100 Greatest Black Artists of All Time
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I Don't Get It - or Maybe I Do
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100 Greatest Black Artists of All Time
Featured Artists
I Don't Get It - or Maybe I Do
R&B Music Commentary
Trivia You Can Use
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Gladys, Chaka, Patti, and Stephanie Are Touring Together; Here’s How Iconic That Is!
(March 27, 2025). The stars have aligned, literally and astrologically. Stephanie Mills, 68, and Chaka Khan, 72, are both Aries whose birthdays are a day apart — on March 22…
From Aaliyah to Zayn (and everything between): These First Names Have Been Shared the Most by No. 1 Hot 100 artists
(March 26, 2025). There have been nearly 500 artists — 470 to be exact — whose first names have been given lead credit on a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1…
A Tale of Two 33-1/3s: The Billboard Hot 100 Reaches Major Historical Tipping Point
(March 24, 2025). Billboard Magazine inaugurated its Hot 100 singles chart in the issue dated August 4, 1958, just three years into the rock-and-roll era. It was a weekly tabulation…
Every Rap or Hip-Hop Album That’s Topped the Billboard 200; Plus the Rap Leaderboard
This blog post, updated in January 2024, presents an authoritative listing of all 257 rap and hip-hop albums that have topped the Billboard 200 chart since the first in 1987.…
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I Don't Get It - or Maybe I Do
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The "I Don't Get It" Question of the Week
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Black Women in Today’s Music Industry: Good Enough to Twerk, Not Enough T’Work?
(March 22, 2025). In a month where women’s history is being celebrated, it’s worth noting that, while women have made strides in the entertainment side of the music industry, the…