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40YO: Remembering YMO’s “Computer Game” and the 1st Japanese band to hit the R&B chart in America…
(April 12, 2020). How many folks of a certain age remember “Computer Game,” the quirky, but funky, instrumental jam that R&B radio programmers were all over in the late winter…
‘Hood reality check: The coronavirus is more gangsta than you!
(April 10, 2020). What was your reaction when you first saw this video? The answer likely depends on a number of factors, including your views on race, politics, police intervention,…
Bill Withers’ ten most compelling songs (and what made them so)
(April 4, 2020). By the time the world was informed on Friday of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bill Withers’ death, he had already been gone four days. And…
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How 76-year-old Diana Ross just got her fourth consecutive No. 1 hit on this Billboard chart…all since 2018!
(March 31, 2020). Don’t look now, Dua Lipa, but you’ve got some very unlikely competition on one of Billboard’s charts. It seems that Ms. Diana Ross, the Motown legend who…
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The Weeknd has biggest week yet; so why WOULDN’T artists release their albums as planned during quarantine?
(March 29, 2020). Especially if it’s already finished. Just ask artists like Dua Lipa, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Pearl Jam and OneRepublic, all of whom have forged ahead with album releases on their…