In Memoriam: Don’t forget about Toni Morrison, the Librettist
(August 7, 2019). Few people – male or female – have captured the African experience in America through their art better than the late Toni Morrison. And certainly even fewer…
Chance’s ‘Big Day’ ruined: In the Hip-Hop Battle of Negative vs. Positive, Negative Wins…
Looks like Chance the Rapper will have to wait to get his first No. 1 album. And, based on fans’ reactions, he only has his happiness to blame. Meanwhile, the…
Katy Perry’s $2.8M Plagiarism Ruling Reveals the Complex Math – and the Gospel – Behind a Huge Number 1 Hit.
(August 3, 2019). Can’t Katy Perry catch a break? The pop superstar and American Idol judge hasn’t had a No. 1 hit song in more than five years. And now…
Bryan Ferry Roxy-Rocks Chicago!
(August 2, 2019). Chicagoans were treated to a large dose of Roxy Music last night, by way of iconic founder and former lead singer Bryan Ferry’s sold-out concert here at…
Chance The Rapper’s ‘Big Day’ will be the 199th hip-hop album to top Billboard; plus a short review of the album’s (dope) tracks…
(July 29, 2019). Everyone in the hip-hoposphere knows that Chance the Rapper released his “first” full-length (non-EP, non-mixtape) studio album last Friday. It’s called The Big Day. And it could…