50+ Music5h ago
"Johnny B. Goode" is a song by American musician #ChuckBerry, written and sung by Berry in 1958. Released as a #single in 1958, it peaked at number two on the #HotRAndBSides chart and number eight on its pre-#Billboard #Hot100 chart. The song remains a staple of #rockNRoll music. "Johnny B. Goode" is considered one of the most recognizable songs in the history of #popularMusic. Credited as "the first rock & roll hit about rock & roll stardom".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6swgiM9vSEE
Chuck Berry with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band "Johnny B. Goode" | Concert for the Rock Hall

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50+ MusicMar 13
"God Only Knows" is a song by the American rock band #theBeachBoys from their 1966 album #PetSounds. Written by #BrianWilson and #TonyAsher, it is a #baroque-style #loveSong distinguished for its harmonic innovation and complexity, unusual instrumentation, and subversion of typical #popularMusic conventions, both lyrically and musically. It is often praised as one of the greatest songs of all time and as the Beach Boys' finest record.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NADx3-qRxek
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows (Official Music Video)

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50+ MusicMar 10
"Johnny B. Goode" is a song by American musician #ChuckBerry, written and sung by Berry in 1958. Released as a #single in 1958, it peaked at number two on the #HotRAndBSides chart and number eight on its pre-#Billboard #Hot100 chart. The song remains a staple of #rockNRoll music. "Johnny B. Goode" is considered one of the most recognizable songs in the history of #popularMusic. Credited as "the first rock & roll hit about rock & roll stardom".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6swgiM9vSEE
Chuck Berry with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band "Johnny B. Goode" | Concert for the Rock Hall

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Petr NuskaMar 2

#CFP

Songs That Rewrite History
International conference on how songs (re)contextualise, challenge, and transform historical narratives in Romance-language contexts. Literary, cultural & musicological approaches welcome; lyrics and sound both central.

📍 Innsbruck
📅 3–5 December 2026

Deadline: 15/04/2026

https://www.romanistik.de/aktuelles/8834

#PopularMusic #Musicology #CulturalStudies #History

Petr NuskaFeb 24

#CFP

Global Music Production in Times of Longevity

Interdisciplinary conference on ageing, musical aesthetics, markets, technologies, new professional competences, well-being, and knowledge transmission. Perspectives from musicology, ethnomusicology, popular music studies, sociology, neuroscience, anthropology, and practice-based research.

📅 10–12 November 2026

Deadline: 15/06/2026

https://www.cini.it/en/cini_news/global-music-production-in-times-of-longevity-aesthetics-markets-technologies-new-professional-competences-and-transmission-of-knowledge/

#Musicology #Ethnomusicology #PopularMusic #PopularMusicStudies #Anthropology

GULF CHANNELSFeb 19
https://www.gulfchannels.com/414290/ أعمال تايلور سويفت في صدارة المبيعات الموسيقية لعام 2025 #culture #Entertainment #Lebanon #Music #PopularMusic #Ticker #ترفيه
AndyFeb 16
#Music #Enya #Musician #DarkSkyIsland #PopularMusic #Celtic #Melodic #Song #Songs #Beautiful #YouTube
Quite simply one of the most beautiful songs you’ll ever hear…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAX65y4f3eI
Dark Sky Island

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50+ MusicFeb 13
"Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" is the second single from American singer-songwriter #MarvinGaye's 1971 album, #WhatsGoingOn. Following the breakthrough of the #titleTrack's success, the song, written solely by Gaye, became regarded as one of #popularMusic's most poignant anthems of sorrow regarding the #environment. Led by Gaye playing #piano, strings conducted by #PaulRiser and #DavidVanDePitte, multi-tracking vocals from Gaye and #theAndantes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMT-oiiY7DE
Robert Palmer - Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You

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Petr NuskaFeb 2

#CFP

Sensation: The Sounds, Visions, and Words of David Bowie

Interdisciplinary conference on Bowie’s music, lyrics, media, fashion, aesthetics, and multimodality.

📍 University of Agder, Kristiansand (Norway)

📅 29–30 September 2026

Deadline: 01/04/2026

https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/27/sensation-the-sounds-visions-and-words-of-david-bowie

#PopularMusic #DavidBowie #CulturalStudies #Musicology

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50+ MusicJan 6
"Tell Laura I Love Her" is a #teenageTragedySong written by #JeffBarry and #BenRaleigh. It was a US #topTen #popularMusic #hit for singer #RayPeterson in 1960 on #RCAVictorRecords, reaching No. 7 on the #Billboard #Hot100 chart. Later that same year, it was recorded and released by #RickyValance in the United Kingdom, where it went to the No. 1 spot on the #UKSinglesChart. The song has been a hit in 14 countries, and has sold over seven million copies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b61qJ6vktA
Tell Laura I Love Her

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