In 1972, struggling to follow up his generation-defining and career-redefining What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye had writer’s block. The ambitious concept album detailing the social…
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A pop star has to store a number of secret weapons in her utility belt. Lots of people can sing and dance, but what sets…
“I have a secret life. You’re looking at me but what you see is not what I am.” Who was Donna Summer? This is the…
Country music has a dark history of songs about killing your lover. Men want to kill their wives for cheating. Women want to kill their…
“I’m bout to explode!” Big Freedia first called for a “release” back in 2014 on her incendiary track “Explode.” “Release your anger, release your mind,…
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