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(April 8, 2025). Before there was a Wikipedia entry (and there still isn’t one as of this post), before “clack fans” sold out across the country, before TikTok users danced…
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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…
Women’s History: The Supremes vs. The British Invasion: A Chart Battle for the Ages
(March 21, 2025). Diana Ross has a birthday coming up (March 26). As a lifelong fan, combined with the occasion of Women’s History Month, I’m celebrating by recalling one of…
20 Essential Songs Stevie Wonder Wrote for (or Gave To) Women — From Divas to Hidden Gems
(March 16, 2025). For more than six decades, ever since a 13-year-old Stevie Wonder topped the Billboard charts in 1963 with his classic “Fingertips, Pt 2,” the word “genius” has…