Category: Adult Contemporary

Justin Bieber’ Purpose Hits 3 Billion Streams

Streaming music is the thing to do these days. Put away the vinyl, cassettes, and CDs because streaming music via the Internet is the thing to do. Just ask Justin Bieber! His recent album, “Purpose,” has hit three billion streams on Spotify, making it the first every album to do so. The album includes hits […]

Lady Gaga’s Alejandro Celebrates 6 Years

Six years ago this week (April 20), Lady Gaga released her third single off the album “The Fame Monster.” This Grammy-winning album was so good in part because of this single. On the charts, “Alejandro” would peak at number one on 12 different charts across the globe. In the United States, it peaked at number […]

Stars from Singing Reality Shows

Bands and singers have been winning local and national talent competitions for years to kick off their careers, and the overwhelming success of ‘The Voice,’ ‘American Idol,’ and ‘The X Factor’ have done their part to find the next superstar. Here’s part one of ‘Stars from Singing Reality Shows…’ ‘American Idol’ has given us Kelly […]

Elton John Among Most Charitable Celebrities

Elton John has always been known to be a giving man. He’s been a big advocate of fighting and curing Aids, so it’s no surprise to see that he’s the most giving celebrities of all UK celebrities. This is according to The Sunday Times Giving List. In 2015, John gave away $38 million mainly to […]

Shawn Mendes Jumps Adele for the Top Spot

Adele has dominated the charts since she first released “Hello” and so it’s a pretty big thing when someone overtakes her for the top spot. Shawn Mendes has done it this week with his song, “Stitches.” It’s first by a narrow margin, just 19 spins! Adele drops to number two and Meghain Trainor’s “Like I’m […]

You Belong with Me’s 7-Year Anniversary

It was this week seven years ago that the country world was hit with Taylor Swift’s “You Belong with Me.” The song went on to sell millions and be nominated for many awards, so let’s talk about them. Released on April 18, 2009, the single came off of Taylor’s second album, “Fearless.” Amazingly, it has […]

Celine’s Newly Announced Performance and Other Music Headlines

Here are your Monday morning music headlines… Motown icon Diana Ross was involved in an automobile accident last week when an SUV ran a stop sign, ramming her limo in Bethlehem, PA. The 72-year-old complained of head and neck pain but was not seriously injured. Diana fulfilled her obligations and performed that night in concert. […]