It was a fun year for pop music, but mostly it was fun.’s year for pop music. The trio dominated radio with its hits “We Are Young” and “Some Nights,” a pair of ambitious, restless singles that encapsulated the wide open possibilities of pop music in 2012. “We Are Young” was played endlessly alongside hits … Continue Reading →
It only took 42 years, but Detroit musician Rodriguez sees his 1970 album “Cold Fact” finally hit the Billboard charts this week, debuting at No. 113.
Cruel Summer, indeed: Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music compilation lands at No. 2 on this week’s Billboard Top 200 albums chart as Pink storms her way to her first No. 1 album with her latest, “The Truth About Love.” Pink’s set, her sixth, sold a whopping 280,000 copies its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, marking … Continue Reading →
Confession: I don’t like Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe.” The impossibly bubbly song has lit up radio for months and has reached the No. 2 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100, and people are cheering for it to reach No. 1 on all corners of the internet. But something has always irked me about the … Continue Reading →