The math that says Taylor Swift will surpass the Beatles and Jay-Z in this important category by 2029 (before she turns 40)
(October 23, 2022). Midnights is out and breaking records left and right. Taylor Swift’s latest opus is shattering streaming and sales records after just a few days of availability and…
I’m not a 50-plus-year-old Swiftie, I just play one on my blog (yeah, that’s it!) #midnights
(October 23, 2022). I was recently told by a very close friend that I was too old to be a Swiftie… very recently in fact. It was last Thursday as…
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…
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…