18 years ago this week Santana's "Smooth" began a 12-week run atop the Billboard 100 on its way to becoming the #2 Hot 100 song of all time. The track's co-writer, Itaal Shur, spoke to Billboard… By ...

Matchbox frontman Rob Thomas has been paying tribute to the late Clive Davis – and giving us a fascinating insight into what it was that made him such a music industry legend. I ...

Santana’s track featuring Rob Thomas turns 25 this week. Why is it still a rock blockbuster? By Rob Tannenbaum “To really appreciate ‘Smooth,’ you have to embrace how cheesy ‘Smooth’ is,” Rob Thomas ...

Fifteen years ago today, Santana's Rob Thomas-featuring single "Smooth" crashed into the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, a position it would maintain for an astounding 12 straight weeks. By ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. The last #1 hit ...

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Man, this story's a hot one. Carlos Santana is a known guitar genius, but on the subject of Bey? He clearly has no idea what he's talking about. The 69-year-old music legend responsible for the ...

The year was 1999. Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas recorded “Smooth” and it quickly became one of the most ubiquitous and successful singles of all time. Whether you love it or hate it, “Smooth” remains ...

If you were asked to name your all-time least favorite song, you might have to think about it for awhile. But for Mastodon's Brent Hinds, the answer is clear and simple: Santana's 'Smooth.' Hinds is ...

We all know the song. It’s the one you proudly blast from your speakers as you croon in the shower, multipurpose soap bar/microphone in hand, your velvety voice heating up the already steamy air. You ...

There's really nothing like the Olympics, is there? Every time they come around, the whole world tunes in to witness the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat and the opportunity to witness any ...