Huffington Post If pop rock from the early 2000s is your jam, then you’re going to be seriously excited about Busted’s latest announcement. On Friday, the What I Go To School For trio announced they’re hitting the road later this year for an arena tour commemorating 20 years of their self-titled debut album. All three members of the group… Read More »
Front Row & Backstage ⚾Humble big innings: Sometimes worldwide superstardom starts at a 1994 softball game in the Texas capital (l-r): Isaac, age 13, Taylor, 11, and Zac Hanson, 8. While well-rounded players in the field, the trio had 1st and 2nd tenor spoken for, but somehow left 1st bass uncovered…no runs, no hits….yet. Hanson traveled from their Tulsa… Read More »
i heart radio Taylor Hanson, pictured in 2015. Lisa Lake / Getty Images It’s March 14th and these are some of the things that happened on this day in pop music history: – In 1983, Jordan Taylor Hanson was born in Oklahoma. He and siblings Isaac and Zac started The Hanson Brothers in 1992 and performed a cappella.… Read More »
Music Times (Photo : Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Taylor Hanson isn’t the young boy who sang “MMMBop” anymore; he has since grown and forged a new path with his music career. According to Variety, the 40-year-old musician launched The Voices Project in support of Iranians. “The idea for The Voices Project was born as a touchpoint,… Read More »
The Shortlisted Anyone who’s old enough to remember the summer of 1997 will smile at calling up the massive global phenomenon started by the pop-rock trio Hanson with the smash song MMMBop which reached number one in at least 12 countries including the United States and the UK, was nominated for two Grammys and became a worldwide success:… Read More »
Nation.lk There are many songs with deep lyrics that listeners can pore over and analyze; then there are songs with lyrics that are utter nonsense. For the purposes of this list, songs with non-lexical vocables, which in English are sounds like “la la la” or “na na na,” don’t count. Neither does scat singing or doo-wop, both of… Read More »
Singers Room 30. Hanson – “MMMBop” Hanson – “MMMBop”: “MMMBop” is a bubblegum pop hit by American boy band Hanson, released in 1997. The song features catchy harmonies and upbeat, infectious energy, and it became an instant sensation worldwide. “MMMBop” topped the charts in multiple countries, including the US, UK, and Australia, and it earned the group multiple… Read More »
The Atlanta Journal Constitution Skyrocketing costs for big-name concerts has made the Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival an appealing option for budget-conscious music lovers. The city this year budgeted $250,000 to pay for multiple acts with major hits under their belts to appear March 25 and 26 for free at Blackburn Park. The headliners include indie rock band Band… Read More »
Variety Getty Images After 44 years of living under Iran’s oppressive fundamentalist Islamic regime, the situation on the ground in the country — mass protests following the Sep. 16 murder of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini — has become an international crisis. In response, Taylor Hanson, of the multi-platinum and chart-topping “MMMBoppers” Hanson, has put out a widespread call for 16,000 voices to… Read More »
RollingStone A special session of the song, written by Shervin Hajipour, will take place this weekend A protestor holds a photo of Mahsa Amini, whose death sparked a wave of demonstrations in Iran and elsewhere. BULENT KILIC/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Last September, as protests spread across Iran following the death of 22-year-old activist Mahsa Amini, the musician Shervin Hajipour released a… Read More »