Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Music

One Direction’s Zayn Malik Trying Again with New Song That Might Unfortunately Be Called “Effed Up”

Zayn Malik left One Direction a decade ago. He had one hit called, "Pillow Talk." The rest of his musical output is negligible at best....

Ariana Grande Drops a Soulful Max Martin Produced and Co-Written Album, Goes to Number 1

Ariana Grande understood the assignment, that's for sure. She put herself in the hands of Swedish powerhouse producer and songwriter Max Martin. (I told you...

Paul Simon Will Receive Prestigious Literary Award from PEN America for His Iconic Songs

Bob Dylan has a Nobel Prize, Aretha Franklin got a Pulitzer. So it's only right that Paul Simon is feted by a literary organization. Simon...

End of an Era: RIP Great Pop Singer Steve Lawrence, Famed with Wife Eydie as Pop Sensations of the 60s

If you were a young couple just starting out in the early 60s --like my parents, or the fictional Maisels -- Steve Lawrence and...

Justin Timberlake Readies Album Drop After Other “Older Acts” Releases frpm JLo, Green Day, Usher Bombed After First Flush

It isn't easy for older artists to sell albums anymore. I hope Justin Timberlake is aware of this. Timberlake is releasing his new album, "Everything...

Rocker Dave Grohl, Actor Martin Short Join NY Love Rocks All Star Line Up This Week

Rocker Dave Grohl and Emmy nominated actor Martin Short have signed on for this week's all star Love Rocks concert at the Beacon Theater. Love...

The Hottest Unsigned Music Act Anywhere is Ray Bull, Based in Brooklyn, Of Course, And Waiting for a Label Deal

Only kids have heard of Ray Bull. Maybe. The duo-- Tucker Elkins and Aaron Graham -- are artists who live in Bushwick, Brooklyn. They've made...

(Watch) Nirvana Achieved: Still Soaring Keith Richards Records Brilliant Tribute Version of Lou Reed’s “Waiting for the Man”

We have reached nirvana. And an inflection point. Keith Richards -- noted former drug addict -- recording the late Lou Reed's "Waiting for the Man."...