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Today in Music History for Dec. 19: In 1808, Horatius Bonar, Scottish clergyman, poet and hymn writer, was born. He authored several missionary biographies and penned over 600 hymns, including "I ...
Dr Sheldon Leal, a musicologist at the Academy of Sound Engineering takes a journey through two decades of popular music. Missy Elliott's 2001 hit ‘Get Your Freak On’ is the greatest song of this ...
Country legend Hank Williams has many enduring and influential songs to his credit, from “Hey, Good Lookin’” to “Honky Tonk Blues” “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.” Now the Alabama native is earning new ...
The ascent of Nigerian music to global dominance is no longer a conversation about potential. It has now been etched into the annals of music history. This week, American pop culture custodians, ...
The popular culture and music magazine said in the editorial piece that “these tunes come from all over the map” and “we had plenty of arguments while putting this list together.” You can check out ...
(WJW) — Rolling Stone has released a list of what it calls “The 250 Greatest Songs Of The 21st Century So Far.“ As the title implies, the list takes a look at hits over the past 25 years. Northeast ...
Zaho de Sagazan has become a shooting star of contemporary French pop music by reimagining the chanson genre for a younger, more dance-oriented audience. By Thomas Rogers Reporting from Paris The hall ...
If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...
Rolling Stone’s list of “The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far” is out, and several K-pop songs made the cut! With the first quarter of the 21st century winding to a close, the American ...
The opera star begins her new role with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis on Oct. 1 and debuts her one-woman show at Sheldon Concert Hall on Oct. 9. To that platter of small bites, Racette is adding yet ...
Zaho de Sagazan has become a shooting star of contemporary French pop music by reimagining the chanson genre for a younger, more dance-oriented audience. By Thomas Rogers His dozens of songs included ...