Kendrick Lamar’s name-checks put Drake and Future on a rare list that includes Smokey Robinson, John Denver, Taylor Swift and the Beatles
(May 14, 2024). In a world where subliminal disses rule the day, it’s a rare occasion when a hip-hop beef gets so hot that a rapper specifically calls out his…
Five old chart records that will likely never be broken… even in the streaming era!
(May 4, 2024). Yeah, we know, we know. Taylor Swift did the unimaginable and occupied the top 14 positions (and 32 songs in all) on this week’s Hot 100, making…
It’s a not-so-wonderful life: Without ‘Tortured’ Taylor, Benson Boone would’ve been No. 1 (finally)
(May 3, 2024). Rock newcomer Benson Boone has been the year’s most patient chart dweller. And now he’s probably the most tortured, well, except for a well known artist whose…
Celebrating 30 years of ‘100% Pure Love’, the undeniable dance classic by Crystal Waters!
(April 27, 2024). In April 1994, Crystal Waters — the Washington, DC-based dance music diva of earlier “Gypsy Woman” fame — set upon the task of following up that major…
Ticking Away: The TikTok Time Bomb and Its (possible) Melodic Fallout in the U.S. Music Industry
(April 24, 2023). Congress passed a foreign-aid bill yesterday (April 23) that is designed to cause a dent in the economy of one particular foreign adversary: China. The controversial emergency…