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Music Jeopardy 26! That Was Only Their 2nd-Biggest Hit? Guess these clues about No. 1s that are the artists’ No. 2s.
(September 30, 2025) – Welcome to the 26th edition of Music Jeopardy! As always, the blog provides the clues… and you provide the responses. Each clue has point values —…
Bad Bunny Performing at Super Bowl LX is Jay-Z’s Middle Finger to Hate
Bad Bunny is a global crossover force, and the embodiment of where American culture is headed. (September 30, 2025) – Jay-Z is heavily involved in deciding who performs at the…
NFL Sends Taylor Swift a Message…or Was It Vice-Versa?
Who’s the Bigger Get—Taylor Swift or the NFL? Halftime Deal Falls Apart (September 29, 2025) – The prospect of Taylor Swift playing Super Bowl LX carried with it no shortage…
Every Rap or Hip-Hop Album That’s Topped the Billboard 200; Plus the Rap Leaderboard
This blog post, updated regularly, presents an authoritative listing of all rap and hip-hop albums that have topped the Billboard 200 chart since the first in 1987. Significantly, the artists…
Billboard Floats New Top 10 ‘Strip Club’ Songs Chart—Making it Rain Data
Me: What took them so long? (September 26, 2025) – Billboard Magazine is nothing if it isn’t the purveyor of everything that can be charted. After experimenting this decade with…