Sunday, May 5, 2024

Music

Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” Remix with Britney Spears Has New Title: “Hold Me Closer” This Friday

The promised duet between Elton John and Britney Spears is coming on Thursday night. The remix of "Tiny Dancer" is called "Hold Me Closer." It's...

Beyonce Sample Sale: Singer Mixes Madonna’s “Vogue” Into Frankenstein Single, “Break My Soul” — with No Singing from Madge

Beyonce's Queens mix for "Break My Soul" is a sad comment on pop music. Not content to have created the Frankenstein-eque "Break My Soul" from...

Record Low: Beyonce’s “Renaissance” Opens with 300K Fewer Sales Than 2016’s “Lemonade”

Beyonce came at us with "Renaissance" on a hype wave. But the results are in and they ain't so good: just 335K sold in...

Diddy Begs DeeJays to Play His Dead “Gotta Move On” Single — from Vacation on the Isle of Capri!

Poor Sean Diddy Combs. No one bought or listened to the singer he produced with Bryson Tiller called "Gotta Move On." Everyone moved on including...

Happy 96th Birthday to Tony Bennett, Beloved Crooner and Philanthropist, Activist (See DeNiro Tribute Message)

Happy 96th birthday, Tony Benedetto aka Tony Bennett! A year ago tonight Tony took the stage at Radio City Music Hall and celebrated his 95th...

NY Film Fest Follows Venice with Opening Night Film, “White Noise” from Noah Baumbach

This is different. The New York Film Festival will have the same opening night film as the Venice festival a month earlier: Noah Baumbach's "White...

Diane Warren Is Right: Great Songs Do Not Have 24 “Writers,” They Are Intimate Collaborations

The great contemporary songwriter Diane Warren, who's getting the first Lifetime Achievement Academy Award this winter for songwriting, got in "trouble" yesterday. She wrote...

RIP Mo Ostin, 95, Gave Us Jimi Hendrix, Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, The Doobie Brothers, Prince: Clive Davis Recalls Their Long Friendship

Mo Ostin is one of those people who are on the Mount Rushmore of Rock and Roll along with Ahmet Ertegun, Clive Davis, Seymour...