It’s Official: 2025 Tied for the Second Fewest New No. 1 Songs in Hot 100 History
(January 2, 2026) – Between Jan. 1 and December 31, 2025, ten different songs spent time at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. Two of them — Mariah Carey’s “All…
Remembering Richard Smallwood (1948-2025): Gospel Without Compromise
Why Richard Smallwood’s Legacy Matters Beyond ‘I Love the Lord’ (January 1, 2026) – An icon of one of the most profoundly Black music genres has been lost. Richard Smallwood…
Music Jeopardy 34: What Year Is It Anyway? Name These Annum-Focused Titles Based on the Clues Given
(December 31, 2025) – Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to the 34th edition of Music Jeopardy! As always, the blog provides the clues… and you provide the responses. Each clue…
Only 3 of the 59 People Listed in Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ Are Still Alive Following Brigitte Bardot’s Death
(December 31, 2025) – A data-conscious Reddit user named u/cavedave has been tracking the lifespans of a very exclusive club: the 59 people who were name-checked in Billy Joel’s 1989…
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Things My 1995 Self Would’ve Never Believed About Music in 2025
(December 30, 2025) – In 1995, many people were just discovering the Internet and its capabilities. By 2025, Billboard magazine was having to decide whether songs created with artificial intelligence…