The Jay Z executive-produced soundtrack to “The Great Gatsby” is a hit. Currently, it’s blazing up the iTunes chart. Over on amazon.com, where sales skew older, customers have put two edi... Read More
Fleetwood Mac, a group I listened to with great interest in 1975, has a new album out. Or rather four songs they’ve put on iTunes. You can hear them on Soundcloud and iTunes. They released these trac... Read More
The Rolling Stones kicked off their 50th anniversary tour — in their 51st year– with lots of action. That included guest stars Gwen Stefani and Keith Urban, who sang and played, respectively, o... Read More
Mariah Carey runs to the rescue of “American Idol.” With ratings precariously low, and “The Voice” playing directly against it next Wednesday, “American Idol” needed som... Read More
I’ve been telling you about Emeli Sande, raving about her, since February when she rocked the Grammys, a Universal Music showcase, and Elton John’s charity fundraiser. Now she’s broken a ... Read More
The Marvin Gaye movie without any Motown songs now has a home. Focus Features has bought the rights to “Sexual Healing,” starring Jesse L. Martin as the late great singer. Here’s the deal... Read More
The ashes of the great singer-performer Richie Havens will be scattered over Max Yasgur’s farm in upstate New York later this summer. That’s the word from his estate. Yasgur’s farm is kno... Read More
Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Philadelphia– Mick is painting the names of the towns on an easel. So far those are the places, in order. Where are the rest? The video below is the first clue.... Read More
Elton John and Bernie Taupin are receiving the Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. This is a special award to songwriters of the highest merit who are considered the gold standard. This ... Read More
Yes, I went to a Taylor Swift show last night. Judging by the audience of preteen girls at the Prudential Center in Newark, I doubt many of my colleagues have had this experience. My twin nieces, Hannah an... Read More
