Saturday, December 20, 2025

Music

Carole King’s 50 Year Old “Tapestry” Gets Lone Sales Spike from Rock Hall HBO Special

Carole King's "Tapestry," released in 1971, jumped to number 11 this morning on iTunes and 43 on Amazon. The boost came from last night's Rock...

RIP Billy Hinsche, 70, Ex Teen Pop Star from the 60s, Played with the Beach Boys Through the 70s

Two deaths to report this morning, each talented people too young. Billy Hinsche, 70, was part of the teen pop trip Dino, Desi, and Billy...

After All That, Adele’s “30” Album Has Sixth Highest Debut for Female Singer in Spotify History

After all that publicity, the Oprah TV show, therapy sessions, pants suits, her kid talking in the middle of a song, all of it,...

Beyonce Has No Best Song Game for 2022 Oscars as “Be Alive” Fails to Catch On Anywhere

As the Oscar season movies roll out, so do a bunch of songs written especially for them. Most are by big pop stars or...

Taylor Swift’s Revenge Complete, Sells Stunning 596K Copies of Re-recorded “Red” Album in One Week

Taylor Swift's revenge on Scooter Braun, Scott Borchetta, and Shamrock Holdings is complete. She sold 596,000 copies of her re-recorded "Red" album called "Red...

Stella McCartney, Julian Lennon & Sean Lennon Sit Together for Sensational L.A. Premiere of Beatles’ “Get Back” Movie

Great notices came in late tonight from LA for the premiere of Peter Jackson's "Get Back" documentary about the Beatles. Disney Plus screened 100 minutes...

Adele’s Rolling in the Weep with New “30” Album, Full of Self Indulgent Whining And Lacking in Any Fun

It shouldn't come as much of a surprise that the best song on Adele's fourth album, :30," is by Swedish songmaster Max Martin and...

Eric Clapton Is Lost to Us For Good, Throws in with Anti-Vaxxer Robert Kennedy Jr., Family Objects

The Eric Clapton we loved, whose new album is as good as anything he's ever done, is dead to us, basically. Clapton has doubled down...