By: Jacob Elyachar As music legend Aretha Franklin prepares to celebrate her 70th birthday on Sunday, jacobelyacharjournalist.com will honor the Queen of Soul’s milestone birthday by counting down some of her best songs and collaborations throughout her multi-decade career. In this four-part series, I will examine her best collaborations with today’s superstars and music […]
New Music Tuesday-Week of March 4, 2012
March 6, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar This week’s New Music Tuesday focuses on the Boss’s latest album and the newest singles from Madonna, John Mayer and Norah Jones. Wrecking Ball- Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball marks Bruce Springsteen’s seventeenth studio album and his first album in the 2010s decade. This album is pure brilliance and […]
New Music Tuesday-Week of February 28, 2012
February 28, 2012 By
By: Jacob Elyachar Welcome to the newest feature on jacobelyacharjournalist.com. New Music Tuesday will review the hottest new singles or albums from today’s Top 40 artists, music legends and rising stars. Climax-Usher “Climax” is the first single that has been released from Usher’s seventh studio album, which will drop later this year. This single […]
The Best Whitney Houston Duets
February 17, 2012 By
As the world says goodbye to Whitney Houston on Saturday, jacobelyacharjournalist.com honors the fallen pop icon with an entry that focuses several of her best duets. These duets showed Whitney at her finest and featured a diverse group of artists from pop and R&B genres. It Isn’t, It Wasn’t, It Ain’t Never Gonna Be (with […]
Throwback Tuesday: The Best 1990s Love Songs
February 14, 2012 By
Happy Valentine’s Day! This edition of Throwback Tuesday focuses on the best 1990s love songs that you need to have in your MP3 player. These selections will help you set the mood during your Valentine’s Day celebrations. A Song for You (Ray Charles) Have you been a bad boyfriend/girlfriend lately? Leon Russell’s “A Song for […]
Grading the 2012 Grammy Performances
February 13, 2012 By
The big winner of the night was Adele, who won six Grammy Awards and tied Beyoncé’s record of the most Grammy Awards earned in one single night. But however the real stars of the evening were the performances. Some of them were incredible but others…not so much. So without further ado, here are the […]
A Tribute to Whitney Houston (1963-2012)
February 12, 2012 By
February 11, 2012 will be known as one of the saddest days in music history. Six-time Grammy and Emmy winner Whitney Houston has passed away at 48-years-old. The world has lost a powerful voice. For four decades, she has entertained millions of people across the world through her memorable performances from her hit movie the […]
The 50 Grammy Performances That You Need to Watch-Day Nine
February 9, 2012 By
Before you read on, please check out my part eight entry in this Grammy series on my Examiner.com page: http://www.examiner.com/reality-tv-in-kansas-city/the-50-grammy-performances-you-need-to-watch-day-eight The Grammys are airing on CBS in four days! In order to prepare music lovers for this incredible music television special, this author is countdown to the best Grammy performances that viewers should […]
The 50 Grammy Peformances That You Need to Watch, Day Seven
February 7, 2012 By
Before you read on, please check out my part six entry in this Grammy series on my Examiner.com page: http://www.examiner.com/reality-tv-in-kansas-city/the-50-grammy-performances-you-need-to-watch-day-six The countdown to the Grammy Awards continues! Who will take home the coveted trophies? Who will perform at the event? Music lovers will find out the answers on Sunday but to […]
The 50 Grammy Performances That You Need to Watch, Day Five
February 5, 2012 By
Before you read this article, visit my Examiner.com page to catch up on my day four coverage: http://www.examiner.com/reality-tv-in-kansas-city/the-50-grammy-performances-you-need-to-watch-day-four Next Sunday, music’s best and brightest singers and musicians come together to honor the best in the recording industry. Adele, Bruno Mars, Nicki Minaj and Paul McCartney are among the big names that will take the […]
