Bill Withers’ ten most compelling songs (and what made them so)
(April 4, 2020). By the time the world was informed on Friday of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bill Withers’ death, he had already been gone four days. And…
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Stuck inside? Check out this ultimate “stay-at-home” playlist: the 60 best songs about…home!
(March 27, 2020). More than one-third of all Americans have been asked (or ordered) to stay at home in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic. That’s more than 100 million…
He’s Baaack: Lil Wayne ties 4 others for 7th place on rap’s No. 1 leader board…
(February 9, 2020). This week, Lil Wayne’s new album Funeral returns the legendary rapper to the top of the Billboard chart and moves him into a tie with four other…
The first new No. 1 of the ‘20s is crowned! Here are the mini-stories behind the first No. 1 songs of each of the past 10 decades…
(January 15, 2020). It’s official. After two weeks of waiting for 2019’s holdovers to step aside (or completely off in one case), the year’s first new No. 1 single –…
These living VIPs were the first solo women to top the Hot 100… 60 years ago!
(January 2, 2020): Move over Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande. Eat your heart out Lizzo and Billie Eilish. Yeah, Mariah Carey, you may own the record for most No. 1…