Country music: the cicada of the pop charts?
(June 19, 2023). It’s that time again…for country music to infiltrate the top of the pop charts as it has at the beginnings of every other decade—or vicennially—for the past…
Self-described rustic Morgan Wallen ‘thought you should know’… he’s beaten cancellation
(March 4, 2023). On Friday (Mar. 3), I listened to country superstar Morgan Wallen’s new album One Thing At A Time. As a music blogger who planned to cover this…
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Unequal cancellations: The two most egregious offenders of 2021 had completely different outcomes on the charts; guess which one prevailed.
(December 5, 2021). It’s not uncommon in America for underrepresented groups to engage in a game of “oppression olympics,” where one aggrieved group of people tries to out-do the other…
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No. 1 pecking order: Artists should never release albums the same week as other artists above them on this list…
(October 9, 2021). There’s a certain unwritten hierarchy when it comes to superstar musicians and their album release schedules. It’s a status that artists rarely test and sometimes find themselves…
Don’t look now: This year’s 2 most canceled artists may end up with the biggest album and single of 2021
(August 3, 2021). Inappropriate statements originating from two current superstars of the country and hip-hop worlds went viral and caused a huge backlash this year – the first involving the…