Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Music

LISTEN The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) Dropping New Music: “The Dawn” is Coming, Maybe with Ariana Grande

Abel Tesfaye is in "the zone." He's just having a hit after hit as The Weeknd. Right now he's got a terrific remixed duet...

Jennifer Hudson Goes to Detroit And Wins Over Aretha Franklin’s Family, Friends at Private “Respect” Screening

Jennifer Hudson went to Detroit Sunday and showed "Respect," her Aretha Franklin biopic, to the Queen of Soul's family and friends. Now, that's brave. On...

Billie Eilish Has Sold a Lot of CDs, LPs, and Downloads of Her New Album Since Thursday Night, Like 145K Copies

Billie Eilish can breathe a sigh of relief. Even if it's shortlived, her second album is a hit. "Happier than Ever" was released at 9pm...

New Aretha Box Set Revives Long Lost Duet with Dionne Warwick on “I Say a Little Prayer” from 1981

Rhino's wonderful new collection of 81 Aretha Franklin songs and performances has a lot of rarities and alternate takes of famous songs. No matter...

Pop UPDATE: Kid Laroi Debut Album from 2020 Mysteriously Returns to Number 1 with Sudden Spike in Streams

  UPDATE This Kid Laroi album is NOWHERE on the iTunes top 100 or 200 this week. It was released a year ago and sold...

Joey Gallo Coming to the Yankees, Bob Dylan Wins Lawsuit Over Song About Gangster of Same Name

Joey Gallo is in the air, his spirit and his bat. The Yankees just bought Joey Gallo from the Texas Rangers to be -- fingers...

Listen to This Rare Outtake of George Harrison’s “Isn’t it A Pity,” Song About the Beatles Break Up

"Isn't it a Pity" was an elegy from George Harrison about the Beatles' break up that appeared on his masterpiece album, "All Things Must...

(Listen) Bruno Mars’ Latest Throwback “Skate” Makes for Ebullient Summer of Soul Revival

Bruno Mars is having his own throwback summer of soul. His single with Anderson Paak, "Leave the Door Open." sounded like it came from...