The Andrews Sisters (from left, Maxene, Patty and LaVerne) in the 1940s. Patty was the star of the sibling act. GAB Archive/Redferns/Getty Images hide caption
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Wednesday
The cover of Dawn Richard's Goldenheart. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Postal rates for domestic first-class mail went up just a penny this week, but for businesses that ship packages internationally — like small record labels — the rate increases are much larger. John Gress/Corbis hide caption
Monday
Leroy 'Sugarfoot' Bonner of the Ohio Players plays a double-necked guitar during a concert performance in 1970. Bonner died Friday at age 69. Colin Fuller/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
On her new album, Petra Goes To The Movies, Petra Haden recreates movie themes using densely layered arrangements of her own voice. Steven Perilloux/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Tuesday
Dr. Dre (right) with Snoop Dogg, who played a starring role on Dre's The Chronic. Here they pose after a 1993 performance in Chicago. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Muthoni the Drummer Queen, aka The Bauss Lady. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Saturday
Bob Dylan in 1962. His extremely limited-edition 50th Anniversary Collection features unreleased material from his early career. John Cohen/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Terri Walker (left) and Nicole Wray, whose album, Lady, will be out on March 11. Sesse Lind/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Gloria Gaynor, whose cover of the Jackson 5's"Never Can Say Goodbye" was one of the first songs included in a side-long megamix, in the 1970s. Echoes/Redferns hide caption
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Das Racist, in happier times. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Wednesday
Patti Page — known for such songs as "Tennessee Waltz" and "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" — is seen here in 1958. Page died Tuesday at age 85. Bettmann/Corbis hide caption
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Natalie Maines performing in April. Jonathan Leibson/WireImage hide caption
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The London headquarters of EMI, whose sale this year brought the number of major labels from four to three. Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption