Canadian Alessia Cara: She’s Supposed to Be “Here”
A few months ago, I wrote about Canadian dominance on the American pop charts. The emphasis then was on pop music and veteran male artists like Drake, Justin Bieber and…
RSO Records and the Greatest Music Year Ever!
Imagine it’s a new year, you’re a record label owner and one of your artists, who happens to be one of the hottest recording acts in the music biz, just…
Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” – How One Song Impacted a Nation
(Originally published January 18, 2016). When you read this one, I want you to play Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” really loud. As we celebrate the Martin Luther King Day holiday…
Fifteen Great Songs You Missed in 2015 – but you must listen to now!
By now you know all about last year’s biggest hits and the names behind them, like Drake, The Weeknd, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and, of course, Adele. In fact, those…
David Bowie (1947 – 2016) – Even His Rock Had Soul!
When David Bowie, an already well-established rock star for the first half of the ’70s decade, included the unknown Luther Vandross as a backup singer on the title track to…