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- Chesney pours out heart
- Lucinda Williams tries songs less sad
- Darius Rucker: 'Learn To Live'
- Dolly Parton: 'Backwoods Barbie'
- George Strait: 'Troubadour'
- Trisha Yearwood: 'Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love'
- Little Big Town: "A Place to Land"
- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: 'Raising Sand'
- Carrie Underwood: 'Carnival Ride'
- Carrie Underwood: 'Carnival Ride'
- LeAnn Rimes: 'Family'
- Joe Nichols: 'Real Things'
- Travis Tritt: 'The Storm'
- Lori McKenna: 'Unglamorous'
- Keith Urban: 'Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing'
- Willie Nelson: 'Songbird'
- Dierks Bentley: 'Long Trip Alone'
- Jimmy Buffett: 'Take the Weather With You'
- Alan Jackson: 'Like Red on a Rose'
- 'Long way' back for Dixie Chicks
- Kenny Chesney: 'The Road and the Radio'
- Sara Evans: 'Real Fine Place'
- Gretchen Wilson: 'All Jacked Up'
- Trisha Yearwood, Patty Loveless
- Brooks & Dunn: Hillbilly Deluxe
- Brad Paisley: 'Time Well Wasted'
- Nickel Creek: 'Why Should the Fire Die?'
- Faith Hill: 'Fireflies'
- George Strait: 'Somewhere Down In Texas'
- Toby Keith: 'Honkytonk University'
- The Wrights: 'Down This Road'
- Dierks Bentley: 'Modern Day Drifter'
- Jo Dee Messina: 'Delicious Surprise'
- Lee Ann Womack: "There's More Where That Came From"
- LeAnn Rimes: "This Woman"
- Kenny Chesney: "Be As You Are"
- The Shins: 'Wincing the Night Away'
- Of Montreal: 'Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?'
- The Decemberists: 'The Crane Wife'
- Pretty Girls Make Graves: 'Elan Vital'
- Finally, group loosens, livens up
- Various artists: "I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey."
- Broken Social Scene: 'Broken Social Scene'
- Willie Nelson: 'Countryman'
- Sufjan Stevens: "Illinois"
- Bright Eyes: "Digital Ash in a Digital Urn" / "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning"
- Ornette Coleman: 'Sound Grammar'
- Madeleine Peyroux: 'Half the Perfect World'
- Regina Carter: 'I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey'
- Donald Fagen: 'Morph the Cat'
- Nnenna Freelon: 'Blueprint of a Lady'
- Sonny Emory: 'Love's Pure Light'
- Wynton Marsalis: 'Live At The House of Tribes'
- Mike Phillips: 'Uncommon Denominator'
- Meshell Ndegeocello: "The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel"
- Lizz Wright's 'Dreaming' a magical place indeed
- The Rippingtons: 'Wild Card'
- Joey DeFrancesco and Jimmy Smith: "Legacy"
- Jason Moran: "Same Mother"
- The Pat Metheny Group: "The Way Up"
- Two Beyoncés aren't in sync
- 'Idol' runner-up boldly innocent
- Oasis: 'Dig Out Your Soul'
- The Pussycat Dolls: "Doll Domination"
- Brian Wilson: 'That Lucky Old Sun'
- Miley Cyrus flip-flops on growing pains
- Vanessa Hudgens: "Identified"
- Ashlee Simpson: 'Bittersweet World'
- Neil Diamond: 'Home Before Dark'
- Madonna: 'Hard Candy'
- Mariah Carey: 'E=MC2'
- Cat Power: 'Jukebox'
- K.D. Lang: 'Watershed'
- Gnarls Barkley: 'The Odd Couple'
- Blake Lewis: 'Audio Day Dream'
- Jordin Sparks: 'Jordin Sparks'
- Celine Dion: 'Taking Chances'
- Seal: "System"
- Britney Spears: 'Blackout'
- Various artists: 'High School Musical 2'
- Crowded House: 'Time on Earth'
- The Shins: 'Wincing the Night Away'
- Of Montreal: 'Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?'
- Ron Sexsmith: 'Time Being'
- RBD: 'Rebels'
- The Beatles: 'Love'
- Scissor Sisters: 'Ta-dah'
- Jimmy Buffett: 'Take the Weather With You'
- The Killers: 'Sam's Town'
- The Decemberists: 'The Crane Wife'
- Janet Jackson: '20 Y.O.'
