The Day the ‘Music’ Died: R.I.P. Helen Reddy & Mac Davis
(September 30, 2020). The first new No. 1 song of 1972 was Don McLean’s “American Pie,” the classic tune that metaphorically told the story of the day in 1959 when…
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Analysis: Rolling Stone mag revised its 500 Greatest Albums list; it’s out with the old…now more Black artists, women
(September 27, 2020). This past week, Rolling Stone unveiled the latest revision to its recurring ranking of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time, as determined by people with some…
NBA YoungBoy’s ‘Top’ puts him in this elite hip-hop club
(September 23, 2020). The rapper known as YoungBoy Never Broke Again, or NBA YoungBoy for short, may not be forever young, but he is certainly making a case for never…
R.I.P. Pamela Hutchinson – the sister who completed The Emotions’ platinum picture in 1977…
(September 21, 2020). From the second those famous initial horn blasts and drum beats begin the song, most R&B and pop music fans of a certain age know The Emotions’…
‘The Notorious RBG’ drew inspiration from The Notorious B.I.G; here’s how…
(September 20, 2020). No, folks, it wasn’t all a dream. On Friday night, the world lost an American icon in the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died…