Remember ‘Abracadabra?’ Try ‘Wherever I Go.’
Ryan Tedder is a global star, one of music’s most creative all around talents and even though he’s a prolific song writer and producer for big acts such as Maroon 5, Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani, Adele, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson and many more, his primary focus...
Charlie Puth: Smooth, Silky, Sophisticated
Musical acts and artists come and go, some more important others—it’s the important ones we want to know about. Even if we don’t like their sound, or image, or brand, we want to to be aware of popular music, whatever it is, for two reasons 1) to connect to the...
Remembering A Classic American Pop Song
Today marks the beginning of Memorial Day weekend 2016, when we honor the millions of Americans who have served their country and sacrificed so much. 50 years ago Boomers were just becoming familiar with names like Saigon, Hanoi and Da Nang and just starting to watch...
New Song Reminiscent of Springsteen’s Intensity
“First,” by Cold War Kids, has the gripping quality of Bruce Springsteen’s "Because The Night" from 1978.Both songs are testosterone driven expressions about love and lust. The Cold War Kids’ rendition, about the darker side of the man/woman thing, tells of a man in...
Embracing the Joys of Life and Love
The Goo Goo Dolls, who have been around for 30 years, are generating mucho momentum on Adult Top 40 radio with their newest single, "So Alive," which is from "Boxes," their latest album, which came out last week. The song is an introspective look into lead...
Baby Boomers & Rihanna
Baby Boomers aren’t Rihanna’s target market—she’s 28-years old and the youngest Boomer is 50-something BUT, as a generation, we are hip enough to know who she is, what she looks like, and that she sings Top 40. She has a new song out, “Kiss It Better,”...
Justin Timberlake’s Newest Reminiscent of Michael Jackson
Big. News. It’s been three year’s since a new Justin Timberlake release, but Last Friday, the very upbeat single, "Can't Stop The Feeling” debuted, and it’s already going global. When you listen to it, you’ll know right way that "Can't Stop The Feeling" is one...
Women with Big. Powerful. Voices.
Remember Laura Branigan sizzling through 5+ minutes in 1984’s “Self Control?” That’s how Pink is today. She just inhabits the song, goes beyond the constraints of lyrics and music, singing as if a CD couldn’t fully convey her intensity—--she sucks all the air...
REO Speedwagon Inspired Pitbull’s Latest Hit
How can this be? I’m a woman of a certain age, an early Boomer, and I’m loving Pitbull! A rapper! He’s smart and sweet, a real decent guy, and his music is tight, slick and sophisticated, and here’s yet another example of his big talent as he and Enrique Iglesias...