THE GIFT OF BILLIE: How did Billie Eilish become Billie Eilish? You can learn in her songs or the Apple+ doc вЂњBillie Eilish: The WorldвЂ™s a Little Blurry.вЂќ But there's also the hundreds of photos of her growing up in Grand Central Publishing's вЂњBillie Eilish.вЂќ There's one of her as an infant in a sling worn by her father as he plays the piano, and another of her and her brother, Finneas, looking mischievous as small children. 2 a year later, and both 'вЂњTha Carter IIIвЂќ вЂњTha Carter IVвЂќ and вЂњTha Carter VвЂќ all reached to top spots in 2008, 20, respectively. 5 in 2004 on the Billboard 200, вЂњTha Carter IIвЂќ reached No. RAP THIS UP: Lil Wayne has dropped the vinyl box set вЂњTha Carter Singles Collection,вЂќ which features 19 of the rapperвЂ™s hit 45 rpm records, including вЂњA Milli,вЂќ вЂњHustler Musik,вЂќ вЂњHow to LoveвЂќ and the unreleased until now вЂњCarter IIIвЂќ-era song вЂњYa Dig.вЂќ Two liner lithographs and a booklet filled with never-before-seen photos are included in the box, which is decorated with Lil WayneвЂ™s tattoos. Questlove also includes great lists, like the best E-minor songs or hip-hop deep cuts. Take 1976, which highlights Stevie Wonder's вЂњSir Duke,вЂќ then spotlights Duke Ellington and connects it all to Richard Nixon, the Republican Party and the Rev. The Roots' five-time Grammy-winning producer and drummer picks one song per chapter from 1971-2001 and let's his encyclopedic mind fly, explaining the tune in its context, reaching back to its influences, connecting it to its influencers, and exploring pop culture and U.S. Price: $250.Д«OOK NOTES: вЂњMusic Is HistoryвЂќ by Questlove is both very personal and sweepingly grounded in the historical, one of the most fascinating music-based books of the year. The box also includes a 50-page booklet highlighting JoelвЂ™s early career through archival photos, his insights on his songs, and tributes from fellow musicians, artists and celebrities. 1вЂќ contains nine LPs: His first six solo studio albums ('Cold Spring Harbor,' вЂњPiano Man,вЂќ вЂњStreetlife Serenade,вЂќ вЂњTurnstiles,вЂќ вЂњThe Stranger,вЂќ вЂњ52nd StreetвЂќ) with his first live album ('Songs in the Attic') and вЂњLive at The Great American Music Hall - 1975,вЂќ a previously unreleased concert recording available for the first time in the box set as a double vinyl album.

PIANO MAN: Billy Joel is celebrating 50 years of making music this year and he's reminding us all how it started. Everyone likes music, right? Here are some outstanding record collections for lovers of rap, metal and pop, a pair of fascinating books and some clothes that help musicians in need.

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