Dr. Dre’s 1992 classic, “The Chronic,” did more than make him a megastar. It also fundamentally changed music.
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Lou Pearlman was one of the most influential music moguls of his time. And one of the biggest fraudsters.
George Michael was on the verge of being the biggest pop star in the world — until his lawsuit against Sony.
Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.
“Be Here Now” was a perfect disaster in many ways.
Lip syncing and not performing on albums are nothing new. But when Milli Vanilli did it, people lost their minds.
How an iconic, generation-defining song helped break up the band that recorded it.
Limp Bizkit were everywhere in the late 90s/early 00s. Then they fell off the face of the earth.
Was Billy Idol ahead of his time with “Cyberpunk”? Of course. But that doesn’t mean the album is good or deserved to be successful.
For most of the 1980s and early 90s, Mötley Crüe were riding high — both literally and figuratively. The band recorded and toured relentlessly, …
In the early 00’s, Jessica Simpson was a superstar. Before the end of the decade, she was finished as a musician.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on Don Henley?
We’ve seen several careers come to an end on (or above) the stage of the MTV Video Music Awards.
The Cars tried to go back-to-basics with “Door to Door.” Instead, they broke up for decades.
When done right, concept albums can be career enhancing. Or they can be disasters.
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