He was the man that fueled millions of chart fanatics around the world. A man
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The Chart King, Joel Whitburn, 1939 – 2022
He was the man that fueled millions of chart fanatics around the world. A man
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The Chart King, Joel Whitburn, 1939 – 2022
He was the man that fueled millions of chart fanatics around the world. A man who never lost his love for Billboard or its many music charts. A man who took one small book and turned it into a small but beloved musical empire. Joel Whitburn, the founder of Record Research, passed away in his sleep on Tuesday June 14, he was 82 years old. His passion for music and for the Billboard music charts in particular spurred Joel to write his first book, the aptly titled “Record Research – The Billboard Hot 100 Chart 1958-1969” in 1970. Since then,
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Eurovision ’22 – the Grand Finals are here – my predictions and observations!
OK it’s that time again – the Grand Finals of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest are about 90 minutes away, so it’s time for predictions – I blew it last year, so we’ll see how we do this year! Here’s the running order of the grand final: 01 Czech Republic We Are Domi “Lights Off“ English 02 Romania WRS “Llámame“ English[d] 03 Portugal Maro “Saudade, saudade“ English, Portuguese 04 Finland The Rasmus “Jezebel“ English 05 Switzerland Marius Bear “Boys Do Cry“ English 06 France Alvan and Ahez “Fulenn“ Breton 07 Norway Subwoolfer “Give That Wolf a Banana“ English 08 Armenia
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Eurovision Song Contest 2022 – Semi Final Two predictions
OK, as I’m waiting for the show to begin at 3 PM ET on Peacock this afternoon, here is my overview of semifinal two. Here are the 18 countries and songs for the second semi, in running order today: 1. Finland: The Rasmus – Jezebel 2. Israel: Michael Ben David – I.M 3. Serbia: Konstrakta – In Corpore Sano 4. Azerbaijan: Nadir Rustamli – Fade To Black 5. Georgia: Circus Mircus – Lock Me In 6. Malta: Emma Muscat – I Am What I Am 7. San Marino: Achille Lauro – Stripper 8. Australia: Sheldon Riley – Not The Same
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Eurovision Song Contest 2022 – Semi Final One predictions
OK, as I’m waiting for the show to begin at 3 PM ET on Peacock (2:55 actually, as Johnny Weir will be doing something before the show starts, I’m led to believe), here is my overview of semifinal one. Here are the 17 countries and songs for the first semi, in running order today: 1. Albania: Ronela Hajati – Sekret 2. Latvia: Citi Zēni – Eat Your Salad 3. Lithuania: Monika Liu – Sentimentai 4. Switzerland: Marius Bear – Boys Do Cry 5. Slovenia: LPS – Disko 6. Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra – Stefania 7. Bulgaria: Intelligent Music Project – Intention
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Countdown To Eurovision 2022 – TC’s “Douze Points” Songs – #12-#1
OK folks – it’s crunch time! I apologize for not being able to give my usual attention to Eurovision coverage this year on the site – things have been hectic, and I have so many things going. But I want to make sure we get them all in! So….with the first semi-final just hours away from starting, I need to kick into high gear. Rather than trying to do a separate write up as I usually do, I am going to do a simple piece covering each song left. I’ve done full writeups for my personal choice countdown from 40-28
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Well, it couldn’t last forever…::sigh:: Peacock names Johnny Weir as Eurovision commentator
After managing to get away from having a commentator or two on the 2019 and 2021 editions of Eurovision, we aren’t getting as lucky this year. Amidst pressure from the European Broadcast Union, who insist on having local country commentators on their coverage, NBC has announced that figure skater Johnny Weir will be your host for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest on Peacock. Weir IS a huge fan of the contest, so that’s something – as my wife put it, they could have thrown some macho sports guy on the mic and they could have made a hash of it.
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Countdown To Eurovision 2022 – It’s CRUNCH TIME – #27-13
OK folks – it’s crunch time! I apologize for not being able to give my usual attention to Eurovision coverage this year on the site – things have been hectic, and I have so many things going. But I want to make sure we get them all in! So….Today, with the contest just about 36 hours away from starting, I need to kick into high gear. Rather than trying to do a separate write up as I usually do, I am going to do a simple piece covering each song left. I’ve done full writeups for my personal choice countdown
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Countdown to Eurovision 2022: #28 – Denmark
#28 – Denmark “The Show“ Reddi Songwriters: Chief 1 [da], Ihan Haydar,Julia Fabrin, Remee Jackman, Siggy Savery The Kirkham Report welcomes you to my coverage of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest! From April 3 to the end of the contest on May 14, I’ll be here with all the latest ESC news and info, and of course, that means I’m also bringing you all the info on each song this year ranked in order of my personal preference from bottom to top. I’ll give the reasons for my personal rankings, and some background info on the song, artist, songwriters, and such.
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American Song Contest – The Finals are SET!
IT’S OFFICIAL! The final four finalists were announced on E! Daily Pop this morning at 11:35 ET for the American Song Contest – congratulations to Michael Bolton (Connecticut), Chloe Fredericks (North Dakota), Grant Knoche (Texas), and Tenelle (American Samoa) for making it through the viewer vote in round two of the semi finals! Your ten finalists are: Alabama Ni/Co “The Difference” American Samoa Tenelle “Full Circle” Colorado Riker Lynch “Feel The Love” Connecticut Michael Bolton “Beautiful World” Kentucky Jordan Smith “Sparrow” North Dakota Chloe Fredericks “Can’t Make You Love Me” Oklahoma AleXa “Wonderland” Tennessee Tyler Braden “Seventeen” Texas Grant Knoche
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Countdown to Eurovision 2022: #29 – Austria
#29 – Austria “Halo“ LUMIX featuring Pia Maria Songwriters: Anders Nilsen, Gabriele Ponte, Luca Michlmayr, Rasmus Flyckt, Sophie Alexandra Tweed-Simmons The Kirkham Report welcomes you to my coverage of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest! From April 3 to the end of the contest on May 14, I’ll be here with all the latest ESC news and info, and of course, that means I’m also bringing you all the info on each song this year ranked in order of my personal preference from bottom to top. I’ll give the reasons for my personal rankings, and some background info on the song, artist,
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