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    Career Killers: “This Is Me… Now” by Jennifer Lopez

    by Victor Li June 6, 2025
    June 6, 2025

    The sequel to Gigli that no one wanted.

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    Career Killers: “Son of Albert” by Andrew Ridgeley

    by Victor Li May 15, 2025
    May 15, 2025

    Andrew Ridgeley finds out that it’s not so easy without George Michael by his side.

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  • Career KillersLawMusic

    (Legal) Career Killers: Badfinger and Bad Management.

    by Victor Li October 9, 2023
    October 9, 2023

    Badfinger were supposed to be the next Beatles. Instead, they paid a tragic price for having bad, unscrupulous management.

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    Career Killers: “Talk Show” by The Go-Go’s

    by Victor Li August 26, 2022
    August 26, 2022

    Nothing splits up a band faster or more effectively than money.

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    Career Killers: The Super Bowl Halftime Show

    by Victor Li January 21, 2022
    January 21, 2022

    The Super Bowl Halftime Show is a massive platform. So when things go bad, they can end careers.

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    Career Killers: “Garth Brooks In… The Life of Chris Gaines”

    by Victor Li December 17, 2021
    December 17, 2021

    Garth Brooks conquered country. Then he tried to cross over into pop-rock. Kind of. It’s still really confusing — even 22 years later.

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    Career Killers: “Around the Sun” by R.E.M.

    by Victor Li December 10, 2021
    December 10, 2021

    R.E.M.’s “Three-Legged Dog” Era produced some good music. It also gave us this terrible album.

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    Career Killers: “No Code” by Pearl Jam

    by Victor Li December 3, 2021
    December 3, 2021

    Pearl Jam was about to be the next U2 or Led Zeppelin. But then they took a page out of Neil Young’s book.

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    Career Killers: “Door to Door” by The Cars

    by Victor Li November 19, 2021
    November 19, 2021

    The Cars tried to go back-to-basics with Door to Door. Instead, they broke up for decades.

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    Career Killers: “Adore” by the Smashing Pumpkins

    by Victor Li August 20, 2021
    August 20, 2021

    When is a hit album not a hit album? When it is Adore.

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    Career Killers: “Turn It Upside Down” by The Spin Doctors

    by Victor Li March 22, 2021
    March 22, 2021

    It’s hard enough to follow up a great debut album– especially if you rush out a terrible second album.

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    Career Killers: “Yes Please!” by The Happy Mondays

    by Victor Li December 18, 2020
    December 18, 2020

    How Yes Please! by the Happy Mondays was like the Heaven’s Gate for albums.

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    Career Killers: “Synchronicity” by The Police

    by Victor Li March 20, 2020
    March 20, 2020

    A rare instance where a band’s most successful album helped lead to its demise.

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    Career Killers: “18 ‘Til I Die” by Bryan Adams

    by Victor Li February 21, 2020
    February 21, 2020

    80’s star Bryan Adams beat the odds and thrived in the 90s. Then came this album.

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    Career Killers: “Switch” by INXS

    by Victor Li January 31, 2020
    January 31, 2020

    How do you replace the irreplaceable? You don’t — but INXS sure tried.

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- Author of Nixon in New York: How Wall Street Helped Richard Nixon Win the White House (2018) and Supreme Pressure: The Rejection of John J. Parker and the Birth of the Modern Supreme Court Confirmation Process (2026)

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