Bad Boy for Life… and a Pardon to Match? The Hypothetical Endgame of Diddy’s Trial
Bad Boy Meets MAGA? What a Trump Pardon of Diddy Would Really Mean (May 6, 2025). Let’s fast-forward past this season’s courtroom drama and jump right to the end of…
Tribute: Thom Bell in the Rock Hall of Fame—Ranking His 25 Greatest Songs
(May 2, 2025). For more than half a century, the elegant, orchestral soul of Thom Bell has wafted through radios, from turntables, and into hearts — but it’s only now,…
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Tour Mates SZA and Kendrick Lamar Just Pulled Off a Billboard 200 First!
(April 28, 2025). With the return of SZA’s blockbuster album SOS to No. 1 (from No. 3 last week) on the new Billboard 200 chart dated May 3, and with…
Look What He Made Her Do (Again): Kanye West May Have Just Triggered ‘Reputation (Taylor’s Version)’
(April 13, 2025). In this Trump 2.0 political climate where all things liberal are seen as persona non grata, Taylor Swift — who famously endorsed losing Democratic presidential candidate Kamala…
Billboard’s Ranking of the 25 ‘Best Female Rappers’ List Forgot the First Ones to Do It—And That’s a Problem
Not to Mention the Poor Timing! (April 12, 2025). Earlier this week, Billboard released its compilation of the “25 Best Female Rappers of All Time.” It was the work of…