Girls Have No Fun in Top Ten – for First Time in Over 33 Years!
There’s a “No-Girls Zone” around the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 this week, something that hasn’t happened since 1984. A lot can be said musically about the year…
Lemonade Isn’t Everyone’s Cup of Tea – 5 Takeaways from the 2017 Grammys
Beyoncé’s Lemonade embodied one of those win-lose situations at Sunday nights’ Grammy awards ceremony. The win part? That an album like hers – complete with messages celebrating blackness and womanhood…
America…Not So ‘Great’ On The US Pop Charts?
For the past year or so, ever since Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump declared his candidacy for the highest office in the land, his slogan “Make America Great Again” has…
The 76 Greatest British Artists Since 1964 – An American’s Perspective!
As Americans begin the annual celebration of our independence from Great Britain, officially established on July 4, 1776, I’m reminded that this is also the 40th year since our big…
100 Greatest Women in Music – the Past 50 Years
(Originally posted March 30, 2016.) Throughout modern history, women have made significant contributions to music in every genre, be it R&B, pop, rock, country, disco, rap/hip-hop, gospel, opera, electronic, reggae,…