30-year old rap artist Bryce Vine titled his Top 40 hit “Drew Barrymore” because she’s the type of girl he likes: "she's kind of cool, she's kind of sweet, she's cute, she's got her own thing, funny.” That description fits Drew Barrymore, but the song is really...

Back in the 80s, if you grooved to Sade’s cool, jazz flavored pop hits, than you might want to check-out “Boo’d Up” by 23-year old British singer/songwriter Ella Mai, who delivers that same mood and vibe…old school slow jam--smooth and silky-- "Boo’d Up” topped the...

  In 2018 Bebe Rexha teamed up with top-of -the-line Country group Florida Georgia Line on "Meant To Be,” a hit that went to #1 on Top 40, Adult Top 40 AND Country charts. That's a rare accomplishment, and it confirmed the multi-talents of 28-year old Rexha, a...

One of the best parts of working in the music business is watching an act break out from the pack, bypassing hundreds, or even thousands, of wanna-bes--some just as talented, others not so much, and emerge as STARS! And likely as not, the target is the fickle “youth...

  Back in 1982, When Michael McDonald sang I keep forgettin' we're not in love anymore I keep forgettin' things will never be the same again …it was the whole package that made the song so emotionally impactful and believable:  McDonald’s voice, the lyrics, the...

Sometimes you’re just in the mood for a song that has a seamlessly smooth melody, with production to match, in which case you could listen to the King Of Pop Michael Jackson’s 1987 "The Way You Make Me Feel," because THAT is a song with a seamlessly smooth melody,...

  In 1982 Toto released the now classic “Africa,” one of their biggest hits. In 1992, a decade after Africa was #1 on Billboard's Hot 100, Rivers Cuomo and his band Weezer began their long and successful run as a mainstay on Alternative radio. And in Dec. 2017,...