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CRITICS' REVIEWS

Rihanna, 'Rated R'

By Keith N. Dusenberry

Rihanna goes hard—edge up, hooks down

John Mayer, 'Battle Studies'

By Tamara Palmer

The bluesy ladies' man keeps it short and sweet on world-weary fourth LP

Leona Lewis, 'Echo'

By Keith N. Dusenberry

The 'X Factor' winner tries her best to top 'Bleeding Love'

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Music Interviews

Brendan Benson: steady as he goes: With the Raconteurs on hiatus, a gifted tunesmith rekindles his solo career

Dashboard Confessional's happy 'Ending': Chris Carrabba talks about DC's latest, 'Alter the Ending'

Video interview: MuteMath: Paul and Darren of MuteMath talk about their new album, 'Armistice'

Generation Jerk: the New Boyz 1: The leaders of hip-hop's latest dance craze hit the road with Chris Brown

The Raveonettes talk new album and tour: The Danish rock duo chats with Metromix at a recent gig

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YouTube's beautiful day: U2's Pasadena concert is site's largest streaming event ever: NEW YORK (AP) YouTube's webcast of a U2 concert was watched by nearly 10 million people, the video site's largest streaming event ever. The Google Inc.-owned site said that the concert...

Madonna, visiting Malawian village with her 4 children, promises electricity: MPHANDULA, Malawi (AP) Madonna has promised electricity to a village in Malawi, the impoverished southern African country where she runs a charity organization and from which she has adopted two...

Sting says President Barack Obama is the best person to handle the world's 'mess': NEW YORK (AP) Sting isn't a religious man, but he says President Barack Obama might be a divine answer to the world's problems. "In many ways, he's sent from God," he joked in an...

Phish finds life on the road less hectic, and band more focused: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) Phish and crew bustle about Shoreline Amphitheater's backstage area, a sprawling patio where memories linger of raging parties from bygone tours. Hours before...

Mexico's Tigres del Norte cancel Mexico awards show, claim censorship: MEXICO CITY (AP) The Mexican "norteno" band Los Tigres del Norte says it has canceled a planned appearance at an awards ceremony after organizers allegedly asked it not to play the biting political...

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