Cardi B Tackles Her Flops Head-On in New Single ‘Imaginary Playerz’
(August 16, 2025) – Cardi B just dropped a new single and video—and with them, a reminder that not all flops are created equal. “Imaginary Playerz,” released Friday (Aug. 15),…
Chuck Mangione Made Us ‘Feel So Good’—And In 1978, He Almost Broke ‘Fever’ to Reach No. 1
(July 25, 2025) – The top five albums of 1978, according to Billboard, were these blockbusters: 1) Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack – Bee Gees & Various Artists, 2) Grease Soundtrack…
Teddy Swims Reaches 100 Weeks; But An Equally Historic First Is Brewing on the Hot 100
(July 24, 2025). It’s been well documented — including on this blog — how stale the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart has been with roughly a half dozen…
R.I.P. Connie Francis: The Woman Who Broke Billboard’s Glass Ceiling in 1960; Her Legacy
Connie Francis unwittingly blazed a trail for the women who followed. (July 17, 2025). The first solo woman to top the Billboard Hot 100 was Connie Francis, who achieved that…
Music Jeopardy 16: Legends We Lost in June 2025 — Play by Guessing the Clues!
(July 1, 2025). June 2025 was a tough one for the music world. It was the kind of month that had music historians busy while fans reached for both the…