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Kenny Rogers has postponed a concert in Knoxville, Tennessee on Friday after falling ill. Kenny pulled out of the show at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum just a day before he was due to perform. The gig has been rescheduled for April 6th. According to editors at the Knoxville News Sentinel, a press release announcing the postponement of 78-year-old Kenny's show stated that it was, "due to illness." In […]
Singer-songwriter and music industry executive Tommy Page best known for his No. 1 single “I’ll Be Your Everything," was found dead Friday. The cause of death was unclear at press time, but according to reports from several friends, it was an apparent suicide. He was 46. Page started his career as a recording artist for Sire Records -- as he told it, he was working as a coat-checker at the […]
A letter from my Senator, Scott Brown, fan of "The Lost 45s!"
A letter from my Senator, Scott Brown, fan of "The Lost 45s!"
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE article on WERS-FM, Emerson College/Boston radio station naming 3 influential alumni: Actor Denis Leary, TV Pioneer Vin Di Bona ("America's Funniest Home Videos," "MacGyver" and "America's Funniest People") and Barry Scott of "The Lost 45s!" Click to read about the top college radio stations in America.
by Gary Trust | CHAINED MELODY: As previously reported, "S&M" rises 2-1 on the Billboard Hot 100, granting Rihanna her 10th No. 1, a milestone that only eight other artists have reached in the chart's 52-year history. "S&M" ascends to the summit fueled by the first full week of digital sales for its "Rih-mix" featuring Britney Spears. Now listed as a featured artist on the song, Spears earns her fifth […]
by Gary Trust | As Billboard celebrates 1,000 No. 1s in the Billboard Hot 100's storied archives, it's inevitable that certain past toppers require an extra pause before triggering recognition. Despite all 1,000 titles having earned the honor of, at least for one week, reigning as the most popular song in the country, subsequent decades have not treated all such cuts equally. While some songs remain pop culture, and radio, […]
by Gary Trust | Ask Billboard is updated every Friday. As always, submit your questions about Billboard charts, sales and airplay, as well as general music musings, to askbb@billboard.com. Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S. THE MOST-PLAYED FORMER HOT 100 NO. 1s Hi Gary, Thank you so much for the Chart Beat interview with Barry Scott. I […]
by Gary Trust | "Love the Way You Lie," by Eminem featuring Rihanna, is the 46th Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 since 2000 specifically sporting a "featuring" artist credit. Between 1958 and 1999, just 18 such titles reigned. Still, high-profile acts have guested on hit songs throughout the rock era, even if they didn't always receive official billing on single releases. "Artists used to (make cameos) as more of a […]
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