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Can't believe I nearly forgot to post this mess... enjoy!

So something every music critic loves to do is craft a 'narrative' surrounding the sound of a specific year, especially with the ben...

So this was torturous to film. And edit. My god, being sick doing it too was horrible. Not sure I'm proud of this one, but I'm ju...

You know, it didn't use to be like this. Oh sure, make no mistake, there were times where artists could have multiple singles on the H...

Pretty decent week, but a bit of a weird one too - get the feeling it's right before the storm too. Next up, Parquet Courts and A$AP...

Okay, so normally after a week with a ton of debuts, the following week tends to be a real pain, as everything resets to compensate. And g...

Ugh, this week really blew. God, I hope that next week gets better with Kendrick, 'cause this was rough . But speaking of Kendrick....

So remember last year when there was a major push behind songs that were linked to the Academy Awards and John Legend and Common rode ...

Yeah, it's here early, mostly because it was pretty easy to put together for once - yay! So next up, the fifty best songs of the ye...

So here's the thing about the Billboard Hot 100 around the holidays - it's basically a crapshoot. We're right after Christmas,...

Yeah, I was away for a bit. Long weekend, got a haircut, shit happens. Next up, B. Dolan, then it'll depend which leaks first. Stay...

So I think last week was a bit of an anomaly when it comes to the summer slowdown - a glut of new tracks and very minimal changes within t...

Goddamn it, this took WAY too long to get online. Stupid Google + messing with my YouTube connectivity with my editing software... althou...

I remember when I reviewed Tattoos,  Jason Derulo's last record in 2013. I remembered  being flabbergasted at the choices on display. ...

Oh wow, this took way too long to get online - again - but I'm overall happy for it, if only because it gave us 'Bills' by ...

You know, it's rare that I get to be surprised much when it comes to these charts. I mean, sure you get your weird stuff that'll ...

First of our year-end lists, and sadly the one that will probably get the most traffic. Go figure. Next up is the list of the best hi...

So, another year, another Billboard Year-End list, another assorted collection of hits and misses, and another year end list from me where I...

Damn, it's late. Had to rerender and reupload after I left one of my audio cues at the beginning of the video, and now I'm exhaus...

The year is 2009, and you're a record executive, and you're staring down at your newspaper with pictures of Rihanna's bloodied...