Future moves ahead of Nas, trails only four other rappers for most No. 1 albums.
(May 25, 2020). Atlanta rapper Future gets his seventh No. 1 album this week as his latest, High Off Life, debuts at the top of the Billboard 200 with 153,000…
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I Get Songz: Introducing “Gimme Love,” the remix by young Nigerian artist Kooki (featuring Johnny the Song Byrd)
(May 25, 2020). Something readers may not know about the blog is that I get songs to review (and in some cases preview) on a daily basis. At least three…
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40 Years ago: “Upside Down” overcame long odds to become Diana Ross’ biggest (and funkiest) solo hit…thanks to Chic!
(May 24, 2020). Forty years ago this week, on May 22, 1980, Motown Records released the classic Diana Ross album diana. It was an LP created by the hottest, hippest…
Chart drama: Tekashi 6ix9ine’s beef with Billboard; what he got right (and wrong)
(May 22, 2020). Earlier this week when Billboard announced the new No. 1 song in America (the duet “Stuck With U” by pop superstars Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande), the…
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The Rainbow of Rap – a look at Hip-Hop’s growing ethnic diversity at the top
(May 17, 2020). In what was once considered mainly a domain for African-American men, could rap and hip-hop actually be the most diverse genre in popular music today? With this…