Ray LaMontagne – Part Of The Light

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Grammy Award winner Ray LaMontagne releases his seventh studio album, entitled “Part Of The Light”. The 44-year-old artist, who resides on a farm in Massachusetts, has been performing since 1999 and made his recording debut in 2004 with “Trouble”, his gold-selling first LP. One of the highlights on LaMontagne’s new … Continue Reading →

Charlie Puth – Voicenotes

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“Voicenotes”, the second studio album by singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, is out now. With the hit single “Marvin Gaye” from his platinum-certified debut album, Charlie Puth rose to international fame in 2015. Among several great songs, his excellent new album features a beautiful ballad with Boyz 2 Men, titled “If You … Continue Reading →

Rita Coolidge – Safe In The Arms Of Time

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Rita Coolidge’s new studio album, “Safe In The Arms Of Time”, has been released. The 73-year-old artist from Tennessee, who became known as the Delta Lady when she started as a background singer, can look back at a 50-year career in music with a number of hits on the Billboard … Continue Reading →

Review: Akua Naru – The Blackest Joy

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It’s no secret, the complicated history of Black Americans and the satisfaction of life outside of the United States. For over a century Blacks have found their way to more accommodating cities across Europe. To escape the racism of the 1960s, Blacks made the move abroad to countries like France, … Continue Reading →

Willie Nelson – Last Man Standing

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Willie Nelson has released his new studio album, titled “Last Man Standing”. The prolific legend, who just celebrated his 85th birthday, is not slowing down with recording music and he still tours the country all year long. “Last Man Standing” is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed “God’s Problem Child” … Continue Reading →

Review: Sting & Shaggy – 44/876

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There are quite a few fascinating bromances that have popped up over the years. Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon. George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Not to mention, of course, the most iconic duo, Batman and Robin. Thankfully we can now add to the list the … Continue Reading →

Ashley Monroe – Sparrow

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Ashley Monroe has released her fourth solo studio album, entitled “Sparrow”. She started to write songs as a teenager to deal with the loss of her father who died of cancer when she was 13. Now, at age 31, returning from a break after giving birth to her first child, … Continue Reading →

Happy Birthday: Pop Magazine turns four today

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As we are celebrating Pop Magazine’s fourth anniversary we want to look back at what we have achieved in the past 365 days. While we continued to provide great content on our website over the last twelve months, we also prepared and staged the first annual Pop Awards. We had … Continue Reading →

My Indigo

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Dutch singer and songwriter My Indigo releases her self-titled solo debut. The 43-year-old artist rose to fame as the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Within Temptation, the band she founded with her partner in 1996. Her first solo album comes with a different sound and features ten powerful pop … Continue Reading →

Jason Aldean – Rearview Town

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Country music star Jason Aldean releases his eighth studio album, titled “Rearview Town”. The new LP, with lead single “You Make It Easy”, is produced by Michael Knox who discovered Aldean 20 years ago at a show in Atlanta and subsequently produced all of his records. So far, Jason Aldean … Continue Reading →