues, folk and rockMusical geniuses are easy… Read more »
Alternative music isn't all that alternative anymore.Everywhere you turn, there's another indie band for hipsters to obsess over. And English group Scars on 45, formed… Read more »
Nicki Minaj'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'Release date: April 3Record label: Young Money Entertainment4 out of 5 decibelsTop Track: Champion feat. Drake, Nas and Young JeezySounds Like:… Read more »
When artists cover songs well, they make tracks their own by transforming the original into something new and often better. Unfortunately, Macy Gray didn't quite… Read more »
Diggy'Unexpected Arrival'Atlantic RecordsRelease Date: March 20Top Track: 'Unforgivable Blackness'5 out of 5 decibelsSounds Like: Rev. Run meets B.o.BThink of today's teenage musicians, and Justin Bieber… Read more »
Chiddy Bang'Breakfast'Music Label: I.R.S.Feb. 215 out of 5 decibelsTop Track: 'Mind Your Manners'Sounds Like: Outkast meets Foster the PeopleBreakfast is not just the most important… Read more »
The Vanderbuilts'Miguel's Orchard'Feb. 24Music Label: Unsigned4 out of 5 DecibelsTop track: 'She Takes the Cake'Sounds like: the love child of David Bowie and Bob DylanFive… Read more »
Emeli Sandé'Our Version of Events'Feb. 13Music Label: Virgin Records2 out of 5 decibelsTop track: 'Daddy'Sounds like: a poor man's Leona LewisScotland isn't exactly the birthplace… Read more »
The Fray'Scars & Stories'Release Date: Feb. 7Music label: Epic Records3 out of 5 DecibelsTop Track: HeartbeatSounds Like: Their first and second albumTake a sappy love… Read more »
Now that the new year is in full swing, many will look for the next big thing in music: something fresh and different. Audiences will… Read more »
Ludacris and Rick RossRock the Dome: Feb. 2Ludacris: '1.21 Gigawatts: Back to the First Time,'Disturbing tha PeaceRick Ross: 'Rich Forever,' Maybach Music GroupDecibels: 4/5It's not… Read more »
Koncept'Awaken'Soulspazm RecordsRelease Date: Jan. 174.5 out of 5 decibelsSounds like: CommonGone are the days when classic hip-hop songs topped mainstream music charts. Unlike the ‘leggo'… Read more »
Band: Snow PatrolAlbum: 'Fallen Empires'Release Date: Jan. 10Label: InterscopeDecibels: 3/5Ah, the joys of alternative rock. Snow Patrol's latest album, 'Fallen Empires,'has everything that embodies the… Read more »
