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Holiday Gift Guide: Last Minute Edition

AllMusic Staff — 2016-12-19T14:55+00:00

Did you forget someone on your list? Or maybe need something to do with those Amazon gift cards? We’ve compiled some of our favorite items for one last list of ideas for the holiday shopping season.

Song Premiere: Beth Hart, “No Place Like Home”

Chris Steffen — 2016-12-15T15:33+00:00

The singer/songwriter shares the closing track from her upcoming album, Fire on the Floor.

AllMusic Loves 2016

AllMusic Staff — 2016-12-14T18:21+00:00

Our editors individually share their favorite recordings released in 2016, featuring some of the year’s biggest releases but also a wealth of lesser-heard gems.

Vote For Your Favorite Albums of 2016 in Our Year-End Readers’ Poll

AllMusic Staff — 2016-12-13T19:43+00:00

After a year of listening, reviewing and rating, it’s time to narrow down the best albums of 2016 as chosen by you, the AllMusic readers.

Holiday Gift Guide: The Boss’ Memoir, Dylan Goes Electric Box Set, a Stylish Record Bag and More

AllMusic Staff — 2016-12-12T17:52+00:00

The fourth installment of our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide also features the story of Van Halen’s wild early days, a chic way to display LPs at home, and a gadget that lets you create your own music box melodies.

Best of 2016

AllMusic Staff — 2016-12-09T15:42+00:00

Our year-end coverage kicks off with our editors’ list of their favorite albums of 2016, which features both Knowles sisters, as well as Esperanza Spalding, Miranda Lambert, Savages, A Tribe Called Quest and a pair of recently-departed icons.

Song Premiere: Leopold and His Fiction, “Waves (Golden)”

Chris Steffen — 2016-12-08T15:08+00:00

The track comes from the Austin-based musician’s upcoming album, Darling Destroyer, which is due out in January.

Holiday Gift Guide: The Complete Mozart, PBS’ ‘Soundbreaking’ Series, a KISS Tree Ornament, and More

AllMusic Staff — 2016-12-05T15:04+00:00

The third installment of our 2016 Holiday Gift Guide also features the story of the Replacements, a Digital Underground shirt, and a music and film trivia card game.

New Classical Reviews

AllMusic Staff — 2016-12-01T15:18+00:00

As we head into the final month of 2016, our classical editors reveal their picks for their favorite albums from November, pulling from both the mainstream and the more unexpected.

AllMusic Best of 2016 Readers’ Poll

Chris Steffen — 2016-11-29T16:24+00:00

Make sure your favorite albums of 2016 make the ballot of our readers’ poll by rating the albums that meant the most to you in 2016.