Music

The Love Shack is Closing: B-52s Announce Final Tour After 45 Years of Fun

Well, now I feel old. Way back in 1978 I heard an indie single at Bleecker Bob's called "Rock Lobster." (I was...

Smart Move: Aimee Mann Adds Steely Dan Song to Set After Being Dropped as Group’s Opening Act

Aimee Mann knows how to make lemonade from lemons. There was a recent hubbub after she was dropped by Steely Dan as the opening...

(Watch) Lizzo Gave Two Phenomenal Performances Last Night on “SNL” Including One Introduced by Her Mom

Lizzo had a big success on "Saturday Might Live" last night. She performed two new hits. One of them, "About Damned Time," is already...

(Watch) Sting Opens Triumphant Six Night, Sold Out Run at London’s Palladium

Sting is back on tour and killing it. On Friday night the former Police-man began a sold out six night run at London's Palladium. The...

Library of Congress Took 60 Years to Put Andy Williams’ “Moon River” in the National Recording Registry

What exactly goes on at the Library of Congress? Yesterday they announced a bunch of recordings they let into the "national registry." I have no...

Celine Dion Biopic “Aline” Has Made Just $628K Since Last November, Had a Zero Dollar Day This Month

I've never understood what this movie is. But "Aline," which is supposed to be the Celine Dion biopic, has been in release since last November....

(Listen) Clive Davis Explains on New Podcast His Philosophy of Chart Smashes: “It’s a little more beautiful when a great song becomes a hit”

One more celebration of Clive Davis's 90th birthday: a talk with Pete Ganbarg on his podcast, "Rock and Roll High School." (The podcast goes...

Tribeca (Not Film) Festival Will Kick Off with Infomercial About Jennifer Lopez Instead of Actual Film

This is really disappointing. The Tribeca Film Festival is opening with an infomercial about Jennifer Lopez. Thanks, but I'll pass. This will ensure that I don't...

Surprise Hit: Engelbert Humperdinck’s “A Man Without Love” Is Back After 54 Years

If you wait long enough, everything comes back from the past. Now it's Engelbert Humperdinck's turn. The 60s crooner has seen his 1968 hit "A...

Watch Julian Lennon Perform “Imagine” for the First Time Ever to Support Ukrainian Refugees

Julian has a new single out this weekend of his own. But he's also recorded his first ever version of dad John Lennon's "Imagine." He...