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Grammy for Album of the Year could go to an album not released on CD, for the first time since 1983

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December 20, 2018

If Cardi B or H.E.R. win Album of the Year, it will be the first time since 1983 that the award goes to an album never released on CD. Also in the news today: this year's Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners, Super Bowl music details emerge, songwriter Jerry Chesnut dies, Atoms for Peace reunite, and a choir goes viral with a 'Lion King' medley. Songs sampled in this episode: Jahzzar: "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0); BoxCat Games: "Against the Wall" (CC BY 3.0); Ludacris, Field Mob: "Georgia" ft. Jamie Foxx; Elvis Costello: "Good Year for the Roses"; Atoms for Peace: "Default"; Michael Jackson: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"; Queens Sing King: "Lion King" Medley; John Hoke and Chris Bell Music: "Jeopardy!" Theme; Greg Kihn Band: "Jeopardy"