Encyclopedia - Billboard Magazine: Encyclopedia - Billboard Magazine
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billboard Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Billboard Magazine - History
When founded in 1894, Billboard magazine was originally concerned with carnival entertainment, but music coverage grew to the point that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billboard Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Billboard Magazine - Billboard Charts
Billboard magazine - Singles & Tracks. Billboard Hot 100 Hot 100 Airplay Hot 100 Singles Sales Hot 100 Singles Recurrents Hot 100 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vanessa Lynn Williams: Encyclopedia - Vanessa Lynn Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963 in Millwood, New York) is a pop/R&B singer and actress who made history when she became th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhythm And Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhythm And Blues - Original Rhythm And Blues
In its first manifestation, rhythm and blues was the predecessor to rockabilly and rock and roll. It was strongly influenced by jazz and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhythm And Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhythm And Blues - Contemporary R&b
The term R&B today defines a style of African-American music, originating after the demise of disco in 1980, that combines elements o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celia Cruz: Encyclopedia - Celia Cruz
Celia Cruz (Ursula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso) (October 21, 1925 – July 16, 2003) was a Cuban salsa singer who spent most of he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhythm And Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhythm And Blues - Contemporary R&b Subgenres
These are the major subgenres of contemporary R&B, roughly in chronological order of popularity. Rhythm and blues - Quiet storm. F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhythm And Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhythm And Blues - Original Rhythm And Blues
In its first manifestation, rhythm and blues was the predecessor to rockabilly and rock and roll. It was strongly influenced by jazz an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Achtung Baby: Encyclopedia Ii - Achtung Baby - Accolades
On the Billboard Music Charts (North America), Achtung Baby topped the Billboard 200 chart. It won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enigma Musical Project: Encyclopedia Ii - Enigma Musical Project - Discography
Note: all albums were released on Virgin Records or its subsidiary Virgin Schallplatten GmbH. The Eurochart singles top and Eurochart alb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Digable Planets: Encyclopedia Ii - Digable Planets - History
Digable Planets' fusion of jazz and hip hop (jazz rap) received excellent reviews and solid sales with the release of their debut album, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dcu Center: Encyclopedia Ii - Dcu Center - History
The arena was built and opened to the public in 1982. Owned by the city of Worcester, it was built to provide an arena in central Massach...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fu-schnickens: Encyclopedia Ii - Fu-schnickens - History
The Fu-Schnickens comprised Chip Fu (Roderick Roachford), Moc Fu (J. Jones), and Poc Fu (Lennox Maturine). The three friends from East Fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhythmic Top 40: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhythmic Top 40 - History
The origins of Rhythmic Top 40 can be traced back to the 1980s when several Urban contemporary outlets began adding artists from outside ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Media: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Media - Etymology And Usage
Media (the plural of medium) is a truncation of the term media of communication, referring to those organized means of dissemination of f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vanessa Lynn Williams: Encyclopedia Ii - Vanessa Lynn Williams - Music
Williams managed to rise above the Miss America scandal and become a popular singer with her 1988 debut album, The Right Stuff, which rea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vanessa Lynn Williams: Encyclopedia Ii - Vanessa Lynn Williams - Awards
Vanessa Lynn Williams - 1983. Crowned Miss America 1984 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Prior to the final night of competition, William...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vanessa Lynn Williams: Encyclopedia Ii - Vanessa Lynn Williams - Personal Life
Williams is the mother of four children. Three of her children are from her first marriage to her then-manager Ramon Hervey, which ended ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advertising: Encyclopedia Ii - Advertising - Media
Commercial advertising media can include billboards (outdoor advertising), street furniture components, printed flyers, radio, cinema and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kfrc: Encyclopedia Ii - Kfrc - 1970s And 1980s: Dr. Don Rose Magic 61
From 1973 until 1986, Dr. Don Rose (July 5, 1934–March 30, 2005) was a memorable radio personality on KFRC. With earlier experience at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Body Language Kylie Minogue Album: Encyclopedia Ii - Body Language Kylie Minogue Album - Singles
"Slow" was released in November 2003. It debuted at number one in both the British and Australian charts and has also gone to number one ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rush Band: Encyclopedia Ii - Rush Band - The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Debate
Despite Rush's solid success and following, they have yet to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The members of Rush have th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billboard Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Billboard Magazine - Methodology Of Its Charts
Currently, Billboard uses a system called Nielsen Soundscan to track sales of singles as well as different genres of albums. Essentially,...   » Read the article