Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Music

2024: R&B Star Usher Set for Gigantic Comeback at Super Bowl with New Album from New Apple Invested Music Company

As 2024 arrives, will the music just be about Taylor Swift? The answer is: no. R&B superstar Usher is Coming Home on February 11th....

Whoops! Barack Obama Adds “The Color Purple” to His 2023 Movie List But Still Leaves All Its Soundtrack Off His Music Picks (Plus No...

Thanks to this site, I think, Barack Obama has added "The Color Purple" to his favorite movies. I told you the other day that Obama...

Morgan Wallen Earned the Most Money of 2023 for a Hit Single with His “Last Night” — $4.8 Million

Most of the money earned for hit records nowadays comes from streaming. Actual sales are usually secondary-- meaning paid downloads on Spotify or Apple...

Plop! Ratings Down 1 Million for Kennedy Center Honors from Last Year

Last nights ratings for the Kennedy Center Honors were surprisingly disappointing. Total viewers for the two and a half hour show came to 4.26 million That's...

Beyonce Renaissance Tour Movie Winding Down with $32 Mil, Far Cry from Taylor Swift Eras Tour Film

The beehive did not buzz much for Beyonce's "Renaissance" movie. The party is pretty much over, as "Renaissance" is at $32 million and winding down...

Taylor Swift Sells Albums, But Doesn’t Stream Singles: Here’s the Top 50 for 2023, Starting with Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift may have sold a million albums this year. She's an album machine. But when it comes to streaming, Taylor didn't make the top...

Ariana Grande Announces New Album for 2024, I Told You Weeks Ago Max Martin Is Helping

I told you weeks ago that Ariana Grande was making a new album with help from famed songwriter Max Martin. Now she's announced it unofficially...

RIP Tommy Smothers, 86, One Half of the Subversive Banjo Playing Brothers Comedy Duo, Had Mid 80s Renaissance

Sorry to report the death of Tommy Smothers, age 86. The report says he died from a recent bout with cancer. Tommy and Dickie Smothers...