The Doobie Brothers still have it…Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston, John McFee and yes, Michael McDonald: 50th Anniversary Tour (Review)
(September 18, 2022). As fans of the legendary Doobie Brothers filled the Chicago Theatre Wednesday evening (September 14), one couldn’t help but notice the three or four security guards dutifully…
R.I.P. Ramsey Lewis (1935-2022): How the late jazz icon helped kickoff one of the greatest groups of all time (EWF!)
(September 15, 2022). It’s quite poignant that, in a month that symbolizes a lot of change and new beginnings, and a month where we annually celebrate one of the greatest…
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Are music genres a thing of the past? Steve Lacy’s ‘Bad Habit’ is No. 1 on the R&B and Rock charts—a first—but neither genre’s radio stations play it.
(September 12, 2022). It’s biscuits, it’s gravy. And it’s the number one song on this week’s Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart! Oh, it’s also No. 1 on the Hot Rock and…
Won’t He? DJ Khaled’s ‘God Did’ boasts 7 of the 10 most prolific rappers alive, and a roster that has an insane 81 No. 1 albums, collectively
(September 8, 2022). How did a 46-year-old deejay and former radio show host with Palestinian lineage and no rapping repertoire of his own develop enough clout to boast one of…
Tribute: Serena Williams’ 23 Grand Slam wins – and the songs that topped the Billboard charts during each one!
(Update: This article was updated on September 5, 2022. It originally appeared July 11, 2015.) In 2015, when tennis icon Serena Williams completed “Serena Slam 2.0” by defeating Garbiñe Muguruza…