Roy Ayers: The Serious Musician Who Knew How to Have Fun; a tribute
(March 9, 2025). When Roy Ayers, jazz-funk visionary and gifted vibraphonist, died on March 4 at age 84, many tributes pointed to his exquisite 1976 track “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,”…
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R&B’s Season of Loss: These Hitmakers Were All Behind No. 1 Classics
(March 9, 2025). In just over two weeks, the R&B world has endured a staggering wave of loss. One after another, the news of these legends’ passings has barely given…
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Trade War? No, a Billboard Chart War — and Canada Is Winning in 2025
(March 5, 2025). So far, the escalating trade war between the Donald Trump administration and Canada (and other countries) has been in the form of announced tariffs on goods imported…
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Tribute to Angie Stone: The Unsung Hip-Hop Trailblazer Who Became an R&B Force
(March 2, 2025). As February turned to March, bridging Black History and Women’s History Months, hip-hop and R&B lost an important artist who shaped both. Angie Stone, who first rose…
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The Haunting Connections Between Roberta Flack’s Death and Kendrick’s “Luther” Hitting No. 1
(February 28, 2025). The news of Roberta Flack’s death on Monday (2/24) came just as Billboard announced that Kendrick Lamar & SZA had climbed to No. 1 on the Hot…