How record label politics, changing times, deteriorating personal relationships and splitting with hitmaking songwriters and producers ended Boyz II Men’s run as chart-topping hitmakers.
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Career Killers
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It’s hard enough to follow up a great debut album– especially if you rush out a terrible second album.
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How “Yes Please!” by the Happy Mondays was like the “Heaven’s Gate” for albums.
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It’s easy to forget, but at one point, Taylor Dayne was one of the biggest pop stars in the world. The original Tay-Tay (you …
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When MTV’s Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica went off the air in 2005, Jessica Simpson had the world in the palm of her hands. The …
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Plenty of artists with cult followings go mainstream and become popular. R.E.M. went from highly-regarded college band to one of the biggest and most …
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Updated 07/13/2023: Includes information from a podcast interview involving one of this album’s producers and writers. When it comes to transitioning from a boyband …
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Most of the time, an album that kills off a career is either a critical failure, a commercial flop, or both. Rarely is it …
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Plenty of musicians have successfully reinvented themselves – arguably, all great artists have to do it in order to sustain long careers and remain …
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Editor’s note (06/13/2023): Updated to include current developments relating to ongoing war in Ukraine. When we think of the most accomplished and popular rock …
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Van Halen made a triumphant appearance with David Lee Roth at the 1996 MTV VMAs. So then they made an album with Gary Cherone?
How Robin Thicke’s 2014 album about one Paula (Patton) had the effect of turning him into another Paula (Abdul).
Plenty of artists like to experiment with new sounds and different genres. Sometimes it’ll be a temporary or one-time thing, like when KISS tried …
There are two types of “one man bands” in rock music. There are literal examples like Nine Inch Nails (until 2016), World Party or …
Plenty of bands choose to soldier on after the death of an iconic, seemingly-irreplaceable lead singer. Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen went …