Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Music

Now We Know What Jon Batiste Did on His Summer Break from Leading Stephen Colbert’s Band

Now we know what Grammy winner Jon Batiste did on his summer break from band leading Stephen Colbert's talk show. Batiste announced at the start...

Billie Eilish and Brother Finneas Drop Two New Surprise Songs, Including the Excellent “TV” Referencing Roe v. Wade

Surprise! We have two new Billie Eilish songs with brother Finneas. They are "The 30th" and the excellent "TV." As I ascertained in the...

Beyonce’s New Album Has 16 Tracks, Some with 14 or 15 Writers, All Remakes, Lots of Samples

The difference between Beyonce other soul divas of the past is that they all sang original songs. Bey is the great remaker of old,...

The Kennedy Center’s Most Egregious Mistake: Not Inducting Superstar Composer Burt Bacharach, 94

There's a lot of head-scratching today about the new Kennedy Center Honors. It's not like the chosen honorees don't deserve their accolades. But the...

Kennedy Center Honors: Gladys Knight (Yes), George Clooney (Too Soon), Amy Grant (?), U2, But No to Denzel Washington, Alan Alda

The weirdness of the Kennedy Center continues under David Rubenstein. He wants the show to be the Grammys, and hes getting his way. Gladys Knight...

Adele Myth Busted: “30” Album Is the 16th Best Selling Record of 2022 So Far, A Million Less Than “Encanto”

Reality bites. Hitsdailydouble.com just posted the top 25 albums in sales so far for 2022. Number 1 is the soundtrack to "Encanto" with 1.5 million copies....

RIP William Hart, 77, of the Delfonics, Sang and Wrote Soul Classics for the Ages

I'm a little late for this because I was traveling over the weekend. William Hart of the Delfonics died on Friday in Philadelphia. He was...

Carlos Santana Recuperation Continues, Famed Guitarists Cancels Six More Shows

The great Carlos Santana is taking his recuperation seriously. Since passing out from heat exhaustion and dehydration at Pine Knob in Michigan, Santana is taking...