Nobody saw the dumpster fire that was 2020 coming, but as awful as this whole year was, there did come a silver lining in November, when the Oval Office interloper was given his eviction notice finally. FINALLY ..read more

In 2019, the Queen of Pop emerged as the MVP, placing four tracks from her new album Madame X on the year-end tally. Tying for second place with two tracks each are queer country sensation Orville Peck and the incomparable Ariana Grande. But who among them stood out and claimed the No. 1 song of the year ..read more

September 2019 is a big month for the Bent*Spun, Bent*Spud's chart of the songs that rocked the hebdomad. 10 years ago, after a couple of "duct tape" versions that launched and fizzled, we formalized the chart into the regularly updated labor of love weekly event that it is now ..read more

It seems most everyone is in agreement that 2018 was all around just a bad year (it feels like it's been like that for the past two years, to be honest). While everyone had hoped that the orange tinted Kremlin kowtower residing in the White House would finally get what's coming to him, nothing of the sort happened and instead the disgraceful autocrat adorer was allowed to continue his demented war on truth, decency and morality. Way to leave us with blue balls, Robert Mueller ..read more

This year we saw Taylor Swift clapping back at the haters, Post Malone feeling like a rock star (deservedly so) and a perky girl from the Bronx showing us a thing or two about her money moves ..read more

It's undeniable that 2016 was a terrible year all around. So many great musicians passed away. Icons like David Bowie, Prince and Leonard Cohen. All taken too soon. And then there's the matter of *cough* Donald Trump *cough*. But let's not get into that and ruin our spirit. Instead, let's look back at the songs that made the last 365 days at least somewhat bearable ..read more

For this year, we are making one important change to the list and to all subsequent Bent*Spun charts: we are expanding it by 1 position. That's right, the Bent*Spun 20 shall henceforth now be Bent*Spun 21. It's got a nice ring to it, doesn't it ..read more

As we merrily prepare to close the book on 2014, we proudly present the first ever (and what hopefully would become a regular thing every year) countdown of The 20 Songs That Rocked The Year ..read more

A coalition of grassroots religious groups and family-oriented organizations in the United States has started a lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill to put a stop to the showbiz careers being forged by the children of actor Will Smith ..read more

Timeless actress, singer and all-around entertainer Cher has a lot on her head. Literally ..read more