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10 albums in, Nickelback is no longer bothered by their haters

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World Cafe Words and Music Podcast

10 albums in, Nickelback is no longer bothered by their haters

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Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake talk about the band's 10th record, Get Rollin', and how the public perception of Nickelback has changed in recent years.

Nickelback on World Cafe

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Saturday

Love To Hate Nickelback? Joke's On You

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Love To Hate Nickelback? Joke's On You

The band's name has become shorthand for everything reviled about modern rock. But the band is among the most successful money-makers in the music industry — and they're laughing all the way to the bank.

Love To Hate Nickelback? Joke's On You

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Music News

Music Fan Drops Dime on Nickelback Song Similarity

Can a band plagiarize itself? One listener in Canada has implied as much by taking two songs by the band Nickelback and superimposing them over one another to emphasize the similarity.

Music Fan Drops Dime on Nickelback Song Similarity

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