Walt Maddox of The Marcels, doo-wop group, dies at 88

A member of the group, The Marcels, known for the hit doo-wop song “Blue Moon” and for reviving the genre in the 1980s and 1990s, has died. Walt Maddox was 88 years old. Maddox, according to his ...
CNN

How the ‘song of the summer’ became a cultural phenomenon

As the temperature outside heats up, so does the chatter around the “song of the summer” — the unofficial name for the track that becomes inescapable between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The song of ...
Time

The ‘Song of the Summer’ Is Dead. Thank God for That

The “Song of the Summer” feels like a relic of the past. With the absence of music video programs, such as Total Request Live and 106 & Park, and the decline in relevance of televised award shows, ...