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What if “featuring” so-and-so was a thing back in the day? These artists would have had (more) No. 1 hits…
(November 7, 2020). For decades now, artists have been given “featured” credits on other artists’ hits. It’s no longer the exception but the rule, particularly during the hip-hop era –…
Five Michael Jackson songs that are scarier – or at least more disturbing – than “Thriller”!
(October 31, 2020). It’s Halloween in the year from hell. And even with all the fear and uncertainty that 2020 brought and continues to bring (as a deadly pandemic rages…
Are middle-aged rap icons the new ambassadors for our social issues, or just political pawns?
(October 26, 2020). In the age before commercialized hip-hop existed (i.e. pre-1979), there was a bevy of civil rights leaders who were well known throughout modern history and who –…
For “Dreams” resurrection, Nathan Apodaca deserves more than a truck full of juice (eh hem, Fleetwood Mac)!
(October 18, 2020). TikTok has done it again (eat your heart out 45!). The popular short-form video app has revived yet another hit record from the distant past despite POTUS…
Five ways the 2020 Billboard Music Awards stuck it to 45…and other observations from this year’s oddly dated show.
(October 15, 2020). The 2020 Billboard Music Awards are (finally) in the history books. An awards show mostly celebrating the accomplishments of the 2019 charts ten months into 2020 was…