15 facts about classical composers

Beethoven’s most famous symphony No.5 with the da da da dah opening is actually the letter V in Morse code. At the time of writing it, Germany, was at war and Ludvig wanted to communicate victory through this song to show his patriotism. The Russian composer...

Top 20 highest-grossing tours

The only way most musical acts can make their money these days is by touring as sales/streams earn very little, so here is a list of the top 20 highest-grossing tours ever. Rank Artist Tour title Year(s) Shows Actual gross 20 Garth Brooks The Garth Brooks World Tour...

Top 50 summer songs

On the August Bank Holiday Monday, Boom radio broadcast the top 50 most voted-for summer songs by their listeners. Many predicatable ones in the there and a few very odd choices. I wonder how many listeners thought, really? See what you think, here’s the list....

Bacharach and David

A few weeks ago, Doja Cat topped the UK singles chart with Paint the Town Red and it samples Dionne Warwick’s 1964 hit Walk On By which was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David giving them their first writing credit on a UK number one hit since Bobbie...

Madonna’s 40 Biggest American Hits

Madonna’s 40 Biggest Billboard Hits is based on actual performances on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No.100 earning the least. Rank Title Peak position...