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Miranda Lambert's"The House That Built Me"wins awards in three '
categories from the Academy of Country Music,and Lambert is
'"w` named Top Female Vocalist of the Year.
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Dave Grohl Continues Fighting ,
For A Foo Free America
The Foo Fighters release their seventh studio
album,"Wasting Light,"which is their seventh
album to get a Grammy nomination for Best Rock
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Akron,Ohio duo The Black Keys drop"El Camino,"an album
full of their signature stripped-down,gritty guitar riffs that will Mi`
ultimately be exploited by advertising executives everywhere. ;k ______
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Gospel artist, author and choir director
Kirk Franklin releases his eleventh
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studio album, "Hello Fear."A
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Nashville's Golden Girl album peaks at No. 3 on
Taylor Swift adds more the Billboard R&B/Hip
hardware to her pile of Hop chart and is named
almost 100 trophies. In iTunes Christian&
2011, she brings home I Gospel Album of 2011.
three Billboard Music -- - ---- — -
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Artist, Top Billboard 200 \
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Album for "Speak Now."
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Drake Takes Care of Critics
Drake's second studio album, "Take
Care,"debuts at No. 1 on the
v Billboard 200 chart and is often
recognized by critics as one of the r� \
best albums of 2011. ,
Torches Lights Up the Charts
Indie pop band Foster the People's
!, a� debut release, "Torches,"
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three hit singles and burning up the `� p \
Billboard 200 chart. �
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It's a Glee For All
Rihanna Walks the Walk and Talks That Talk
What other artist gives you this much I Rhythm and blues beauty Rihanna releases her sixth 14 �1
variety?With a total of 39 singles from six album in as many years, "Talk That Talk."The album
albums released in only one calendar year, hits stores while her previous album "Loud" is still
the cast of Fox's Glee gives you a going strong on the charts, and produces three hit ' '
cornucopia of piping-hot pop covers to singles, "You Da One," "We Found Love"and the N
album's title track, "Talk That Talk." i ,
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