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So yeah, as I've emphasized a few times, this was a fair bit better than I expected (go figure). If you're looking for a lightwei...

So I'll say this right now: Jake Owen frustrates the absolute hell out of me. And unlike most of the indie country scene, I'd ...

Man alive, this took so damn long to finish... oh well, let's see what I can do next - stay tuned!

So this is one of those weeks on Billboard BREAKDOWN that can be draining to talk about, mostly because it's easy but time-consuming t...

And now we have a busy but overall pretty damn good week, I'm generally pleased with this. Next up... okay, fine , we'll deal w...

...well, I can't say that the Hot 100 doesn't surprise me occasionally. I was expecting some fallout from the Pusha-T and Drake b...

I honestly wish this record was a lot better than it was... but eh, it happens. 'LAX' was a great song, hope it gets dropped for ...

Let's talk about charisma. I think a lot of people - and I include critics in this - who downplay how much charisma contributes to an ...

It was better, but Lord only know that when Ariana comes in next week where the charts will take us - there's too much instability at...

So I get the feeling that the universe saw the charts last week, wondered how the hell they could let that much concentrated awful pile up...

And that  happened. Whew, glad that episode is over with. Next up, I finally  talk about Vince Staples. From there, Czarface, Between T...

...so remember when I said last week I had a sense of foreboding that something bad was coming, that I couldn't quite feel it and it h...

Dear god, this was a rough week - although, bizarrely, nowhere near as bad as I was expecting. Let's hope for the best next week, whe...

So once again this week we're dealing with the last fragments of 2014, even as the new hits of 2015 begin to rise up the charts. And y...

And here's list #2. Yes, I know it's excruciatingly early, but I'm posting this from the airport, it happens. Enjoy!

And now onto our second list, and the one that doesn't give me heart palpitations whenever I think about it, the Top Ten Best Hit Songs ...

Part One, songs 50-26! Enjoy, and stay tuned for part two!

Well, this was a nice surprise. Can't say I was expecting Jake Owen to deliver anything worth listening, after all. Next up will pr...

A few months back, I reviewed the mostly-ignored album from Joe Nichols, and in that review, I mentioned that a certain male country singe...