Throughout my years around the music industry, I’m sure I must have either met, heard or known over a thousand bands. A few have done very well and grown to household names. Many more have worked hard and not quite received that break to put them over the top. The large number gave it theirRead More
Seandrea Sledge’s goal is to become a hip-hop legend. On the surface that statement might not mean much to most of you reading this post, but some of you might know young Seandrea Sledge. The young and rising star is known by the name Dreezy. The twenty-three year old from the south side of ChicagoRead More
There are countless musicians who started in the industry very young, rose to stardom quickly, and suddenly the music stopped. Why? The answer to that one word question is literally worth millions of dollars. However, this week the Weekly Music Commentary features an artist who found a way to return after a very long layoff.Read More
Many times I spoke with others who wanted to know how I make the choice to feature an artist on a given week. I work hard to stay several months ahead in my planning. However, events take place that make changes inevitable. Such was the case two years ago as I wanted to feature theRead More
“Some people will say I’m trying to run from country, but I’m never going to make anything other than a country record. As soon as I open my mouth, it’s going to be a country song.” The words above, spoken by American country music and roots rock singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson, depict his feelings about his music.Read More
As I prepared for this weeks’ post, I took a look over at the Billboard charts. At the top of the Hot 100 chart for the week is a song by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber called “Despacito”. It is the first Spanish-language song to be number one in the US sinceRead More
When I have conversations about music with people close to my age, I usually avoid topics about new music and musicians. In those conversations I speak about older music, industry issues or music production techniques. Writing for Weekly Music Commentary means that I must stay aware of new music and the growing audience of youngRead More
