2012’s best pop music: Frank Ocean leads the way with ‘Channel Orange’
In a year without masterpieces, the R&B rookie commands the spotlight.
Jingle Ball: A bubble-gum bonanza
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Hot 99.5’s Christmas-tinted pop marathon at Patriot Center features Justin Bieber, Ke$ha, Psy and more.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces inductees
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Rush, Heart, Public Enemy, Donna Summer, Randy Newman and Albert King honored.
No sophomore jinx for Bruno Mars
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One thing about the release of “Unorthodox Jukebox”: This is not your mother’s Bruno Mars album.
Big Boi’s ‘Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors’: Offbeat, messy and excellent
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Once and possibly future OutKast rapper embraces genre-bending on his sophomore album.
At Christmas concert, penitent Psy brings ‘Gangnam Style’ to Washington
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The South Korean singer arrived for the gig just after news surfaced that he once sang anti-U.S. lyrics.
Did Psy rap about killing U.S. soldiers?
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And will the Korean superstar still perform for the president on Sunday?
Classical music’s top ten
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Anne Midgette looks at the highlights — and lowlights — of the year in classical music.
Grace Potter at the 9:30 Club
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Singer and her band, the Nocturnals, deliver a surprisingly flat ‘all-request’ set.
2012’s best pop music: Frank Ocean leads the way with ‘Channel Orange’
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In a year without masterpieces, the R&B rookie commands the spotlight.
Picking this year’s most deserving Grammy winners
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R&B rookie and bombastic pop-rock band among this year’s most nominated acts
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