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  • The Best Albums of 2016

    By on December 22, 2016

    The year was marked by impressive debuts, long-awaited follow-ups, and a parting gift from a musical icon

  • Beyonce leads Grammy pack with 9 nominations

    By on December 6, 2016

    It’s the year of Queen Bey, as far as the Grammy Awards are concerned. Beyoncé walked away with nine nominations on Tuesday, including Album of...

  • Summer Pop Off – The Finals!

    By on June 1, 2016

    What will be the top song in the Capital Pride Summer Pop Off? Vote now!

  • Rihanna
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    New Direction: Anti by Rihanna (review)

    By on February 18, 2016

    Rihanna trades club beats for something self-assured and introspective

  • Hell Bent for Leather: a musical primer for Mid Atlantic Leather

    By on January 15, 2014

    Later this week leather afficianados from all over the world will descend upon Washington, DC for the annual Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend. Old friendships will be...

  • Breakups and Breakdowns

    By on December 6, 2012

    There are several moments on Rihanna's new album Unapologetic in which the synthesizers sound as if they simply couldn't handle all the pressure and sputter...

  • The Best Music of 2011

    By on December 29, 2011

      Lady Gaga and Beyoncé both released new albums in 2011. But aside from some great tracks (most notably ''Americano'' and Sheibe'' from Gaga, ''Run...

  • Good Bad Girl

    By on November 23, 2011

    Rihanna is a bad, bad girl. At least that's what she has noted on several occasions since her 2007 album Good Girl Gone Bad, released...

  • Indestructible Pop

    By on November 25, 2010

    “I got a little girl singing on repeat in my head, oh-oh,” Robyn sings, on the wicked tune “None of Dem.” For much of 2010,...

  • Musical Monstrosities

    By on November 26, 2009

    ''Yeah, you make me wanna listen to music again,'' Adam Lambert sings at the top of his debut, For Your Entertainment. The album is as...

  • Soundwaves

    By on September 3, 2008

    Rihanna WHAT'S SUMMER WITHOUT RIHANNA?... Another summer has come and gone, and Rihanna once again showed her strength as a summer songstress. But for the...

  • Soundwaves

    By on February 20, 2008

    GRAMMY'S ''LOVESTONED'' DANCE MOVES... This year's Grammy Awards may have been dominated by Amy Winehouse singing from rehab (no, no, no: just via satellite from...

  • Bad Girl

    By on July 4, 2007

    Here it is, another summer already. Time to fire up the barbeque -- and then cue up another summer anthem from Rihanna. Is the third...

  • Soundwaves

    By on May 3, 2006

    REPLAY RIHANNA... Last summer, Rihanna, a native of the Caribbean island of Barbados, had a hit with ''Pon de Replay.'' It's not hard to understand...

  • Soundwaves

    By on March 15, 2006

    Deep Dish DANCE AWARDS GO DEEP... Previous Grammy winner Deep Dish failed to grab a Grammy this year, but the International Dance Music Awards is...