I like me better when I’m with you. What a great line. Simple, direct, summing it all up. “I Like Me Better” is the new release by singer/songwriter Lauv, born Ari Leff in San Francisco 23 yeas ago, to Latvian parents. He’s a graduate of New York University, and has a...

  25-year old Selena Gomez currently holds the record as the artist with the most consecutive Top 40 hits, helped, in part, by her latest success "Back To You"*-- it’s already a global hit, charting in dozens of countries--it’s near top ten on the American Top 40...

As Boomers, we’ve been around the block a few times. When we think of our “youth” we might think back to when we were in our 20s or early 30s--back when we were, you know, young. However, there’s a hit arising on Adult Top 40 radio:  “Younger“ by A Great Big World,...

In 1976 Elton John & Kiki Dee had a global hit with their sassy, light-hearted, cute duet, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” … …which is the exact same name of the latest by Backstreet Boys, except that theirs isn’t sassy or lighthearted, rather, it’s a serious song...

When Maroon 5 released "Girls Like You" (their newest), an up-tempo love song, the buzz was instantaneous. Almost every Top 40 and Adult Top 40 outlet had the song in high rotation, resulting in millions of streams and millions of views. In less than 2 weeks the song...

Pop/rock band Crowded House owned the air waves in early 1987, mesmerizing millions with “Don’t Dream It’s Over”--less a song with a linear story line, more a montage of images, insights and thoughts. Taking the slot reserved for hauntingly powerful ballads today is...