Soundtrack of Loss: How John Amos’ Iconic Role as James Evans, Sr. Was Immortalized Through Music
(December 31, 2024). We lost one of our greatest actors — John Amos — in 2024. It was in October that we learned of his passing two months earlier (of…
How a Wednesday Christmas Turned the Billboard Charts Into Santa’s Playground
(December 31, 2024). Nothing spices up the Billboard charts like a calendar quirk, and this year’s midweek Christmas proved once again that timing is everything — especially when it comes…
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R.I.P. Jimmy Carter – Rock-and-Roll president, Black music’s first White House advocate…oh, and a nuke hero, too!
(December 29, 2024). There was kind of a groovy side to former president Jimmy Carter…a side that his peanut-farming, country boy image overshadowed during much of the time he spent…
R.I.P. Alfa Anderson (1946-2024): The Graceful Voice of Chic and an Era of Disco Elegance
(December 21, 2024). This past Tuesday, December 17, the music world lost Alfa Anderson, the unsung former lead singer of Chic, who passed away at the age of 78. Anderson…
Six Takeaways from Billboard’s 25 ‘Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century’ (so far) List
(December 4, 2024). In about four weeks, we will be a quarter of the way through the 21st century. Twenty-five years down, 75 more to go! Billboard Magazine commemorated the…