Saturday, December 20, 2025

Music

SAG Awards: Respect! First Time Since 1999 Two Actresses Nominated for Playing Same Person (Aretha Franklin)

My dear friend Aretha Franklin must be smiling from heaven. For the first time since 1999, two actresses have received SAG nominations for playing the...

Round Up: Spider Man Eyes $700 Mil, RIP Maria Ewing, Seinfeld Gets A-Rod for a Neighbor, Publicists Get Applause

Here are a few things rambling around today: BOFFO "Spider Man: No Way Home" will finish in 4th place on the all time box office...

James Mtume, R&B Legend, Played with Miles Davis, Wrote Hits for Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway, Stephanie Mills

So many people died today, and I had to write a lot of obits. Not fun. But I couldn't let James Mtume's death today at...

RIP Michael Lang, the Man Who Brought Us Woodstock and Changed a Generation

Is there any more powerful event in the popular culture than Woodstock? The summer of '69 gave us the first mass rock concert experience, way...

When “Dexter” Ends Tonight For Good, Star Michael C. Hall Will Be On Stage Singing David Bowie Songs

"Dexter" is coming to an end tonight, apparently for good, on Showtime. Resurrected after fans objected to the previous series finale, the show about a...

(Listen) Marilyn Bergman and Husband Alan Also Wrote 3 Classic TV Theme Songs Including “Maude” and “Good Times”

Marilyn Bergman and her husband, Alan Bergman, wrote the lyrics to Oscar winners, hit songs, everything you can imagine from "The Way We Were"...

RIP The Great Song Lyricist Marilyn Bergman, 93, Wrote “The Way We Were” And Many Other Hits

The great lady and lyricist Marilyn Bergman has died at age 93 in Los Angeles. She and her husband, Alan, wrote the words to...

“30” (End): Lin Manuel Miranda Ends Adele’s Six Week Run at Number 1 with Disney “Encanto” Soundtrack

Adele's six week run at number 1 on the album charts is over. The singer's "30" finished in second place this week with 56,283 copies...