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  • Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and...

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    Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. Read the full review.

  • Jaden Smith arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on January...

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    Jaden Smith arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018, in New York

  • Recording artist Maren Morris attends the 60th Grammy Awards at...

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    Recording artist Maren Morris attends the 60th Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York.

  • Lady Gaga attends the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison...

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    Lady Gaga attends the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • On "22, A Million," Justin Vernon reimagines his music from...

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    On "22, A Million," Justin Vernon reimagines his music from the bottom up by letting technology — synthesizers, treated vocals, electronic sound effects — dictate. The songs retain their melancholy cast, but now must fight for air beneath static and noise. Read the full review.

  • The new album embraces her individuality more explicitly than ever,...

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    The new album embraces her individuality more explicitly than ever, both more autobiographical and more politically and socially direct than anything she'd recorded previously. It's a rawer, less elaborate work than its predecessors, yet still hugely ambitious. Read the review

  • Kristin Cavallari arrives at the 60th Grammy Awards at Madison...

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    Kristin Cavallari arrives at the 60th Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York.

  • Kendrick Lamar's "Untitled, Unmastered" is presented as an unfinished work,...

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    Kendrick Lamar's "Untitled, Unmastered" is presented as an unfinished work, though it rarely sounds like one. Read the review.

  • Zachary Scott Carothers, from left, John Gourley, Eric Howk, Zoe...

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    Zachary Scott Carothers, from left, John Gourley, Eric Howk, Zoe Manville, Jason Wade Sechrist and Kyle O'Quin of Portugal. The Man arrive at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Kendrick Lamar accepts the award for best rap album for...

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    Kendrick Lamar accepts the award for best rap album for "Damn" at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Ryan Seacrest arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on January...

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    Ryan Seacrest arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Bruno Mars receives the Grammy for the Best song of...

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    Bruno Mars receives the Grammy for the Best song of the year during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards show on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Recording artist Bruno Mars (R) accepts Album of the Year...

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    Recording artist Bruno Mars (R) accepts Album of the Year for '24K Magic' from Bono (L) and The Edge (C) of music group U2 onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Recording artist Joy Villa displayed her stance as an abortion opponent...

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    Recording artist Joy Villa displayed her stance as an abortion opponent as she arrives at the 60th Grammy Awards in New York.

  • "Lemonade" is more than just a play for pop supremacy....

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    "Lemonade" is more than just a play for pop supremacy. It's the work of an artist who is trying to get to know herself better, for better or worse, and letting the listeners/viewers in on the sometimes brutal self-interrogation. Read the full review.

  • Eve attends the 60th Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden...

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    Eve attends the 60th Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • On her seventh studio album, "Golden Hour" (MCA Nashville), the...

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    On her seventh studio album, "Golden Hour" (MCA Nashville), the singer-songwriter doesn't get hung up on genre. She's made a style-hopping pop album that infuses her songs with a relaxed spaciousness while muting, but not ignoring, her country roots. Read the review

  • James Corden hosts at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at...

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    James Corden hosts at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Sza performs "Broken Clocks" at the 60th annual Grammy Awards...

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    Sza performs "Broken Clocks" at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Miley Cyrus holds a white rose as she arrives at...

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    Miley Cyrus holds a white rose as she arrives at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Cardi B, left, and Hennessy Carolina arrive at the 60th...

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    Cardi B, left, and Hennessy Carolina arrive at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Sam Smith arrives at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at...

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    Sam Smith arrives at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Now "Schmilco" (dBpm Records) arrives, a product of the same...

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    Now "Schmilco" (dBpm Records) arrives, a product of the same recording sessions that produced "Star Wars" but a much different album. Though it's ostensibly quieter and less jarring than its predecessor, it presents its own radical take on the song-based, folk and country-tinged side of the band. Read the full review.

  • "Blonde" is a critique of materialism with Frank Ocean employing...

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    "Blonde" is a critique of materialism with Frank Ocean employing two distinct voices, like characters in a play, a recurring theme throughout the album and perhaps its finest sonic achievement. A party spirals out of control, the music rich but low key, a melange of organ and hovering synthesizers. Ocean uses distorting devices on his voice to add emotional texture and to enhance and sharpen the characters he briefly embodies. The upshot: They're all little slices of Ocean's personality with a role to play and they each sound distinct. Read the full review.

  • Singer Alicia Keys presents the Grammy for Best Album during...

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    Singer Alicia Keys presents the Grammy for Best Album during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards show on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Warpaint's unerring feel for gauzy hooks and slinky arrangements germinated...

