Albums

Folks weren’t ready: 10 albums that were ahead of their time 

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Keyshia Cole reveals she’s retiring from music after upcoming album

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theGrio's top 10 albums of 2013

theGRIO SLIDESHOW – To say 2013 wasn’t an amazing year in music would be an understatement…
/ December 23, 2013
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Spike Lee works on Michael Jackson documentary on 'Bad' album

NEW YORK (AP) – Spike Lee worked with Michael Jackson and considered him a friend, but the director says even he learned a lot combing through footage of the icon for a planned documentary about the singer’s ‘Bad’ album…
/ July 10, 2012
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Donna Summer dead: Remembering her greatest songs (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW – Donna Summer’s signature sound was unmistakable and her influence of modern music is still felt to this day. Take a trip down memory lane with theGrio as we pay homage to her greatest songs…
/ May 17, 2012
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Lionel Richie tops chart with 'Tuskegee' album sales

Lionel Richie’s new album has him sitting comfortably at the top of the Billboard 200 chart…
/ April 25, 2012
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Maxwell announces 1st full album tour, six arena dates

theGRIO REPORT – Platinum-selling soul singer Maxwell will kick off his first shows since 2010, touring LA, Atlanta, and Newark over the summer…
/ April 17, 2012
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Adele says she'll release new song in 2012

Six-time Grammy Award-winning singer Adele recently told French NRJ Radio that she plans on releasing a new song before the end of this year…
/ April 3, 2012