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 ...

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It was massive before the memes. By Chris Payne As part of Billboard‘s celebration of the 60th anniversary of our Hot 100 chart this week, we’re taking a deeper look at some of the biggest artists and ...

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 ...

According to the International Olympic Committee, “the ancient Greeks recognized that if rider and horse were to survive in battle, complete cooperation was necessary between the pair and developed ...

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 ...

It's the Summer of "Smooth," a time when a swirling nexus of irony and nostalgia has opened wide and spewed back a Grammy-winning 1999 hit by Santana ft. Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty. Whether out of ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

There may not be a better time to be Carlos Santana than right now. A strong contender would be 1999, when he challenged the music industry’s cash-flush popstar era with Supernatural, the ...

Twenty-two years ago, no one could avoid “Smooth,” that unlikely combo of Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas that won multiple Grammys, sold millions, and haunted all of us at weddings. But neither man ...

At Saturday’s We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert, Santana and Rob Thomas teamed up to debut their new single “Move” just three days following its release. The Central Park set also paid homage to ...