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Taylor Swift Achieves 50th “Billboard” Hot 100 Song

posted: October 23, 2012

After only six years in the spotlight, Taylor Swift has yet another milestone under her belt, marked by her latest release, I Knew You Were Trouble. Joining superstars Madonna, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, and Connie Francis, Swift has…
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Sound and Vision: An 'American Idol' Wish List– Who Should Replace Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler?

posted: July 27, 2012

You couldn’t pay me to be an American Idol bigwig right now. The show is about to face its greatest challenge since the 2008 battle of the Davids (Cook and Archuleta). The producers and the…
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Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

posted: July 18, 2012

Backstreet’s back, alright! Maybe Madonna’s calling it quits (but probably not) Are you ready to smell like Fame? All aboard the SS Hipster! Kathie Lee better get some R-E-S-P-E-C-T!  
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Monday, July 16, 2012.

posted: July 16, 2012

Who in their right mind would ever pull the plug on this show?! Showing Idol some R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Maybe Mandy’s music will now actually be listenable. Bet it’s all that falsetto. Aw, 50 is growing up.…
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Sound and Vision: Can Taylor Swift Do Joni Mitchell Justice?

posted: May 4, 2012

Taylor Swift has yet to top Billboard’s Hot 100, but who needs a No. 1 pop single when you’ve sold more than 20 million albums (as of March of 2011), been named Entertainer of the…
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Sound and Vision: The Fall of R&B: How Pop Is Selling Its Soul for a Dance Beat

posted: April 13, 2012

Remember the days when R&B and hip hop was the sound of pop? From the ˜90s to the mid ˜00s, music’s most dependable hitmakers”Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Boyz II Men, R. Kelly, Usher,…
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