R.I.P. Benny Mardones – the only singer in history to be a one-hit wonder…twice!
(June 30, 2020). “She’s just 16 years old…leave her alone, they say.” Those were the memorable – if not borderline statutory – lyrics that introduced “Into the Night,” one of…
2020 BET Awards: They should be virtual EVERY year – and other quick reactions to Sunday’s show.
(June 29, 2020). I enjoyed Sunday’s BET Awards. The performances were mostly flawless, highly polished numbers that clearly benefitted from their virtual settings. The hassle of having elaborate stages, awkwardly…
I Get Songz: Kngdom is more than a rapper…he’s my nephew! He dropped a dope album; I copped this interview…
(June 24, 2020). Sometimes journalists and bloggers are so busy covering established superstars and people in the music biz they’re never gonna meet that they fail to see talent when…
Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj find out the hard way: they CAN have a No. 1 Hot 100 hit!
(June 23, 2020). Just six weeks ago, after eleven years and 109 Hot 100 chart entries, Nicki Minaj finally got her first No. 1 single after joining female artist Doja…
Immediate reactions to SiriusXM’s Top 1000 Hip Hop Songs of All Time countdown… What they got right – and wrong
(June 20, 2020). As many of the blog’s readers know, SiriusXM has been running genre-specific, all-time Top 1000 countdowns on channel 177 for the past several weeks. This week it’s…