The first singles chart published by Billboard

The first singles chart published by Billboard

Billboard magazine, which manages the sales charts in the United States, published the first Hot 100 Chart in its history on August 4, 1958. This…

How Adele’s Monaco Residency Debuted

How Adele’s Monaco Residency Debuted

A two-hour show, twenty songs, 75,000 spectators sitting in the stands of an arena built specifically for her to cheer her on, fireworks, confetti and…

Arthur Lee, the first black hippie

Arthur Lee, the first black hippie

He himself defined himself as “the first black hippie”, the one without whom, perhaps, neither one nor the other would have made their appearance on…