Read more album stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27860/album.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:26:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73154/greatest-albums-of-the-decade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPaste takes a look back at the past decade—and its own 10-year history—with its list of the 50 best albums of the ‘00s: No. 1. Sufjan Stevens, Illinoise : “His music pushed boundaries between pop and classical.” No. 4. Radiohead, Kid A : Marked “the watershed artistic transition toward more...http://www.newser.com/story/73154/greatest-albums-of-the-decade.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 11:15:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71107/public-enemy-hooks-up-with-crowdfunding-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHip-hoppers Public Enemy, one of the first groups to release on mp3, is entering the brave new world of crowdfunding. The group has partnered with Dutch site SellABand to raise the $250,000 necessary to record a new album entirely through $25 donations from fans. The payout? Donors—or “believers,...http://www.newser.com/story/71107/public-enemy-hooks-up-with-crowdfunding-site.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 16:50:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70115/two-disc-jackson-album-has-new-song.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world hasn’t heard the last of Michael Jackson. On October 28, Sony Music will release This Is It , a two-disc compilation album tying into the upcoming Jackson documentary of the same name. The album will include one brand-new song—the title track—along with previously unreleased versions of old...http://www.newser.com/story/70115/two-disc-jackson-album-has-new-song.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 13:19:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69554/with-new-no-1-jay-z-grabs-record-from-elvis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJay-Z and the Beatles lit up the charts this week, Billboard reports. Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 sold 476,000 copies, easily capturing the top spot for the week, and giving the rapper his 11th No. 1 album. That nabs him the record, previously held by Elvis, for the solo act...http://www.newser.com/story/69554/with-new-no-1-jay-z-grabs-record-from-elvis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 11:31:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68867/beatles-remasters-pack-a-wallop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Beatles just got better: every one of their original albums and a batch of collected singles has been remastered, boosting the quality to the level “the Beatles themselves would have heard and intended,” writes Matt Hurwitz in the Washington Post . The stereo CDs remind us that the Beatles were...http://www.newser.com/story/68867/beatles-remasters-pack-a-wallop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 13:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67622/arctic-monkeys-go-darker-show-staying-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith their latest album, Britain’s Arctic Monkeys show they haven’t let the media hype get the better of them. Alex Turner and Co. try some new directions without abandoning the “good stuff” from “their usual territory,” writes Joe Tangari for Pitchfork. Humbug is “their loosest record yet by far,” with...http://www.newser.com/story/67622/arctic-monkeys-go-darker-show-staying-power.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 13:44:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66910/mel-babymamma-record-duet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 40th anniversary of Woodstock—what a perfect day for the announcement that Mel Gibson is making what is sure to become known as musical history. The actor provides guest vocals for two of the tracks on babymamma Oksana Grigorieva’s upcoming album, the Mirror reports. In not nearly so terrifying...http://www.newser.com/story/66910/mel-babymamma-record-duet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 9:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66655/radiohead-no-more-albums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRadiohead has recorded its last album, frontman Thom Yorke told the Believer in a recent interview. Instead, the band will focus on download-only singles and EPs. “None of us want to go into that creative hoo-ha of a long-play record again,” he said. Though the band believes there’s “still something...http://www.newser.com/story/66655/radiohead-no-more-albums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 13:52:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66408/it-was-40-years-ago-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForty years ago today, the Beatles walked out of No. 3 Abbey Road and shot one of the most famous album covers of all time. Seemingly fraught with symbolism and precision, the image was actually a rush job, the BBC reports. Photographer Iain Macmillan “was given about 15 minutes,” says...http://www.newser.com/story/66408/it-was-40-years-ago-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Aug 2009 9:45:00 CDT