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    Warpaint's unerring feel for gauzy hooks and slinky arrangements germinated over a decade and flourished on the quartet's excellent 2014 self-titled album. But the band has always nudged its arrangements onto the dance floor — subtly on record, more overtly on stage — and "Heads Up" (Rough Trade) gives the group's inner disco ball a few extra spins. Read the review.

  • A grown-up Christopher Robin returns to the Hundred Acre Wood...

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    A grown-up Christopher Robin returns to the Hundred Acre Wood and his best friend Winnie the Pooh. Read the review.

  • (L-R) Recording artists T.J. Osborne, John Osborne, Maren Morris, and...

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    (L-R) Recording artists T.J. Osborne, John Osborne, Maren Morris, and Eric Church perform onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Lisa Loeb arrives at the 60th Grammy Awards at Madison...

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    Lisa Loeb arrives at the 60th Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York.

  • Mick Fleetwood and Lynn Frankel arrive for the 60th Grammy...

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    Mick Fleetwood and Lynn Frankel arrive for the 60th Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Not many albums could survive Ed Sheeran performing reggae, but...

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    Not many albums could survive Ed Sheeran performing reggae, but Pharrell Williams always took chances — not all of them successful — in N.E.R.D.Despite the Sheeran gaffe, "No One Ever Really Dies," the band's first album in seven years, is a typically diverse, trippy ride from the group that established Williams' career as a performer in the early 2000s alongside Chad Hugo and Shay Haley. Read the full review.

  • An Atlanta teenager (Amandla Stenberg) deals with the death of...

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    An Atlanta teenager (Amandla Stenberg) deals with the death of her friend in "The Hate U Give," director George Tillman Jr.'s fine adaptation of the best-selling young adult novel.  Read the review.

  • Risk-prone 13-year-old Stevie (Sunny Suljic, left) shares some of his...

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    Risk-prone 13-year-old Stevie (Sunny Suljic, left) shares some of his angst with one of the local LA skateboarding idols, Ray (Na-Kel Smith), in writer-director Jonah Hill's "Mid90s." Read the review.

  • Jenny McCarthy arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on January...

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    Jenny McCarthy arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Reunited for a family wedding, former lovers played by Penelope...

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    Reunited for a family wedding, former lovers played by Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem find themselves embroiled in a kidnapping in "Everybody Knows," directed by Asghar Farhadi. Read the review.

  • The Edge, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr and Adam Clayton of...

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    The Edge, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr and Adam Clayton of U2 perform remotely during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Katie Holmes arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards in New...

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    Katie Holmes arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards in New York.

  • Bruno Mars accepts the award for record of the year...

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    Bruno Mars accepts the award for record of the year for "24K Magic" at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • "Black America Again" (ARTium/Def Jam) arrives as a one of...

    Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune

    "Black America Again" (ARTium/Def Jam) arrives as a one of the year's most potent protest albums. The album sags midway through with a handful of lightweight love songs, but finishes with some of its most emotionally resounding tracks: the "Glory"-like plea for redemption "Rain" with Legend, the celebration of family that is "Little Chicago Boy," and the staggering "Letter to the Free." Read the review.

  • "Love & Hate" shows Kiwanuka breaking out of that stylistic...

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    "Love & Hate" shows Kiwanuka breaking out of that stylistic box. His core remains intact: a grainy, world-weary voice contemplating troubled times in intimate musical settings. The album announces its more ambitious intentions from the outset, with the trembling strings, episodic piano chords and wordless vocals of the 10-minute "Cold Little Heart." It's a striking, if atypical, approach to reintroducing himself to his audience — a five-minute preamble before Kiwanuka begins to sing. Read the full review.

  • Sting and Shaggy arrive for the 60th Grammy Awards on...

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    Sting and Shaggy arrive for the 60th Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • A tropical island boat captain (Matthew McConaughey) and his much-abused...

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    A tropical island boat captain (Matthew McConaughey) and his much-abused ex-wife (Anne Hathaway) enter a vortex of rough justice and fancy riddles in "Serenity." Read the review.

  • Recording artist/actor Janelle Monae speaks onstage during the 60th Annual...

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    Recording artist/actor Janelle Monae speaks onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Recording artist Kendrick Lamar attends the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards...

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    Recording artist Kendrick Lamar attends the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Penniless, driven, the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (Willem Dafoe)...

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    Penniless, driven, the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (Willem Dafoe) regards his next canvas subject in "At Eternity's Gate," directed by visual artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel. Read the review.

