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In honor of Black Music Month and Pride Month: the 25 greatest Black LGBTQ+ artists ever.
(June 13, 2023). June is Black Music Month. It’s also Pride Month. What better way to commemorate both than by celebrating the greatest LGBTQ+ musicians of color in modern music…
25 songs that started as ballads and ended up disco: Which of these slow-to-fast dance tunes did it best?
(June 4, 2023). In the heady days of disco, and in the years immediately after, it wasn’t uncommon for a great dance tune to begin as a slow ballad. It…
Tribute: Cynthia Weil (1940-2023) wrote one of the most powerful Black anthems (it’s by Deniece Williams)
(June 3, 2023). How ironic and symbolic is it that, on the first day of Black Music Month 2023 in a year in which “anti-wokeism” promises to be a major…
That week in the ‘80s when Nile Rodgers had a hand in the top three songs (and none were by Chic)
(May 31, 2023). Whether they know it or not, everyone, everywhere (but maybe not all at once) has heard at least one song written, produced or performed on by Rock…
How amazing, ironic and unlikely was Tina Turner’s vindication? Oh let us count the ways!
(May 30, 2023). Tina Turner’s story wouldn’t have been so triumphant if it hadn’t first been so tragic. Her reign as rock royalty wouldn’t be so compelling if she hadn’t…