First "Rolling Stone" gave us their Top 100 Albums of the year . . . and now they released the 100 Best Songs of 2024.  Here are the Top 20:   1.  "Good Luck, Babe!",  Chappell Roan 2.  "Not Like Us",  Kendrick Lamar 3.  "A Bar Song (Tipsy)",  Shaboozey 4.  "Espresso",  Sabrina Carpenter 5.  "Birds of a Feather",  Billie Eilish 6.  "Too Sweet",  Hozier 7.  "Nasty",  Tinashe 8.  "Pink Skies",  Zach Bryan 9.  "Girl, So Confusing (Remix)",  Charli XCX featuring Lorde 10.  "Right Back to It",  Waxahatchee featuring MJ Lenderman 11.  "Ya Ya",  Beyoncé 12.  "Type [Stuff]",  Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, and Playboi Carti 13.  "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)",  Ariana Grande 14.  "Docket",  Blondshell featuring Bully 15.  "Euphoria",  Kendrick Lamar 16.  "Genesis",  Raye 17.  "Disease",  Lady Gaga 18.  "Juna",  Clairo 19.  "Gata Only",  Cris MJ and FloyyMenor 20.  "Taste",  Sabrina Carpenter

Today is Giving Tuesday, where we give to OTHERS without getting anything in return.  (Except Likes, if we boast about it on Facebook.)   It follows Cyber Monday, where we give to online shops . . . Small Business Saturday, where we give to small businesses . . . Black Friday, where we give to Walmart . . . and Thanksgiving, where we give thanks.  (And where we give Uncle Rick glares when he breaks the "no politics" rule.)   Here are a few stats for Giving Tuesday:   1.  Giving Tuesday has been around for 12 years.  It was launched in 2012 as a [...]

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, so here's some fun facts and stats about the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.   1.  This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.  The first one, in 1924, happened when store employees marched to Macy's Herald Square dressed in vibrant costumes. There WERE floats, professional bands, and live animals borrowed from the Central Park Zoo . . . but it was originally Christmas-themed . . . and it was meant to celebrate the expansion of Macy's flagship Manhattan store.   2.  It became an annual tradition after the first one attracted a crowd of [...]

The 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards is in the books.  It was an awesome night celebrating country music's biggest stars.   Here's who won in every category:   Entertainer of the Year . . . Morgan Wallen.   Album of the Year . . . "Leather" by Cody Johnson.   Female Vocalist of the Year . . . Lainey Wilson.   Male Vocalist of the Year . . .  Chris Stapleton.   New Artist of the Year . . . Megan Moroney.   Vocal Group of the Year . . . Old Dominion.   Vocal Duo of the Year . . . Brooks & Dunn   Single of the [...]

Is there anything Spirit Airlines doesn't charge for yet?  Because they might need to start . . .   Spirit filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday.  The low-budget airline hasn't turned a profit since 2019.   They filed for Chapter 11 to restructure their debt.  They've racked up more than $2.2 BILLION of it in the last five years alone.   JetBlue tried to buy them for $3.8 billion this year.  But a judge blocked it, saying a merger would harm travelers by allowing ALL the airlines to up their prices.   If you're flying Spirit for the holidays, don't worry.  They're [...]