  • Luis Fonsi, left, and Daddy Yankee perform "Despacito" at the...

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    Luis Fonsi, left, and Daddy Yankee perform "Despacito" at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Patti LuPone performs "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" during a...

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    Patti LuPone performs "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" during a tribute to Leonard Bernstein and Andrew Lloyd Webber at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Isabelle Huppert and Chloe Grace Moretz star in the thriller...

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    Isabelle Huppert and Chloe Grace Moretz star in the thriller "Greta." Read the review.

  • Kendrick Lamar performs at the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at...

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    Kendrick Lamar performs at the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Pink performs "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" at the 60th...

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    Pink performs "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • (L-R) Bebe Rexha, Cyndi Lauper, Kesha, Camila Cabello, Andra Day...

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    (L-R) Bebe Rexha, Cyndi Lauper, Kesha, Camila Cabello, Andra Day and Julia Michaels the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Recording artist Tyler, the Creator attends the 60th Annual Grammy...

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    Recording artist Tyler, the Creator attends the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Chris Stapleton and Emmylou Harris perform during the 60th Annual...

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    Chris Stapleton and Emmylou Harris perform during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards show on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Sound often says it all in Drake's world, but "Views"...

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    Sound often says it all in Drake's world, but "Views" plays in a narrow range. The trademark hovering synths and barely-there percussion edge out most of the hooks, in favor of long fades and enervated tempos that start to drag about halfway through this slow-moving album. Read the review.

  • Tony Bennett attends the 60th Grammy Awards at Madison Square...

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    Tony Bennett attends the 60th Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York.

  • Elton John (Taron Egerton) lays down a track for his...

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    Elton John (Taron Egerton) lays down a track for his express train to super-stardom in "Rocketman." The musical biopic co-stars Jamie Bell as lyricist Bernie Taupin. Read the review.

  • Childhood friends and uneasy lovers played by Yoo Ah-in (left)...

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    Childhood friends and uneasy lovers played by Yoo Ah-in (left) and Jeon Jong-seo (center) find their lives disrupted by a mysterious man of means (Steven Yeung, right) in "Burning." Read the review.

  • Vanellope von Schweetz (voiced by Sarah Silverman) and Ralph (John...

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    Vanellope von Schweetz (voiced by Sarah Silverman) and Ralph (John C. Reilly) zip around the web in a mad dash to save Vanellope's arcade game, "Sugar Rush," in this wild sequel to the 2012 "Wreck-It Ralph." Read the review.

  • In contrast, "Junk" (Mute"), M83's seventh studio album, sounds chintzy...

    Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune

    In contrast, "Junk" (Mute"), M83's seventh studio album, sounds chintzy — a bubble-gum snyth-pop album that indulges Gonzalez's love of decades-old TV soundtracks, hair-metal guitar solos and kitschy pop songs. Read the full review.

  • Unburdened by Batman and Superman, the DC Comics realm turns...

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    Unburdened by Batman and Superman, the DC Comics realm turns in a not-bad origin story buoyed by Zachary Levi as the superhero version of 15-year-old Billy Batson (Asher Angel). Read the review.

  • Childish Gambino, left, performs "Terrified" at the 60th annual Grammy...

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    Childish Gambino, left, performs "Terrified" at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Chris Stapleton receives a Grammy for Best Country Album with...

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    Chris Stapleton receives a Grammy for Best Country Album with From A Room: Volume 1 during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards show on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Cystic fibrosis patients Stella (Haley Lu Richardson) and Will (Cole...

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    Cystic fibrosis patients Stella (Haley Lu Richardson) and Will (Cole Sprouse) negotiate a tricky mutual attraction in "Five Feet Apart," directed by Justin Baldoni.  Read the review.

  • Stephan James and KiKi Layne play Fonny and Tish, expectant...

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    Stephan James and KiKi Layne play Fonny and Tish, expectant parents in 1970s Harlem in the new James Baldwin adaptation "If Beale Street Could Talk."  Read the review.

  • This image released by Fox Searchlight Films shows Olivia Colman...

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    This image released by Fox Searchlight Films shows Olivia Colman in a scene from the film "The Favourite." (Atsushi Nishijima/Fox Searchlight Films via AP)

  • Brad Goreski arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards in New...

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    Brad Goreski arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards in New York.

  • Recording artist Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 60th Annual...

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    Recording artist Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • India Arie arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on January...

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    India Arie arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Comedian Sarah Silverman and NFL player Victor Cruz speak onstage...

