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12 Patriotic Songs Better than Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U.S.A."

Don't let bad music ruin your 4th of July. Here are a dozen great songs celebrating the U.S.A. without resorting to shmaltz...  read more

2008 Mercury Prize nominees announced

[Above: Perennial nominee Alex Turner (here representing the 2006-winning, 2007-nominated Arctic Monkeys) accepts a Mercury. His project The Last Shadow Puppets is up for nomination this year.]For many award events, the fervency of surrounding discussion seems as influential as the actual bestowing of accolades. The Mercury Prize, given to the best album by a British or Irish artist made in the previous year, is no exception. ...  read more

4 to Watch: Estelle

Though her two-pronged attack as a rapper and vocalist has rightly earned her a reputation as the U.K.’s answer to Lauryn Hill, Estelle Swaray’s breakthrough hit “1980” was a classic more in keeping with Loretta Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter”...  read more