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I Can’t Believe That Song (or Album) Is 40!
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Featured Artists
I Can’t Believe That Song (or Album) Is 40!
Pop Stuff
R&B Music Commentary
The Business of Music
Trivia You Can Use
Why Michael Jackson’s Most Criticized ‘Thriller’ Single Was Actually a Marketing Masterstroke
Michael’s duet with Paul McCartney is one of his least loved singles, but it was a marketing stroke of genius. (November 13, 2025). Exactly 43 years ago today, Michael Jackson…
These Are the 15 Hip-Hop Acts in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — and Here Are Who We Predict Will Be the Next 15
OutKast and Salt-N-Pepa just joined music’s hallowed club. We list the current fifteen inductees — and predict the next fifteen who’ll likely have their own plaques in Cleveland. (November 13,…
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I Don't Get It - or Maybe I Do
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The ‘Michael’ Trailer is Out; I Loved MJ, I Dislike Biopics. Why This One May Not Change Either Fact
(November 8, 2025) — The teaser for Michael dropped Thursday (Nov. 6), and with it came a wave of renewed euphoria around Michael Jackson and the unprecedented legacy he left…
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I Don't Get It - or Maybe I Do
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Was Rap’s Absence from the Top 40 After 35 Years a Sign of a Broader Cultural Shift?
Megan Thee Stallion may have rescued rap from a brief Top-40 blackout—but hip-hop’s troubles run deeper. (November 7, 2025) – Billboard’s report that—for the first time in 35 years—no rap…
The Zen of David Byrne: A Halloween Night Where Talking Heads Met Talking Hands
A Spirit Dance in Orange (November 4, 2025) – While most of Chicago’s costumed revelers were haunting bars and parties on Halloween night, David Byrne transformed a downtown stage into…