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    Comedian Sarah Silverman and NFL player Victor Cruz speak onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Recording artists Cardi B (L) and Bruno Mars perform onstage...

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    Recording artists Cardi B (L) and Bruno Mars perform onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Recording artist Bebe Rexha attends the 60th Annual Grammy Awards...

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    Recording artist Bebe Rexha attends the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • "Everything Now" is a tighter but not better album. The...

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    "Everything Now" is a tighter but not better album. The heavyweight arena anthems of Arcade Fire's 2004 debut, "Funeral," are long gone, replaced by brooding lyrics encased in lighter music. Read the review.

  • Recording artist Nick Jonas attends the 60th Annual Grammy Awards...

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    Recording artist Nick Jonas attends the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Actor Ben Platt performs onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY...

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    Actor Ben Platt performs onstage during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • Hailee Steinfeld at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in New...

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    Hailee Steinfeld at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in New York.

  • Kesha arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on January 28,...

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    Kesha arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • "American Dream" is a breakup album of sorts but not...

    Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune

    "American Dream" is a breakup album of sorts but not in the traditional sense. This is about breakups with youth, the past, and the heroes and villains that populated it. It underlines the notion of breaking up as just a step away from letting go — of friends, family, relevance. Read the review.

  • A high-powered ad agency executive (Tika Sumpter, right) takes in...

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    A high-powered ad agency executive (Tika Sumpter, right) takes in her ex-con sister (Tiffany Haddish, center) in "Nobody's Fool."  Read the review.

  • Sir Elton John (L) and Miley Cyrus perform during the...

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    Sir Elton John (L) and Miley Cyrus perform during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards show on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • Washington D.C. power brokers Dick Cheney (Christian Bale) and Lynne...

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    Washington D.C. power brokers Dick Cheney (Christian Bale) and Lynne Cheney have a date with destiny in Adam McKay's "Vice," co-starring Steve Carell as Donald Rumsfeld.  Read the review. Nomainted for: Best Picture, Best Actor for Christian Bale, Best Supporting Actor for Sam Rockwell, Best Supporting Actress for Amy Adams, Best Director for Adam McKay, Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing,

  • "Ye" isn't so much a musical statement as a 23-minute,...

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    "Ye" isn't so much a musical statement as a 23-minute, seven-track therapy session. Read the review

  • Rapsody arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards in New York.

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    Rapsody arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards in New York.

  • Queen Anne's (Olivia Colman) court wrestles with the question of...

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    Queen Anne's (Olivia Colman) court wrestles with the question of how to finance a war with France. Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz), the Duchess of Marlborough, uses her wits, her body and the queen's bed to coerce Anne into raising taxes on the citizenry in order to keep the off-screen battle going. Then the unexpected arrival of her country cousin, Abigail (Emma Stone), a noblewoman fallen on hard times. A dab hand with medicinal herbs, Abigail quickly rises above servant status to become the queen's new favorite. Game on! Read the review. Nomainted for: Best Picture, Best Actress for Olivia Colman, Best Supporting Actress for Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz, Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design,

  • "Peace Trail" — Neil Young's second album this year and...

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    "Peace Trail" — Neil Young's second album this year and sixth since 2014 — is occasionally fascinating. It's also not very good, a release that surely would've benefited from a bit more time and consideration, which might have given Young's ad hoc band — drummer Jim Keltner and bassist Paul Bushnell — a chance to actually learn the songs. But the four-day recording session sounds like a getting-to-know-you warmup instead of a finished product. Read the full review.

  • Genie (Will Smith, right) explains the three-wishes thing to the...

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    Genie (Will Smith, right) explains the three-wishes thing to the title character (Mena Massoud) in Disney's "Aladdin," director Guy Ritchie's live-action remake of the 1992 animated feature. Read the review.

  • Nick Jonas (L) and Kelly Clarkson arrive on stage during...

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    Nick Jonas (L) and Kelly Clarkson arrive on stage during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards show on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • On their new album, "Existentialism," the Mekons turn their audience...

    Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune

    On their new album, "Existentialism," the Mekons turn their audience and the recording space into accomplices for the band's high-wire act. Read the full review.

  • Capping the trilogy started with "Unbreakable" (2000) and the surprise...

    Jessica Kourkounis / AP

    Capping the trilogy started with "Unbreakable" (2000) and the surprise hit "Split (2017), Shymalan's treatise on superhero origin stories brings James McAvoy, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson together for a plodding psych-hospital escape.  Read the review.

