Thursday, December 12, 2024

Music

Mariah Carey’s Christmas Song Struggling on Spotify, iTunes, But Number 1 on Billboard

All Mariah Carey wanted for Christmas was to have her perennial holiday song at number 1 again. Well, she got it at Billboard, where the charts are let's say, fungible. But...

Taylor Swift Sells 403K More “Tortured Poets” Copies: Who Doesn’t Have It Already?

Is there anyone left who doesn't have Taylor Swift's "Tortured Poets Department?" Until this past week, the latest album from America's Sweetheart had sold a...

Review: HBO’s “Yacht Rock” Is Wrong About So Many Things Starting with Michael McDonald Song

I caught up with HBO's "Yacht Rock" documentary last night. Is it a coincidence Yacht Rock rhymes with brain rot? The movie is a celebration...

(Listen) Timothee Chalamet Sings 2 Bob Dylan Songs from AFI Top 10 Choice “A Complete Unknown”

Timothee Chalamet is coming for his Oscar playing Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown." The James Mangold directed biopic is getting raves in advance of...

RIP Steve Alaimo, 84, Pop Singer, Music Man Behind Acts from Sam & Dave to KC & the Sunshine Band, George McRae

Steve Alaimo, the veteran music man, died last week. Condolences to his family. Anyone who followed Henry Stone's TK Records in the 1970s knows Alaimo's...

Taylor Swift Selling Almost 400,000 Copies of Expanded “Tortured Poets” This Week at Target

The Taylor Swift marketing continues to astound. According to hitsdailydouble.com, Taylor is on track to sell 388,000 copies this week of her "Tortured Poets Department"...

“YMCA” Writer Says It’s Not a Gay Song, Trump Use at Rallies Has Made Millions of Dollars for Him

Victor Willis, writer of "YMCA," wants to clarify something: the song is not gay themed. "There is nothing gay about it," he says in...

Taylor Swift Sold 6 Million “Tortured Poets” Albums, Twice as Many as Number 2, Morgan Wallen

Yes, 2024 is pretty much over. Hitsdailydouble.com has the countdown of albums sold. Taylor Swift was number 1 with 6.1 million copies of "The Tortured...

RIP Leah Kunkel, Back Up Singer for James Taylor, Art Garfunkel, Dozens of Hits, Sister of “Mama” Cass Elliot

The great back up singer and songwriter Leah Kunkel died this week. She was 77 and according to reports from her friends, her death...

Kendrick No Schmendrick: Streams Way to Number 1 with Surprise “GNX” Album Drop Amid Drake Feud

There's a new number 1 album this week, and it was unexpected. Kendrick Lamar dropped his surprise "GNX" album this week amid his ongoing feud...

“Wicked” Defies Gravity with Incredible Popularity On iTunes Albums and Singles Charts

The movie version of "Wicked" is not just a hit at the box office. On the iTunes Top 100, fans are downloading the songs and...