The 100 Best Songs of 2025: Staff Picks

On our just-published year-end Hot 100 chart, 11 of the top 12 songs were released before 2025, and over half of them even ...
American Songwriter

Carl Carlton, Funk and R&B Singer Behind “She’s a Bad Mamma Jama,” Dead at 72

Posting a picture of the singer, he wrote, “​RIP Dad, Legend Carl Carlton, singer of ‘She’s a Bad Mama Jama. Long hard fight ...
The New York Times

Why That Whitney Houston Drumbeat Is So Addictive, Yet Hard to Match

People online have been trying to nail the drumbeat before the final chorus of “I Will Always Love You.” It’s harder than it looks. Even David Foster, the Grammy-winning producer who arranged the song ...
Toronto Star

Virginia jumps out early, beats Texas 88-69

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Chance Mallory scored 16 points, and Virginia jumped out early and cruised past Texas 88-69 on Wednesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge. Virginia had a double-digit lead from the ...
Newsday

Yessoufou scores 27 points as Baylor beats Sacramento State 110-88

WACO, Texas — Tounde Yessoufou scored a season-high 27 points and Cameron Carr added 25 as Baylor pulled away for a 110-88 win over Sacramento State on Tuesday night. Baylor (6-1) finished the first ...
ESPN

Chad Baker-Mazara wins 2nd straight Maui Invitational championship as USC beats Arizona State 88-75

LAHAINA, Hawaii -- — Chad Baker-Mazara scored 23 points, Jaden Brownell added 16 points, and USC claimed the Maui Invitational championship with an 88-75 victory over Arizona State on Wednesday. Baker ...