- Elton John: 'The Captain and the Kid'
- Indigo Girls: 'Despite Our Differences'
- Fergie: 'The Dutchess'
- Jessica Simpson: 'A Public Affair'
- Paris Hilton: 'Paris'
- Christina Aguilera: 'Back to Basics'
- Nelly Furtado: 'Loose'
- Gnarls Barkley: 'St. Elsewhere'
- Paul Simon: 'Surprise'
- Saint Etienne: 'Tales From Turnpike House'
- Big Star: 'In Space'
- Kate Bush: 'Aerial'
- Fiona Apple: 'Extraordinary Machine'
- Paul McCartney: 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard'
- Tristan Prettyman: 'Twentythree'
- Hootie & the Blowfish: 'Looking for Lucky'
- Orange Juice: 'The Glasgow School'
- Carly Simon: 'Moonlight Serenade'
- Jason Mraz: 'Mr. A-Z'
- Bo & Carrie: 'Idol' champions' singles
- Backstreet Boys 'Never Gone' is here
- Mariah Carey: 'The Emancipation of Mimi'
- Archer Prewitt & Aqualung
- Jennifer Lopez: "Rebirth"
- Erasure: "Nightbird"
- Donny Osmond: "What I Meant to Say"
- Diana DeGarmo: "Blue Skies"
- Velvet Crush: "Stereo Blues"
- Kelly Clarkson: "Breakaway"
- John Legend's new CD: "Evolver"
- Solange, 'Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams'
- Ashanti: "Declaration"
- Raven-Symone: 'Raven-Symone'
- Mary J. Blige: 'Growing Pains'
- Alicia Keys: 'As I Am'
- Chris Brown: "Exclusive"
- Keyshia Cole: 'Just Like You'
- Diana Ross: 'I Love You'
- Fantasia: 'Fantasia'
- Taylor Hicks: 'Taylor Hicks'
- Shareefa: 'Point of No Return'
- John Legend: 'Once Again'
- Sammie: 'Sammie'
- Omar: 'Sing (If You Want It)'
- Monica: 'The Makings of Me'
- Robin Thicke: 'The Evolution of Robin Thicke'
- Sleepy Brown: 'Mr. Brown'
- Lionel Richie: 'Coming Home'
- Kelis: 'Kelis Was Here'
- Various artists: 'Step Up' soundtrack
- LeToya: 'LeToya'
- The Isley Brothers: 'Baby Makin' Music'; Teena Marie: 'Sapphire'
- James Hunter: 'People Gonna Talk'
- Christina Milian: 'So Amazin''
- Jagged Edge: 'Jagged Edge'
- Prince: '3121'
- Ne-Yo: 'In My Own Words'
- Mary J. Blige: 'The Breakthrough'
- Alicia Keys: 'Unplugged'
- Dwele: 'Some Kinda...'
- Toni: 'Libra'
- Various Artists: 'So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross'
- Leela James: 'A Change Is Gonna Come'
- Charlie Wilson: 'Charlie, Last Name Wilson'
- Jaguar Wright: 'Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul' and Gordon Chambers: 'Introducing ? Gordon Chambers'
- Teairra Marí: 'Roc-A-Fella Records Presents Teairra Marí'
- Babyface: "Grown & Sexy"
- R. Kelly gives old formulas another spin
- Keyshia Cole: "The Way It Is"
- Kem: 'Album II'
- Nivea: 'Complicated'
- Amerie: 'Touch'
- Bobby Valentino: 'Bobby Valentino'
- "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" soundtrack
- Faith Evans: 'The First Lady'
- Various artists: "Lackawanna Blues" soundtrack
- Omarion: : "O"
- Brian McKnight: "Gemini"
- John Legend: "Get Lifted"
- "Coach Carter" soundtrack
- Ashanti: "Concrete Rose"
- T.I.: "Paper Trail"
- Nas's latest fans flames of malcontent
- Rocko: 'Self-Made'
- Lil' Kim: 'Ms. G.O.A.T.: Greatest of All Time'
- Lupe Fiasco: 'The Cool'
- Jay-Z: "American Gangster"
- Soulja Boy: 'Souljaboytellem.com'
- Swizz Beatz: 'One Man Band Man' and Talib Kweli: 'Ear Drum'
- Plies: 'The Real Treatment'
- Nas: 'Hip Hop Is Dead'
- Young Jeezy: 'The Inspiration: Thug Motivation 102'
- Various artists: 'Eminem Presents: The Re-Up'
- Ciara: 'The Evolution'
- Ying Yang Twins: 'Chemically Imbalanced'
- 2Pac: 'Pac's Life'
- Clipse: 'Hell Hath No Fury'
- Snoop Dogg: 'Tha Blue Carpet Treatment'
- Jay-Z: 'Kingdom Come'
- The Game: 'Doctor's Advocate'
- Akon: 'Konvicted'
- Lady Sovereign: 'Public Warning'
- Birdman & Lil Wayne: 'Like Father, Like Son'
- Diddy: 'Press Play'
- Ludacris: 'Release Therapy'
- Young Dro: 'Best Thang Smokin' '
- The Roots: 'Game Theory'
- OutKast: 'Idlewild'
- Rick Ross: 'Port of Miami'
- Various artists: 'Step Up' soundtrack
- Jurassic 5: 'FeedBack'
- DMX: 'Year of the Dog ... Again'
- DMX: 'Year of the Dog ... Again'
- Pharrell: 'In My Mind'
- Rhymefest: 'Blue Collar'
- Field Mob: 'Light Poles and Pine Trees'
- Busta Rhymes: 'The Big Bang'
- Sergio Mendes: "Timeless."
