Is “Empire” the Reason for 2015’s Resurgence of Black Music?
The television juggernaut series Empire – the show that centers on hip-hop music and the fictitious record company Empire Entertainment – is about to begin its second season Wednesday, September…
Canadian Music Invasion 2015 & The 25 Most Impactful Canadian Musicians on the American Music Scene
You still need a passport to cross any of our borders with our friendly neighbor to the north, but you don’t need one to hear the multitude of Canadian musicians…
“Working” for the Weekend – a Labor Day Salute
(Originally published September 7, 2015; updated September 4, 2016) What better way to celebrate this year’s Labor Day holiday than with another djroblist, particularly one about working songs. While you’re…
MTV Video Music Awards – Dying a Slow and Painful Death?
For a network that officially abandoned the “M” in MTV nearly six years ago, but which – for all intents and purposes – essentially ditched that “M” closer to two…
Tragic Losses of R&B Artists – What If They Had Lived?
They say that sometimes the brightest stars burnout the fastest. All the recent coverage of the tragic death of Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late Whitney Houston and Bobby…