Two Nuns Beat Four Popes: Billboard Chart Stats for the New Papacy
(May 10, 2025). There’s a new pope at the helm of the Roman Catholic Church, from Chicago of all places. And while his papacy marks a bunch of firsts —…
Bad Boy for Life… and a Pardon to Match? The Hypothetical Endgame of Diddy’s Trial
Bad Boy Meets MAGA? What a Trump Pardon of Diddy Would Really Mean (May 6, 2025). Let’s fast-forward past this season’s courtroom drama and jump right to the end of…
It’s No Longer About the Music… and That Sucks
The Music Industry’s Identity Crisis: More Headlines, Fewer Hits (May 4, 2025). Once upon a time, the biggest headlines in music were about music. An artist dropped a surprise album.…
Tribute: Thom Bell in the Rock Hall of Fame—Ranking His 25 Greatest Songs
(May 2, 2025). For more than half a century, the elegant, orchestral soul of Thom Bell has wafted through radios, from turntables, and into hearts — but it’s only now,…
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Music Jeopardy 6: Celebrating the Occasion! Guess the Clues and the Category!
(May 1, 2025). Welcome to May and the sixth edition of Music Jeopardy! The blog provides the clues, you provide the responses AND figure out the mystery category to which…