Triple-Dippers: These 17 Songs Moved to No. 1 Three or More Times
(February 21, 2025). Most of the 1178 songs that have hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 followed a familiar trajectory: they rose, peaked, and eventually faded into chart…
When ‘90s Pop Found Religion: The Surprising Year That Took the Charts to Church
(February 18, 2025). Back in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, rock musicians were reconciling their music with their spirituality in ways never before seen in modern pop history. Bible-based…
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Always the Runner-Up: The Strange, Unlucky Fate of ‘If This World Were Mine’ and ‘Luther’
(February 15, 2025). If this world were mine… well, actually it kinda was — and wasn’t. That’s the self-eating irony baked into the fate of “If This World Were Mine,”…
Drake’s New Album and Comeback Bid Runs Into One Big Roadblock: Kendrick
(February 14, 2025). Embattled — and I use that word in the most literal sense — rapper Drake released his first album in 16 months to digital and streaming platforms…
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Scraping the Barrel? This Year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees are Announced
(February 12, 2025). Pardon the metaphor in this article’s title — because many, if not all of this year’s nominees are worthy of Rock Hall of Fame recognition. But there…