Are middle-aged rap icons the new ambassadors for our social issues, or just political pawns?
(October 26, 2020). In the age before commercialized hip-hop existed (i.e. pre-1979), there was a bevy of civil rights leaders who were well known throughout modern history and who –…
For “Dreams” resurrection, Nathan Apodaca deserves more than a truck full of juice (eh hem, Fleetwood Mac)!
(October 18, 2020). TikTok has done it again (eat your heart out 45!). The popular short-form video app has revived yet another hit record from the distant past despite POTUS…
Five ways the 2020 Billboard Music Awards stuck it to 45…and other observations from this year’s oddly dated show.
(October 15, 2020). The 2020 Billboard Music Awards are (finally) in the history books. An awards show mostly celebrating the accomplishments of the 2019 charts ten months into 2020 was…
How the late Eddie Van Halen’s generosity helped prevent his band’s biggest album from reaching No. 1
(October 7, 2020). The death of iconic guitar god Eddie Van Halen from throat cancer Tuesday sent shockwaves throughout the music industry. It also sparked many deserving tributes from artists…
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Johnny Nash’s death adds to 1972’s No. 1 curse in 2020
(October 6, 2020). In just the past seven days, three artists who reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the second half of 1972 have passed away. Helen…