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...
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:...
1980’s WomenPower: Big Hair, Big Shoulders, and Pat Benataur Not Taking s**t From Anybody.
Action flick "Battle Angel Alita" hit screens last week on Valentines Day, and while it's too early to tell how the film will fare at the box office over the next several months, one thing is clear, the movie has a hit song in its soundtrack: "Swan Song," by Dua...
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:...
Linda Ronstadt Rocks President’s Day with “Back in the U.S.A.”
Today we salute and honor two great American Presidents: George Washington born Feb. 22, 1732 and Abraham Lincoln, born Feb. 12, 1809.
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...
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...
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...
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...