Bette Midler has been on my shortlist of inductions into the Diva Hall of Fame for a very long time and for a good reason. I’ve been hoping and praying she might release an album of all-new material, which would generate new remixes for inclusio…
Diva Series
After a month of teasing you folks, it’s finally here! Madonna’s birthday celebration for 2k16 is chock-full of bootleg fabulosity!
I haven’t created a full-on circuit set for her majesty since 2010 and based on the songs I was coming across…
Billie Ray Martin may be an unlikely candidate for induction into the Diva Hall of Fame but her deeply soulful voice and an ear of what the musical landscape was at any given time during her career makes her the perfect choice.
Her first big brea…
I can’t think of no better way to offset a nu-school Diva induction with an old-school induction that frankly, is long overdue.
Gloria Estefan is a multi-Grammy winner with several top ten hits including Conga (her-trademark song performed wi…
When I was working on the third volume of the Year-End Edition 1997, my memory was jogged about one of the divas on my list that I had not gotten around to inducting. Yes, there is a short list of ladies (Patti Labelle, Aretha Franklin, et…
As Madonna’s birthday month unfolds, her fandom stretches from New York to London, Paris, and Ibiza, celebrating the icon in all her glory. Keeping up with the time-honored tradition of Party Favorz, we’ve compiled a vibrant mix to commemorate t…
I get requests to create a Diva Series from this person and that one all the time. Even if I don’t respond to the individual, it’s always in the back of my mind for future consideration. Cyndi Lauper is one such request from years ag…
Party Favorz is switching gears to DIVA mode with a new induction into the Diva Hall of Fame for the one (trust) and only Stevie Nicks. Stevie rose to fame in the 1970s as part of the group Fleetwood Mac. The group had been together …
Earlier this year, the Grammy-winning C-Pop artist Amy Grant, released her first remix album of some of her biggest hits. For those of you not familiar with Amy, she was a massive Christian pop star in the 80s and in 1991 released her firs…