Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.
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(Legal) Career Killers: Michael Jackson v. Sony and the People of the State of California.
How a chain-reaction of events in the early 2000s led to Michael Jackson’s downfall.
George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
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.
It’s hard enough to follow up a great debut album– especially if you rush out a terrible second album.
I can’t decide whether Nate Ruess is great or grating.
R.E.M.’s first appearance on “MTV Unplugged” shows a band on the rise Their second shows a band in decline.
Garth Brooks conquered country. Then he tried to cross over into pop-rock. Kind of. It’s still really confusing — even 22 years later.
Taylor Dayne was one of the biggest hitmakers of her era. Then she tried her hand at songwriting…
I still can’t believe Pantera’s Far Beyond Driven debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200.