Half of the Most-Played Songs On Contemporary Radio Are 6+ Months Old; See Worsening Trend
Stuck on Repeat: How Radio’s Fear of the New Is Freezing the Charts (April 7, 2025). If it feels like radio hasn’t changed its playlist since you pulled out your…
Morgan Wallen’s Fans Think He ‘Owned the Libs’ on SNL, He Just Sold Them Another Album
(March 31, 2025). Morgan Wallen, the star of “Bro Country” Music and this decade’s poster boy for anti-cancel culture, has a new album to promote. It’s called I’m the Problem.…
Gladys, Chaka, Patti, and Stephanie Are Touring Together; Here’s How Iconic That Is!
(March 27, 2025). The stars have aligned, literally and astrologically. Stephanie Mills, 68, and Chaka Khan, 72, are both Aries whose birthdays are a day apart — on March 22…
From Aaliyah to Zayn (and everything between): These First Names Have Been Shared the Most by No. 1 Hot 100 artists
(March 26, 2025). There have been nearly 500 artists — 470 to be exact — whose first names have been given lead credit on a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1…
A Tale of Two 33-1/3s: The Billboard Hot 100 Reaches Major Historical Tipping Point
(March 24, 2025). Billboard Magazine inaugurated its Hot 100 singles chart in the issue dated August 4, 1958, just three years into the rock-and-roll era. It was a weekly tabulation…