America Can’t Decide: The Most Turbulent Year At No. 1 in Nearly 40 Years
Eight exchanges at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this year…and it’s only mid-March. (March 13, 2026) – In what is developing as the most volatile year of the…
Music Jeopardy 42: Country Music Hall of Fame Plaques — Guess These Clues About Enshrined Country Legends!
(March 3, 2026) – Welcome to Music Jeopardy 42! It’s the weekly music challenge where the blog provides the clues… and you provide the responses. Each clue has point values…
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Neil Sedaka’s 30 Greatest Song Compositions: A Personal Reflection
(March 2, 2026). As his family and the music world prepare to lay to rest singing and songwriting legend Neil Sedaka — who died suddenly on February 27 at age…
Neil Sedaka’s 1975 Comeback Was One of Rock’s Greatest Second Acts!
(February 28, 2026) – There are many great things that could be said about Neil Sedaka’s extraordinary music career — a largely two-act affair that can be neatly divided into…
Black Music History: Jam & Lewis vs. L.A. Reid & Babyface: The Friendly Rivalry Behind 48 No. 1 R&B Hits (1984–2006)
(February 27, 2026) – In the mid-1980s, as hip-hop surged into its golden age and New Jack Swing began reshaping radio, two songwriting and production teams emerged as the defining…