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…
Music Jeopardy 17 — A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne; We Provide the Clues, You Guess the Responses
(July 23, 2025) – Ozzy Osbourne, who earned the title “Prince of Darkness” with good reason, died after lengthy illness on Tuesday, July 22, at the age of 76. Needless…
From TV’s Happiest Moment to Real-Life Heartbreak: The Tragic Legacy of the Song Behind Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Iconic ‘Cosby’ Scene
(July 22, 2025) — The entertainment world is reeling from the tragic news of Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s untimely passing. The 54-year-old actor, poet, and Grammy-winning performer drowned in Costa Rica on…
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…