The No. 1 album in the U.S. on hip-hop’s 50th birthday (this week) is actually a hip-hop album…and a pretty good one!
(August 7, 2023). Some folks who’ve been observing hip-hop’s 50th anniversary all year long—from awards shows to festivals, and from news coverage to documentaries—may have asked when is hip-hop’s actual…
The history atop this week’s Billboard chart goes beyond country music’s milestone…it’s also about rebuke and redemption
(August 5, 2023). For the first time in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, which dates back to August 4, 1958, the top three slots are occupied…
I Don't Get It - or Maybe I Do
Pop Stuff
R&B Music Commentary
Rock Music Fix
Trivia You Can Use
Uncategorized
What happened to music’s peace movement? Here’s a 40-song playlist from the best era to do it.
(July 31, 2023). There was a time when music purporting to promote solidarity actually did that. The song currently threatening to take over the top spot on the Billboard Hot…
Sinéad O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ topped list of Prince songs by women; was at heart of complex relationship between singer and writer
(July 27, 2023). News of Sinéad O’Connor’s death at age 56 spread quickly on Wednesday, July 26. The Irish singer’s passing came, sadly, only 18 months after her 17-year-old son,…
Tony Bennett had just two chart singles in the last 56 years, but both represented symbolic bonds with two titans
(July 26, 2023). The late Tony Bennett—who sadly passed away on July 21 at age 96–is in the record books for being the oldest living artist to have a No.…