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Mid-Chart Tragedy: Artists Who Died While Their Hits Were Still Rising (or Falling) in Billboard  (April 12, 2026) – Much has been written about artists whose deaths sparked posthumous hits—like Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Selena, and The Notorious B.I.G. But there’s a more haunting chart phenomenon that gets far less attention: artists who died wh...

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(April 10, 2026) – Afrika Bambaataa, 68, died Thursday, April 9, after a battle with prostate cancer—just days before his 69th birthday on April 17.  His death immediately took me back 44 years to one of music’s greatest summers and his important role in it.   Bambaataa was considered a pioneer in hip-hop history, founding the Afrocentric group [&#...

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(April 7, 2026) – Welcome to Music Jeopardy 47!  It’s the weekly music challenge where the blog provides the clues… and you provide the responses.  Each clue has point values — no dollars!  The player(s) with the most points gets bragging rights. Last week, our “Rock-n-Roll Girls” theme had seven respondents — with four achievin...

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(April 6, 2026) – In today’s landscape, controversy doesn’t hit all artists equally.  In fact, sometimes it barely hits at all—depending on who you are, who your fans are, and how much leverage you bring to the table. Just ask Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas and Ye (formerly Kanye West). Both artists are on tour this year and […]

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70 Years of Crossover — Part 2: How White Artists Have Navigated the Modern Era of R&B/Hip-Hop—(1991-present) To review Part 1 (1956-1990), please click here. (April 2, 2026) – R&B has always been rooted in Black artistry—but its charts have never been exclusively Black.   In the 70 years since the rock and roll era began, white […]

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