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20 Years Ago: Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” was supposed to be a No. 1 hit – but bad timing and label greed prevented it.
(June 20, 1999). Have you heard “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys recently and thought to yourself: “damn that song is still a bop after all these…
One of these acts will be named Top Artist of the Decade; here’s an argument for (and against) the top contenders.
(Updated October 11, 2019). It’s hard to believe, but another decade is soon coming to an end. The 2010s will be morphing into the ‘20s in just a few months…
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Chic’s “Good Times” – the classic that bridged disco and hip-hop – turns 40!
(June 14, 2019). “Leave. your. cares. behind!” These. are. the. Good. Times!” Few tunes have shifted the landscape in popular music as much as the one released by the R&B/disco…
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The Numbers Don’t Lie: Millennials Like Old Rock (Way) More Than They Like Their Own
To say rock music as we know it is “dead” may be a bit of an overstatement. But one look at the Top Rock Albums chart in Billboard (dated June…
Revival: Chicago’s 34th Annual Gospel Music Festival – A “Praise Party In The Rain”
Gospel music is said by some to have originated in Chicago – mainly because its earliest professional recordings were here. And in any other year, the annual Chicago Gospel Music…