Tracy Speaks: An Excerpt about “Thirteen”
– by Walt Mueller ©2004, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Editor’s note: CPYU has received numerous questions regarding the recent film, Thirteen. In an effort to help our readers understand the purpose and message of the film, we’ve chosen to include…
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Hip-hop 101: It’s not a passing fad
– By Luke Bobo ©2005, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding Something historic happened in October 2003. As Joan Anderman reported in the Rochester Post-Bulletin, “For the first time in the 50-year history of the Billboard charts, all Top 10 songs in the country…
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Top 10: Music Videos
Online Music Videos Week of 6/6/2014 Shakira – La La La Katy Perry – Dark Horse Enrique Iglesias – Bailando Pitbull ft. Jennifer Lopez – We Are One (Ole Ola) Ariana Grande – Problem Iggy Azalea – Fancy OneRepublic – Counting…
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Top 10: TV Shows
TV Shows Week ending 6/1/2014 Primetime Broadcast Ratings Rank TV Program Audience (in millions) America’s Got Talent (NBC) 12 NCIS (CBS) 9.4 The Big Bang Theory (CBS) 8.7 60 Minutes (CBS) 8.2 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) 7.9 Night Shift (NBC) 7.7 Criminal Minds (CBS) 7.3 Dateline (NBC) 7.1 Mom (CBS)…
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Top 10: Albums
Albums Issue Date 6/13/2014 Coldplay – Ghost Stories Brantley Gilbert – Just As I Am Mariah Carey – The Elusive Chanteuse Various Artists – Frozen Soundtrack Austin Mahone – The Secret Various Artists – NOW 50 Michael Jackson – Xscape…
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Top 10: Radio
Radio Airplay (Top 40 Category) 6/3/2014 Justin Timberlake – Not A Bad Thing John Legend – All of Me Paramore – Ain’t It Fun Iggy Azalea – Fancy Jason Derulo – Talk Dirty DJ Snake & Lil Jon – Turn…
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Notable Album Releases
Week of June 3, 2014 Miranda Lambert – Platinum50 Cent – Animal Ambition: An Untamed Desire to WinLucy Hale – Road BetweenMatisyahu – AkedaBob Mould – Beauty & RuinPeter Murphy – LionJoe Henry – Invisible Hour