As pop princesses and boy bands exploded onto the charts at the turn of the millennium, one song crept out of nowhere to sit atop the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks. Twenty years later, ...
June 1999 changed the world. On the first day of the month, Napster launched and began to change the music industry; George W. Bush announced he was running for president of the United States; and ...
In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The last #1 hit ...
Happy Anniversary to Santana and Rob Thomas' "Smooth"! "Smooth" debuted 19 years ago today. The song has become a meme in recent years, and if you need a refresher on why, you can learn here. To ...
I saw this one while walking down E Olive, near the Rite Aid. Sometimes you just need to be reminded of the "Smooth"'s existence. Weirdly, a couple of months ago my friend randomly posted this Rolling ...
Smooth arrived out of Thomas being asked by Santana to sing on his “duets” album in 1999 and the Matchbox 20 singer having a song with no lyrics that had at one point been thought of for George ...
In a tribute to the late George Michael published in Billboard today, Rob Thomas revealed that Thomas’ 1999 mega-hit from Santana’s Supernatural album, “Smooth,” was originally written with Michael in ...
That is indeed a “German-bred warmblood horse” named Lorenzo performing to an orchestral medley arrangement that includes both “Smooth” by Santana ft. Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20 and Bon Jovi’s “It’s My ...
Singer Rob Thomas’ Son, 27, Slays Iconic Guitar Riff on Dad’s Song ‘Smooth’: ‘Beyond Incredible' originally appeared on Parade. Have you ever wondered if musical talent is a family trait? After seeing ...
“Smooth,” the Santana and Rob Thomas joint that’s still played on the hour, every hour at CVS’ nationwide, is one of the most successful songs of all-time. The Supernatural single spent 12 weeks atop ...
I almost don't know where to start with this. First of all, dressage is wild — the horses are literally dancing. Dancing animals! In the Olympics! What a world! But the most important thing here is ...