- The Notorious B.I.G.: 'Duets: The Final Chapter'
- Twista: 'The Day After'
- Lil' Kim: 'The Naked Truth'
- P$C: '25 To Life'
- Kanye West: 'Late Registration'
- Young Jeezy: 'Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101'
- Slim Thug: 'Already Platinum'
- Various artists: 'Hustle & Flow soundtrack'
- Bow Wow: 'Wanted'
- Missy Elliott: "The Cookbook"
- Ying Yang Twins: 'U.S.A.(United State of Atlanta)'
- Fat Joe's 'All or Nothing' has vocal energy
- Black Eyed Peas: 'Monkey Business
- Common: 'Be'
- El Pus: "Hoodlum Rock, Vol. 1."
- The Game: "The Documentary"
- "Coach Carter" soundtrack
- Xzibit: "Weapons of Mass Destruction;" Mannie Fresh: "The Mind of Mannie Fresh"
- 2Pac: "Loyal to the Game"
- Ludacris: "The Red Light District"
- Producer writes about his own life
- Even Dylan's leftovers are artful, fascinating
- Kings of Leon: "Only by the Night"
- Weezer: 'Weezer'
- Journey: "Revelation"
- Death Cab For Cutie: 'Narrow Stairs'
- Elvis Costello: 'Momofuku'
- Billy Bragg: 'Mr. Love & Justice'
- Ringo Starr: 'Liverpool 8'
- Daniel Lanois: 'Here Is What Is'
- B-52s: 'Funplex'
- R.E.M.: 'Accelerate'
- Sia: 'Some People Have Real Problems'
- The Hives: The Black and White Album
- Various artists: 'I'm Not There'
- Bruce Springsteen: 'Magic'
- Foo Fighters: 'Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace'
- Lyle Lovett: "It's Not Big It's Large"
- Rilo Kiley: 'Under the Blacklight'
- John Mellencamp: 'Freedom's Road'
- Gwen Stefani: 'The Sweet Escape'
- Incubus: 'Light Grenades'
- Neil Young & Crazy Horse: 'Live at the Fillmore East'
- Various artists: 'Strange Apparition — 99X Live X 11'
- The Who: 'Endless Wire'
- My Chemical Romance: 'The Black Parade'
- The Killers: 'Sam's Town'
- Beck: 'The Information'
- Elton John: 'The Captain and the Kid'
- Indigo Girls: 'Despite Our Differences'
- John Mayer: 'Continuum'
- Audioslave: 'Revelations'
- Audioslave: 'Revelations'
- Bob Dylan: 'Modern Times'
- Tom Petty: 'Highway Companion'
- Los Lonely Boys: 'Sacred'
- Thom Yorke: 'The Eraser'
- Band of Horses: 'Everything All the Time'
- Guster: 'Ganging Up on the Sun'
- Widespread Panic: 'Earth to America'
- The Raconteurs: 'Broken Boy Soldiers'
- Red Hot Chili Peppers: 'Stadium Arcadium'
- Dresden Dolls: "Yes, Virginia..."
- Hard-Fi: 'Stars of CCTV'
- Finally, group loosens, livens up
- Various artists: "I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey."
- Shawn Mullins: "9th Ward Pickin' Parlor."
- Beck: 'Guerolito'
- Gwen Stefani: "Love. Angel. Music. Baby."
- U2: "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"
- Live 8: 'Various Artists'
- Broken Social Scene: 'Broken Social Scene'
- Franz Ferdinand: 'You Could Have It So Much Better'
- Coheed and Cambria: 'Good Apollo...'
- Idlewild: 'Warnings/Promises'
- Eric Clapton: 'Back Home'
- Death Cab For Cutie: 'Plans'
- Casting Crowns: 'Lifesong'
- Dropsonic: 'Insects With Angel Wings'
- The Stooges: 'The Stooges,' 'Fun House'
- Hootie & the Blowfish: 'Looking for Lucky'
- Jason Mraz: 'Mr. A-Z'
- Billy Corgan: "TheFutureEmbrace"
- Foo Fighters give fans hard time
- Coldplay: 'X&Y'
- The White Stripes: 'Get Behind Me Satan'
- Sleater-Kinney: 'The Woods'
- Audioslave: 'Out of Exile'
- System of a Down: 'Mezmerize'
- Weezer: 'Make Believe'
- Dave Matthews Band: 'Stand Up'
- Bruce Springsteen: 'Devils & Dust'
- Rob Thomas: "Something to Be"
- The National: "Alligator"
- Of Montreal: "The Sunlandic Twins"
- Amy Ray: 'Prom'
- Red Letter Agent: 'Burn the Good Ones Down'
- Brooke Valentine: Chain Letter
- Various artists: The Joe South Tribute Record
- Mando Saenz: Watertown
- The Kills: "No Wow"
- El Pus: "Hoodlum Rock, Vol. 1."
- Tori Amos: "The Beekeeper"
- Kings of Leon: "Aha Shake Heartbreak"
- The Frames: "Burn the Maps"
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