Celebrity
Remembering Aretha Franklin on What Would Have Been Her 79th Birthday: She Survived Her Mini-Series
Pretty much the only thing the producers of "Genius Aretha" got right last night was the Queen of Soul's relationship with Clive Davis. It...
Music
Labelle, Janet Jackson, Louis Armstrong, Jackson Browne, Nas Join Library of Congress National Registry of Recordings
What a list of recordings! Also, a radio broadcast of the CBS soap "The Guiding Light," from 1945, which went on to TV and...
Music
Lana Del Rey Projected to Outsell Justin Bieber in CDs and Downloads for “Real” Number 1
Whoa stand back.
Lana DelRey is projected to outsell Justin Bieber this week and be the "real" number 1 on Friday.
Lana's highly praised "Chemtrails Over...
Music
Taylor Swift’s Next Gift for Scooter Braun: First Unreleased Single from An Old Album with Maren Morris On Background Vocals
Taylor Swift is toying with Scooter Braun the way one of her cats plays with a rubber mouse.
She's releasing a "From the Vault" single...
Books
Paul McCartney Graduates from Yellow to Green Submarine in Children’s Book Coming this Fall
Paul McCartney does not stand still, or even sit down, at age 78 (and 79 coming in June).
In September he'll publish an illustrated children's...
Music
TV: “Genius Aretha” Is A Hit for Nat Geo, Opening Night Ratings Tie Series’ Top Ratings for “Einstein”
Aretha Franklin should be happy about the ratings, if not the content of "Genius" mini series on Nat Geo.
"Genius Aretha" scored a whopping 1.38...
Music
Van Morrison’s Cheeky Excuse for Anger over Anti-Lockdown Record “Stand and Deliver”: It’s “Only a Song” Is New Single
Van Morrison sounds like he knows he made a big mistake with his crazy "Stand and Deliver" anti-lockdown song over the winter. (Remember, he...
Celebrity
Radio Makes the Oscar Star: Nominated Movie Song “Seen (Io Si)” Turning into a Surprise Hit
You do know that Diane Warren has 12 Oscar nominations now. Her latest is for "Seen (Io Si)" from the Netflix Sophia Loren movie,...