The Number One songs whose chart runs were shorter than Liz Truss’ time as prime minister and longer than Joe Biden’s presidency (to date)
(October 21, 2022). When British prime minister Liz Truss—whose ascendency to office was a mere 44 days earlier—abruptly announced her resignation on October 20, it took the world by surprise,…
R.I.P. Joyce Sims (1959-2022): “Come Into My Life” shone like “diamond ice” in synth-heavy late 1980s
(October 18, 2022). For a short period between the demise of (real) multi-instrument bands and studio musicians that characterized soul music prior to the early 1980s, and when improved 1990s…
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Saving the best for last? Vanessa Williams nearly scores another first…one no one thought she could and one she likely would have never known about
(October 15, 2022). To interpolate the title of her ten-year-old memoir, we had “no idea.” Former Miss America and famous author, actress and singer Vanessa Williams nearly accomplished yet another…
You didn’t have to know country music to know that Loretta Lynn (1932-2022) was an American icon: tribute
(October 7, 2022). There are certain names in music that are just transcendental. A kid born in 2002, for instance, knows that Elvis or the Beatles or Michael Jackson were…
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Nicki Minaj, Cardi B & others combine for a historic first, but it’s overshadowed by a petty beef among female rappers.
(October 5, 2022). An amazing first-time milestone has occurred on the Billboard charts this week, thanks in part to superstar rappers Nicki Minaj and Cardi B who, in an ideal…