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The list below is a collection for any Pride gathering (with a couple tracks to ease the allies in the room into the fold). With a mix of the classics and some new hits, these 30 songs should serve as a good selection to get your own playlist started.

“Perry Mason” premiered on CBS. The show ran for nine seasons and 271 episodes. No, Perry did not win every case. Over the run of the series, he lost three, but two were reversed on appeal, so technically he only lost one. Raymond Burr, who played the titular character, was once asked by a fan, “How come you never lose?” He answered, with a straight face, “Madam, you only see the cases I try on Saturdays.” Finally, amaze your friends with this bit of trivia. The iconic theme music fo...

Lalo Schifrin, the composer of "Mission: Impossible" signature music talks about the fuse he lit with the most dangerous TV theme in history.

Whatever age a person might be, it can certainly be fun to try something different and new.

It's time to take a look at the year that was in St. Pierre's annual tradition of unveiling his favorite 10 albums of the year.

Songwriters who have captured the essence of the pandemic As we approach a year of lockdown, many of us have been stewing alone with our feelings for some time, including several great songwriters. Here, we look a few standout compositions from 2020 that encapsulate what the past year of pandemic life has been like. Guest post by Quarantine has given us all a little too much time to sit around and think about our feelings. Well, lucky for us, we’re not alone. It seems like a lot of great song...

While artists like Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes got their starts on YouTube and Vine, TikTok is launching the careers of a new generation of musicians. Image courtesy pexels.com. As the life of Vine came to end, people were searching for a new short-form video platform. While Instagram had some video sharing and YouTube had staying power, creators were looking for something different, and found apps like Musical.ly and TikTok. In 2018, Musical.ly transformed into TikTok. Since then, the app h...

Avenue Beat Found TikTok Fame With "F2020," and Now Theyre Ready to Do It Again 80 Shares Last year was memorable for all the wrong reasons, and perhaps no one summed it better than Avenue Beat. The bands "F2020" track went viral on TikTok over the summer with over 16 million views, eventually landing on The New York Timess "Best of 2020" list. A global pandemic, a racial-justice reckoning, and personal struggles made their way into the lyrics, with the ultimate question: "Can we just get to 2...

Avenue Beat, the girl group who shot to viral stardom with a hilariously irreverent anthem about the disappointments of 2020, are kicking off the new year with a fresh dose of poppy energy. "Woman," the latest tune from the trio, shows the outfits power goes well beyond complaining. Indeed, unlike the relatable bemoaning of the TikTok sensation "F2020," "Woman" takes Avenue Beats knack for appealing songcraft and applies it something eminently more positive — the unmistakably excellent att...

Avenue Beat: How do the F2020 singers avoid becoming a one-hit wonder? By Mark Savage image captionFunky fresh pop trio Avenue Beat (L-R): Sami Bearden, Sam Backoff and Savana Santos How do you follow up a song that goes viral in the middle of a pandemic? That was the dilemma facing US pop band Avenue Beat, who landed an unexpected hit last year when a half-finished, throwaway song exploded on TikTok. Called F2020 (you dont need to guess what the F stands for), the laid-back pop anthem summed u...