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‘Thriller’ 40th Anniversary: 40 things you didn’t know (or simply forgot) about the world’s biggest-selling album
(November 24, 2022). This week marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the biggest-selling album in history: Thriller by Michael Jackson. It was on Tuesday, November 30, 1982, that…
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Is Nicki Minaj becoming the Diana Ross of Rap? Their similar Grammy history says yes.
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One song does not a Queen make: US gov’t says Mariah Carey can’t claim “Queen of Christmas” title…
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Janet Jackson inducts Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis into the Rock Hall by recreating the iconic look from the album that catapulted her (and them) there.
(November 11, 2022). Two things happened in the winter of 1986 that changed the music world forever. First, on January 23, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which had…