Spinning Nicki Minaj’s Return to No. 1 as a Win for Hip-Hop Is Dubious… but Doable (for her)
Nicki Minaj’s latest No. 1 triumph (Pink Friday 2) highlights the good, the bad and the ugly of hip-hop, particularly for its women.
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Permanent Check-In? How Taylor Swift and Drake Turned This Billboard Chart into Their Hotel California
The longevity and ubiquity of Taylor Swift and Drake on the Billboard 200 charts is unrivaled, even by fellow contemporaries like Beyoncé, Adele, Kendrick Lamar and others. Their sheer volume…
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Here’s why every Beatles fan—plus lovers of history—should download or stream the heck out of “Now and Then”… and now!
A posthumous song by the Beatles, titled "Now and Then," has been released from the John Lennon-vault by Sir Paul McCartney, using AI technology. Despite two Beatles' members having passed…
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Uncharted ’90s Jams: The Greatest Songs That Missed the Hot 100 Due to… well, Ridiculousness
The 1990s saw a significant number of popular tunes missing from Billboard Hot 100 due to industry policies and chart eligibility rules. With the surge in CD sales, record companies…
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The X’s and O’s of Taylor Swift’s effect on Travis Kelce on the field… real or imagined?
The author, a music-focused blogger, covers the intertwining of sports and music in light of Taylor Swift's relationship with Kansas City Chiefs football player Travis Kelce. This post discusses the…