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Being great: Lizzo (finally) reaches No. 1 with historic “Truth Hurts,” but highlights a sad stat for the ‘10s…
(September 2, 2019). This week, alternative hip-hop singer Lizzo completes her amazing ride up the charts with the ultimate peak: a No. 1 ranking on Billboard’s main singles chart, the…
This Squeeze was Worth the Juice! Squeeze bring their ‘Songbook Tour’ – and a special birthday celebration – to Chi (w/ K.T. Tunstall)
(September 2, 2019). Okay, I know the title got the phrase backwards, but backwards is probably the best way to characterize the career of a group whose amazing longevity defies…
How did we sleep on this breezy Erykah Badu remake of Squeeze’s classic ‘Tempted’?
(August 31, 2019). Erykah Badu is nothing if she’s not eclectic. Ever since she first hit the scene some 22 years ago with her debut album, she’s never failed to…
In Case You Missed It: Missy Elliott Did That! (and finally got her MTV VMA props)
(August 27, 2019). I don’t know that many people still care about MTV as a music video channel. It’s been so long since the cable network was relevant in the…
You Don’t Have to be a Swiftie to Like Taylor’s ‘Lover.’
(August 24, 2019). If you’re not one of the millions of Taylor Swift stans – or Swifties as they’ve been anointed – you likely didn’t rush to Spotify or Apple…