Duets That Work:  Sam Smith & Normani

Duets That Work: Sam Smith & Normani

     In 2015, British singer/songwriter Sam Smith won Grammys for Best New Artist and his debut hit, "Stay With Me," won for both Song and Record of the Year.  Since then, there have been several more hit singles and two number one albums.      His newest, "Dancing...

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Ariana Grande:  The Bases Are Loaded

Ariana Grande: The Bases Are Loaded

OMG! Ariana Grande has tied with the Beatles for a remarkable achievement:  Simultaneously having the #1, #2, and #3 slots on the Billboard Top 100, a record held by the Beatles since 1964, just as first wave Baby Boomers were graduating high school, and listening to:...

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We Love Benny Blanco and Hope You Will, Too

We Love Benny Blanco and Hope You Will, Too

We can do anything if we put our minds to it Take your whole life then you put a line through it My love is yours if you’re willing to take it Give me your heart ‘cause I ain’t gonna break it If those lyrics excite you, just wait till you hear the whole song:...

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Songs From Movies:  “The Greatest Showman” Reimagined

Songs From Movies: “The Greatest Showman” Reimagined

Last year’s "This Is Me," from "The Greatest Showman," was nominated for an Academy Award for "Song Of The Year" and was the year’s  #1 selling album (2 million or so), and the creative team that wrote those songs has just released an album of the same songs, but with...

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How to Say “I Love You” in Today’s Vernacular

How to Say “I Love You” in Today’s Vernacular

That lovers want to be together, often to the exclusion of others, is a timeless sentiment, so there will always be songs about it.  What changes, though, is the way pop singers sing about it. In 1978, Roberta Flack teamed up with the late Donny Hathaway for the suave...

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A Song That Sounds Like Love Feels 

A Song That Sounds Like Love Feels 

Award winning superstar songwriter Benny Blanco --who's almost as big a deal as the artists who record his songs--such as Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Rihanna and dozens more, has teamed up with Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and their "I Found You" is a hook filled dance romp...

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Songs About Heartbreak: From Bonnie Tyler to Miley Cyrus

Songs About Heartbreak: From Bonnie Tyler to Miley Cyrus

         This world can hurt you      It cuts you deep and leaves a scar      Things fall apart, but nothing breaks like a heart If ever there was a song destined for Top-40 hit-hood, this is it:  Newly released "Nothing Breaks Like A Heart" with tiny Miley...

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