‘Leaving Neverland’: A Lifelong Fan’s Perspective
(March 9, 2019) How does someone who has followed Michael Jackson’s entire career – ever since he and his four older brothers made their national debut half a century ago…
Little Monsters Rejoice: Gaga and Cooper’s “Shallow” Has Been Anything But… And Now It’s Number One!
Sometimes all that’s needed is a little push. And in the case of “Shallow,” the award-winning hit single from A Star Is Born – both sung by and starring Lady…
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Year of the Woman? In this year’s ‘woke’ Grammys, women “stepped up.” But this much?
(February 11, 2019) Last year, Grammy President Neil Portnow stepped in it when he addressed the media with a tone-deaf explanation for why he believed women were glaringly under represented…
Quick reaction: Maroon 5’s Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show
(February 3, 2019) I’ll cut to the chase. There’s only one word for this year’s Super Bowl halftime show in Atlanta. It was the worst! Okay, that was four words.…
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40 Years Later: Chic’s ‘gimmick’ song still reigns as one of music’s greatest technical achievements.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Nile Rodgers has often explained the inspiration for and the basic elements of disco’s greatest jam – “Le Freak” – and what went…