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Run It Back: BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2013 Rob Hakimian, Aleksandr Smirnov, Andy Johnston, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Steve Forstneger, John Amen, Ethan Reis, Carlo Thomas, Chase McMullen, Ray Finlayson and Tom Williams·July 17, 2023Ah, 2013… to say it was a “simpler time” is, well, oversimplifying things. But in the music world...FeaturesLists
BPM’s Most Anticipated Releases of 2023 Chase McMullen, Rob Hakimian, Joshua Pickard, Kyle Kohner, Kristy Sawyer, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna, Todd Dedman, Tom Williams, Jeremy J. Fisette, JT Early and Steve Forstneger·January 10, 2023Here we are in another January facing down another year full of surprises. While some of those surprises...FeaturesLists
BPM Team’s Personal 2022 Round-ups John Amen, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, Larry McClain, Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Aleksandr Smirnov, Jasper WIllems and John Wohlmacher·December 20, 2022Every year we throw the doors open to the BPM team to give them space to write or...Best of 2022Features
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2022 Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, John Amen, Jasper WIllems, Joshua Pickard, Eddie Smith, JT Early, Steve Forstneger, Lucas Martins and Todd Dedman·December 14, 2022This year saw Beyoncé retain her Queen of Pop crown with a 16-track comeback, one of the pretenders...Best of 2022FeaturesLists
Album Review: Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2 Seb Grech·August 11, 2022Calvin Harris is a busy man. Or does he just like to hedge his bets? His eagerly awaited...Album ReviewsReviews
Hip Hop 2022: Halftime Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Joshua Pickard, Rob Hakimian, John Wohlmacher, John Amen and Ethan Reis·July 21, 2022We count down the best rap albums of the year so farFeaturesLists
Album Review: Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry Chase McMullen·April 26, 2022“They praying I never go solo” – in actuality, when he snarled these words on Clipse’s “We Got...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
Pusha T glides through the glistening “Neck & Wrist” alongside Jay-Z Chase McMullen·April 6, 2022Pusha T season is (finally) back in full swing. It’s been what feels like an astonishingly long time...News & Track Reviews
BPM’s Most Anticipated Releases of 2022 Tim Sentz, Chase McMullen, Rob Hakimian, Joshua Pickard, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, Aleksandr Smirnov, Ethan Reis and Grady Penna·January 11, 2022Quarantine days notwithstanding, 2022 is expected to be a rager. With the pandemic slowing down, and artists hitting...FeaturesLists
Interview: Virginia Beach songwriter Shaolinn dishes on her debut EP, working with Pusha T and much more Chase McMullen·October 8, 2021You may not have heard about Shaolinn, but it seems safe to say that’s all about to change....FeaturesInterview