  • The real stars of "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" are...

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    The real stars of "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" are sound designers Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van Der Ryn. Their aural creature designs actually sound like something new — part machine, part prehistoric whatzit.  Read the review.

  • The Edge of U2 performs remotely during the 60th Annual...

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    The Edge of U2 performs remotely during the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

  • SZA arrives at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison...

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    SZA arrives at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, in New York.

  • In "First Man," Ryan Gosling reteams with "La La Land"...

    Daniel McFadden / AP

    In "First Man," Ryan Gosling reteams with "La La Land" director Damien Chazelle to relay the story of astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. Read the review.

  • Actress Taylor Spreitler arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards pre-telecast...

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    Actress Taylor Spreitler arrives for the 60th Grammy Awards pre-telecast in New York.

  • On "Here" (Merge), the band's first album in six years...

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    On "Here" (Merge), the band's first album in six years and 10th overall, the front line of Norman Blake, Gerard Love and Raymond McGinley once again trades songs (four each) and lead vocals, over sturdily constructed pop-rock arrangements. But the band has taken some subtle evolutionary turns to where it's now a faint shadow of its "Bandwagonesque" incarnation. Read the review.

  • Khalid (L), Logic (C) and Alessia Cara (R) perform during...

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    Khalid (L), Logic (C) and Alessia Cara (R) perform during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards show on January 28, 2018, in New York.

  • When Aretha Franklin recorded her bestselling gospel album in early...

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    When Aretha Franklin recorded her bestselling gospel album in early 1972, director Sydney Pollack's camera crew shot many hours of footage, unseen publicly until now. "Amazing Grace" is now in theaters.  Read the review.

  • Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo" (GOOD/Def Jam) sounds like...

    NBC

    Kanye West's "The Life of Pablo" (GOOD/Def Jam) sounds like a work in progress rather than a finished album. It's a mess, more a series of marketing opportunities in which West changed the album title and the track listing multiple times, to the point where the very thing that made West tolerable despite a penchant for tripping over his own ego — the music itself — became anti-climactic. Read the review.

  • Six miles beneath the Pacific Ocean surface, a team of...

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    Six miles beneath the Pacific Ocean surface, a team of oceanographers and experts discover an entire hidden ecosystem laden with species "completely unknown to science." But Meg comes calling, attacking the submersible piloted by the ex-wife (Jessica McNamee) of rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham). Read the review.

  • Recording artist Janelle Monae attends the 60th Annual Grammy Awards...

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    Recording artist Janelle Monae attends the 60th Annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.

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Bruno Mars was the big winner at the 60th annual Grammy Awards.

The musician won all six awards for which he was nominations, including album, song, and record of the year. Kendrick Lamar followed close behind with five Grammys, including best rap album. Jay-Z, who led the nominations with eight nods, was shut out completely.

The buzziest performances included Kesha’s emotional “Praying,” Lamar’s politically charged opening number that featured U2 and Dave Chappelle, and Rihanna’s “Wildest Thoughts” with DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller.

James Corden returned to host the ceremony for the second consecutive time from Madison Square Garden. Sunday night’s show marks the Grammys’ first ceremony in New York since 2003.

See a full list of winners below.

Record of the Year:

24K Magic — Bruno Mars

Album of the Year:

24K Magic — Bruno Mars

Song of the Year:

“That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

Best Pop Solo Performance:

Shape of You — Ed Sheeran

Best New Artist:

Alessia Cara

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

“Feel It Still” — Portugal. The Man

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — (Various Artists) Dae Bennett, Producer

Best Pop Vocal Album:

(Divide) — Ed Sheeran

DANCE/ELECTRONIC FIELD

Best Dance Recording:

“Tonite” — LCD Soundsystem

Best Dance/Electronic Album:

3-D The Catalogue — Kraftwerk

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL FIELD

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:

Prototype — Jeff Lorber Fusion (WINNER)

ROCK FIELD

Best Rock Performance:

“You Want It Darker” — Leonard Cohen

Best Metal Performance:

“Sultan’s Curse” — Mastodon

Best Rock Song:

“Run” — Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

Best Rock Album:

A Deeper Understanding — The War On Drugs

ALTERNATIVE FIELD

Best Alternative Music Album:

Sleep Well Beast — The National

R&B FIELD

Best R&B Performance:

“That’s What I Like” — Bruno Mars

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

“Redbone” — Childish Gambino

Best R&B Song:

“That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

Best R&B Album:

24k Magic — Bruno Mars

Best Urban Contemporary Album:

