Jay-Z also announced he was retiring from making music in 2003, saying that The Black Album would be his last.
Producer Bob Rock was inducted into the Juno Hall of Fame for his work, which includes producing Metallica's Grammy-winning Black album.
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At first glance, the title of Black Milk's Album of the Year is a bit off-putting.
He said he was still facing years of treatment but was working on a new album with Black Sabbath.
However, the re-release of his back catalogue on CD reminded the public of the strength of his work, and 1993's Black Tie, White Noise album saw him return to the spotlight.
Beyonce (up for all three), The Black Eyed Peas (Record and Album), Maxwell (Song) and Dave Matthews Band (Album) all emerged in the '90s, with 43-year-old Matthews the oldest of the lot (Maxwell is 37, The Black Eyed Peas all around 35, Beyonce 29).
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club's new album, Howl, unveils a new blues, country and gospel-inspired sound.
At 16, Ms. Demeulemeester fell in love with the album cover of the American singer's 1975 debut solo album "Horses, " featuring a black-and-white photo of Ms. Smith wearing a plain white shirt and black suspenders.
Black Wolf's singing is timeless, and the album, Noble says, takes its cues from hip-hop.
Sunday's show saw awards for Adele, The Black Keys, Fun and Gotye, with the coveted album of the year prize going to British band Mumford and Sons.
The superstars brought the early black-and-gold-labelled version of the album back to the hotel, where the owner was playing cards with members of another of the decade's big groups, Freddie and the Dreamers.
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Just when it seems as if every long-forgotten band from rock's past has been resurrected by blogs and online traders, here's among the most obscure: a black power-trio from Detroit who recorded portions of an album in 1975, only to see it shelved over its label's reservations with the group's admittedly nihilistic name.
Then, in 2006, impresario and producer will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas coaxed Mendes back into the studio to record his album Timeless.
Frank Black has always enjoyed swimming against the musical mainstream, and new album Dog In The Sand finds the former head Pixie in defiantly offbeat mood.
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In soul music, artists such as James Brown with "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud" and Marvin Gaye with his album "What's Going On" became spokespersons for the civil rights movement of the late 1960s.
He made a name for himself as a musician, was nominated for a Music of Black Origin (Mobo) award in 1998 for his Free Your Mind album and later became an entrepreneur, cookery writer and presenter.
Fairey spawned the "Obey" street art movement which in turn was the inspiration for a line of clothing, and he has designed album covers for several well-known bands, including The Black Eyed Peas and the Smashing Pumpkins.
The box set, which weighs a little under 10 pounds, features its 33 DVDs and CDs (yes, the show's soundtrack albums are included) comfortably ensconced in heavy cardboard black pages and comes complete with an episode guide, collector's album and video extras.
So on Black Light she conspires with hip-hop and pop producer-arranger Mike Elizondo on an album that seems designed to pay its respects to pop radio.
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