The Young Folks vs. The Top 40: Week of March 5, 2015

Since 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 has been the definitive chart gauging the biggest singles in the United States, with particular attention to the top 40 positions. Top 40 is so ingrained in music culture that an entire radio format…

13 Best Modern Song Covers by Other Artists

After listening to Ed Sheeran’s beautiful rendition of Beyonce’s “Drunk in Love”, I remembered that there are many covers done by other artists that are just as great. Granted, most of these covers happen at radio shows, and after doing…

10 Reasons You Should be Listening to The Cab

If you’re not into the punk/pop rock scene, you may not know who the heck The Cab is. If this is the case, here is a quick bio. They’re 4 guys from Las Vegas, Nevada who released their first album…

MTV Video Music Awards 2013 Winners & Performances

Last night’s VMAs was definitely a better show than the one in the past couple years. Sure, this one had its downs. (Anyone else still feeling personally victimized by Miley’s performance?) But a major–MAJOR–up was Justin Timberlake’s incredible and unforgettable…

Justin Timberlake, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Lead 2013 VMA Nominations

MTV announced the 2013 Video Music Awards nominations via their Instagram and Vine video accounts – making the VMAs the  first awards show to announce nominations via these social media video platforms. Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop,” Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven,” Robin Thicke’s “Blurred…

Billboard Music Awards 2013 Winners – Full List

Tonight, ABC aired this year’s Billboard Music Awards, which took place in Las Vegas. Tracy Morgan (loudly) hosted the show which had a ton of performances, some great like from Prince, Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars, some cute like from…

Music Review: “Unorthodox Jukebox” by Bruno Mars

Bruno Mars is undoubtedly one of today’s best songwriters and vocalists, with his soulful approach to music, Unorthodox Jukebox has songs that are just waiting to be hits. Mars’ second album showcases his influences in music: from reggae like sounds…