The eerie ties that bind ‘Thriller’ and ‘Flashdance’: they’re forever connected
(November 30, 2022). As everyone who follows the news—or at least this blog—knows by now, Wednesday (Nov. 30) is the official 40th anniversary of the original release of the landmark…
Fly high Irene Cara (1959-2022): from ‘Fame’ to ‘Flashdance,’ your music will live forever…and we will remember your name!
(November 26, 2022). Irene Cara, singer of the theme songs to two of the early 1980s’ most iconic performing arts-related films, passed away on Friday (November 25) of undisclosed causes…
‘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…
Is Nicki Minaj becoming the Diana Ross of Rap? Their similar Grammy history says yes.
(November 19, 2022). In an era before Madonna, Whitney, Janet, Mariah, Rihanna and so many other pop music divas after them, there was the highly successful and most supreme diva:…
One song does not a Queen make: US gov’t says Mariah Carey can’t claim “Queen of Christmas” title…
(November 17, 2022). Thanks to the perennial dominance of her 1994 hit “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart each of the…