Why Doesn’t Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Feel Like a Natural Hit Song?

Ella Langley has achieved something that Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey failed to do, but it is hard to believe. According to Billboard, “Choosin’ Texas” stayed at No. 1 on… The post Why Doesn’t ...
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A Christmas Story, The Musical coming to Richmond’s Altria Theater this fall

Get into the holiday spirit this fall with “A Christmas Story, The Musical!” We triple-dog-dare ya! The 1983 movie is taking the stage this fall for a four-show run at the Altria Theater from Nov. 27 ...

Ella Langley Reaches A Rare Milestone On One Of The Top Charts In America

Ella Langley's "Choosin Texas" leads Billboard's Streaming Songs chart for a milestone fifteenth week, becoming one of only ...
Taste of Country

Top 10 Kacey Musgraves Songs – Country Music’s Most Important Modern Artists [No. 10]

Kacey Musgraves may be country music's best and most important modern singer-songwriter. Her top songs show a rare ability to match poetic lyrics with pop-friendly arrangements. To say it a better way ...
The New York Times

11 Essential Songs Shepherded by Clive Davis

The label boss, who died on Monday, had a passion for hits — especially ones he masterminded — during his formidable tenures at Columbia, Arista and J Records. By Rob Tannenbaum Clive Davis had been ...
Men's Journal

Iconic 1980s Song Hit No. 1 41 Years Ago

View post: 60 Years Ago Today: Cover of Legendary Rock Band’s Hit Song Reached No. 1 in the UK Tears for Fears had two No. 1 hits in the US in summer 1985. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is ...
Rolling Stone

TikTok’s AI ‘Text to Song’ Trend May Be a Sign of Music to Come

30-year-old Illinois travel agent Justice Washam is an on-again, off-again TikTok creator who has been posting about travel and parenting for almost a decade. But despite her 250,000 followers, as of ...
Men's Journal

1994 Hit Became the Longest-Lasting Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Song Ever — 31 Years Later

Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" spent 22 weeks at No. 1. The song reached No. 1 over 25 years after its 1994 release. It has topped the Billboard Hot 100 every holiday season since ...
Time

25 Songs That Define America Now

We asked 25 people to tell us about a song that captures the sound of the present, speaks to where American culture is going, or otherwise evokes this moment in time. Here are their answers, including ...
American Songwriter

56 Years Ago, Elton John Released His First Charting Song That Later Became a Hit for Aretha Franklin: “We Were Gobsmacked”

Receiving little commercial attention with his 1969 debut Empty Sky, Elton John was still searching for his first career on April 24 in 1970, when he released the single “Border Song”. The singer’s ...
CNBC

Hormuz disruptions hit China’s Christmas capital — and holiday spending

Disrupted shipping and high oil prices due to the Iran war are raising costs for Chinese suppliers of Christmas decorations. An estimated 87% of Christmas decor sold in the U.S. is sourced from China, ...