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How the Beatles’ ‘Ed Sullivan’ Debut Inspired 25 Future Rockers

When the Beatles performed on The Ed Sullivan Show on Feb. 9, 1964, they completely changed the trajectory of music and culture as we know it.More than 73 million Americans watched the Beatles that night, roughly 38% of the country's population at the time. Among the legions or adoring viewers were future rock stars, many of whom were significantly impacted by the legendary performance.The Fab Four's first Sullivan gig didn't just signal the start […]

todayFebruary 9, 2024 1

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Kiss Tries the Back Door With Debut Single

It took years for "Nothin' to Lose" to make the journey from a demo tape to the A-side of Kiss' first single, and all that work was just one small step on the band's long road to success.Released in February 1974 as the lead single from the band's self-titled debut album, the Gene Simmons-penned song deals with persistence of a different kind. "Lyrically, 'Nothin' to Lose' is about anal sex," […]

todayFebruary 8, 2024 1

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How Did Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Hiss’ Become the Rare Rap Beef Song to Debut at No. 1?

Hip-hop history has been littered with world-stopping, game-changing diss tracks — but you wouldn’t find many, if any, at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. Historically, most of the great feud-starting moments on wax have met with little chart success, often being deemed too raw for radio, if they were even released or promoted as official singles in the first place. That’s changed some in the streaming years, as […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024 1

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Bad Gyal Talks Getting Grandma’s Approval, Her Debut Album & More – Billboard

When Bad Gyal (born Alba Farelo Solé) saw her grandma — her dad’s mom — supporting her at one of her shows, nothing else mattered. “I thought, ‘I can relax now,'” the Spanish hitmaker says in a one-on-one candid conversation with Billboard‘s Leila Cobo. “If she approves it, if she is looking at me with eyes of hope and understanding it’s me, then everything is fine.” It’s safe to say […]

todayJanuary 27, 2024 1

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Why Mike Myers’ ‘SNL’ Debut Was ‘Quite Terrifying’

On Jan. 21, 1989, Mike Myers made his debut as a Saturday Night Live cast member, his first step to becoming one of the show's breakout stars.The young Canadian had rapidly risen through comedy's ranks, performing with Second City troupes in Toronto and Chicago before being recommended to SNL creator Lorne Michaels.The comedian's first sketch would be "You Mock Me," written by Al Franken and featuring Myers opposite the episode’s […]

todayJanuary 21, 2024 5

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Bon Jovi’s Debut Album Points to Bigger Things

It’s easy to forget that Bon Jovi faced odds as steep as any lottery when they released their self-titled debut album on Jan. 21, 1984. After all, they went on to dominated airwaves and concert arenas for decades.Aspiring rock star John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. certainly possessed a fortuitous “in” at New York City’s Power Station Studios, because they were part-owned by his cousin Tony Bongiovi. But he still got nothing but […]

todayJanuary 21, 2024

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‘Mean Girls’ Is No. 1 at the Box Office With $28M Debut – Billboard

Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn’t dampen the opening weekend for Mean Girls. The Paramount release, adapted from the Broadway musical and the 2004 Tina Fey movie, earned $28 million in its first three days in theaters according to studio estimates Sunday (Jan. 14). Not accounting for inflation, that’s more than the $24.4 million the first movie made in its opening weekend. The Mean Girls competition over […]

todayJanuary 14, 2024

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Led Zeppelin’s Debut Becomes a Hard Rock Paradigm

Led Zeppelin’s eponymous debut is an album full of firsts. Released in the U.K. on Jan. 12, 1969, Led Zeppelin may not match the historical stature of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but it remains the prototypical hard-rock album. It also could well be named the first album of the ‘70s, aesthetically speaking – and it’s certainly one of the first watershed albums released after the Beatles’ Technicolor masterpiece changed, […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

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Top 40 Debut Rock Albums

Landing a record deal is often the first step to success.But it's also one of the first doses of reality artists receive as they enter an industry that moves fast and takes no prisoners. When the Rolling Stones secured their first record deal, it was at once a step forward and a wake-up call. "The band itself were like, 'We're making a record, can you believe this shit?'" Keith Richards recalled in his 2010 […]

todayDecember 29, 2023 1

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