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From Bill Steffen to Craig's Cruisers, Meijer to 28th St, this album is full of West Michigan references.

Grand Rapids indie-folk band the Cranes Wives have a special holiday treat for fans. On December 1, the Crane Wives released a free Christmas album titled A Very Very Crane Wives Christmas.

The Bala Brothers -- Loyiso, Zwai and Phelo Bala -- are a household name in South Africa because of their fusion of operatically-trained voices, rich harmonies and traditional South African melodies and rhythms. The Bala Brothers are releasing a self-titled album March 3, with DVD and Blu-Ray releases March 24 for a taped concert program airing as a PBS-TV special starting Feb. 28.

No surprise here, but the "Frozen" soundtrack from Walt Disney Records was ranked the No. 1 best-selling album on the 2014 year-end Billboard 200 chart. It is the first movie soundtrack to reach No. 1 on the year-end chart since "Titanic" in 1998 and is the first Disney soundtrack to top the chart since "Mary Poppins" in 1965, according to Billboard.

Rhythm and blues music legends Aretha Franklin and Earth, Wind & Fire are releasing new music today. "Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics" finds the Queen of Soul performing ten cover versions of songs made famous by other great women singers. Meanwhile, Earth, Wind & Fire is out with its first Christmas album, "Holiday."

For the past five years, American Mensa has created a bracket challenge. The best toys, heroes, and inventions have been crowned in the past. This year, Mensa is looking for the best album cover art of all time.