Curious about the most popular lullabies in the world?
Specifically, the most popular lullabies country by country. If you have a wee one and you want to mix things up, here are some hints.
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Can you take the 30-day song challenge?
Unless you’re in Sweden, you’re gonna be staying home for at least another Monday. That gives you time–a LOT of time–do indulge in other things. Kevin told me about the 30-Day Song Challenge,
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Fun fact: The most-played songs on British radio and TV through the 2010s
With everything we’re going through, the 2010s feels like a century ago. In reality, though, it’s been a little more than a hundred days since we moved into the new decade. The BBC
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10 musicians who died before they got really famous
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Overheard on British radio: a customer had this conversation with a shop assistant. “Do you have any crucifixes?” “Which kind? We have the plain
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10 ways the coronavirus is going to change music in the coming weeks, months, and years
Long after this crisis has passed, we will be talking about this unprecedented planetary lockdown. And we’ll also be singing about it in various ways. Here are ten ways that the COVID-19 situation
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The best musical memes of the 2010s
Years ending in “9” are way more fun when it comes to creating lists because we can look at the best [insert topic here] of the decade. Such lists have been coming at
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On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, here’s a slightly different musical angle to the story.
Fifty years ago today. my parents say they rousted out of bed and sat me down in front of a TV to watch Neil Armstrong set foot n the moon. I’d be lying
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As we hit the halfway point of 2019, here’s the best music of the year so far.
[Gilles LeBlanc, whom you might know as the person who writes under the name ROCKthusiast, has picked his favourite songs to this point in 2019. You should sign up for his newsletter, too.
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12 songs for the Chinese year of the pig
We have entered the year of the pig. Here’s what Chinese zodiac astrologers predict for you over the next twelve months. Interesting that if you were born in 1971, you are a Metal
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Gearing up for Halloween with the stories behind 9 spooky hits
A site called MusicNGear has come up with this article that looks at the stories behind nine spooky Halloween (or at least Halloween-ish) songs, including material from David Bowie and Kate Bush. You might
Read MoreThe latest hip-hop rich list is out. Guess who’s on top?
The people at Forbes have a thing about estimating the earnings of celebrities. With their latest list of hip-hop stars, Jay-Z was ranked first, leaping past Diddy, who was number one last year.
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