Starboy — The Weeknd

RAP FIELD

Best Rap Performance:

“HUMBLE.” — Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap Song:

“HUMBLE.” — Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

Best Rap/Sung Performance:

“LOYALTY.” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna

Best Rap Album:

DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar

COUNTRY FIELD

Best Country Album:

From a Room Vol. 1 — Chris Stapleton

Best Country Solo Performance:

“Either Way” — Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:

“Better Man” — Little Big Town

Best Country Song:

“Broken Halos” — Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)

NEW AGE FIELD

Best New Age Album:

Dancing On Water — Peter Kater

JAZZ FIELD

Best Improvised Jazz Solo:

“Miles Beyond” — John McLaughlin, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album:

Dreams And Daggers — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:

Rebirth — Billy Childs

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:

Bringin’ It — Christian McBride Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album:

Jazz Tango — Pablo Ziegler Trio

COMEDY FIELD

Best Comedy Album:

The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas — Dave Chappelle

GOSPEL/ CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC FIELD

Best Gospel Performance/Song:

“Never Have To Be Alone” — CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:

“What A Beautiful Name” — Hillsong Worship

Best Gospel Album:

Let Them Fall In Love — CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:

Chain Breaker — Zach Williams

Best Roots Gospel Album:

Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope — Reba McEntire

LATIN FIELD

Best Latin Pop Album:

El Dorado — Shakira

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:

Residente — Residente

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):

Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas — Aida Cuevas

Best Tropical Latin Album:

Salsa Big Band — Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC FIELD

Best American Roots Song:

“If We Were Vampires” — Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

Best American Roots Performance:
Killer Diller Blues — Alabama Shakes

Best Americana Album:

The Nashville Sound — Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

Best Bluegrass Album:

Laws Of Gravity — The Infamous Stringdusters

All The Rage – In Concert Volume One [Live] — Rhonda Vincent And The Rage

Best Traditional Blues Album:

Blue & Lonesome — The Rolling Stones

Best Contemporary Blues Album:

TajMo — Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’

Best Folk Album:

Mental Illness — Aimee Mann

Best Regional Roots Music Album:

Kalenda — Lost Bayou Ramblers

REGGAE FIELD

Best Reggae Album:

Stony Hill — Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley

WORLD MUSIC FIELD

Best World Music Album:

Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration — Ladysmith Black Mambazo

CHILDREN’S FIELD

Best Children’s Album:

Feel What U Feel — Lisa Loeb

SPOKEN WORD FIELD

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):

The Princess Diarist — Carrie Fisher

MUSICAL THEATER FIELD

Best Musical Theater Album:

Dear Evan Hansen — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA FIELD

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media:

La La Land — (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:

La La Land — Justin Hurwitz, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media:

“How Far I’ll Go” — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho)

COMPOSING/ ARRANGING FIELD

Best Instrumental Composition:

“Three Revolutions” — Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & Chucho Valdés)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:

“Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can” — John Williams, arranger (John Williams)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:

“Putin” — Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman)

PACKAGE FIELD

Best Recording Package:

Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition) — Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package:

The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition — Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists)

NOTES FIELD

Best Album Notes:

Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings — Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding)

HISTORICAL FIELD

Best Historical Album:

Leonard Bernstein – The Composer — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein)

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL FIELD

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:

24K Magic — Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical:

Greg Kurstin

Best Remixed Recording:

“You Move (Latroit Remix)” — Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode) (WINNER)

SURROUND SOUND FIELD

Best Surround Sound Album:

Early Americans — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)

PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL FIELD

Best Engineered Album, Classical:

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio — Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Producer Of The Year, Classical:

David Frost

CLASSICAL FIELD

Best Orchestral Performance:

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording:

Berg: Wozzeck — Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel; Hans Graf, producer (Houston Symphony; Chorus Of Students And Alumni, Shepherd School Of Music, Rice University & Houston Grand Opera Children’s Chorus)

Best Choral Performance:

Bryars: The Fifth Century — Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet; The Crossing)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:

Death & The Maiden — Patricia Kopatchinskaja & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Best Classical Instrumental Solo:

Transcendental — Daniil Trifonov

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:

Crazy Girl Crazy – Music By Gershwin, Berg & Berio — Barbara Hannigan (Orchestra Ludwig)

Best Classical Compendium:

Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition:

Higdon: Viola Concerto — Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM FIELD

Best Music Video:

“Humble.” — Kendrick Lamar Best Music Film:

“The Defiant Ones” — (Various Artist)

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