Lady Gaga’s ‘Abracadabra’ Just Made My Steve Miller Problem Disappear
(February 5, 2025). Imagine every time you get into your 15-year-old car — one that’s devoid of any recent technology, like CarPlay — and plug your phone into its USB…
My Mom Loves Bruno Mars — But How Do I Tell Her About “F, J & W”?
(February 2, 2025). Just over three years ago, I took my mom, now 80, and six of her friends to see her favorite artist, pop/R&B superstar Bruno Mars, perform at…
Lady Gaga joins Michael and Janet Jackson as the only artists to accomplish this rare feat
(January 7, 2025). In fact, I didn’t know Michael and Janet had been the sole owners of this unique chart accomplishment until Monday (Jan 6) when the announcement of Gaga’s…
Six Takeaways from Billboard’s 25 ‘Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century’ (so far) List
(December 4, 2024). In about four weeks, we will be a quarter of the way through the 21st century. Twenty-five years down, 75 more to go! Billboard Magazine commemorated the…
Year in Review: Every No. 1 Hot 100 song in 2020 made chart history! Here are the facts and figures on each one…
(December 21, 2020). Twenty-twenty was an extraordinary year for many (obvious) reasons, some good but most of which we’d like to forget. The music business wasn’t immune to 2020’s merciless…