Saturday, April 20, 2024

Music

Hollywood Catch Up: Golden Globes President Dead, HBO Chief Ousted, MTV Cancels VMAs at Barclays Center

There's a lot going on, and you will read about it all in various places. But just to recap: Lorenzo Soria, the president of the Golden...

Madonna, One Week Away from 62nd Birthday, Reminds Fans She Made it On Her Own Without Any Help from Anyone

Madonna is one week away from her 62nd birthday. She's supported Louis Farrakhan and in the last few weeks also crazy Dr. Immanuel, the...

Solid as a Rock: Remembering Tee Alston, Friend, Family, Manager of Ashford & Simpson’s Sugar Bar, Gone at 82

It is with deep sadness that I must tell you today that the great Tee Alston has passed away less than a month before...

Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” Expecting Stunning 85% to 95% Second Week Drop in Sales without Usual Promotional Activities

Taylor Swift's "Folklore" came out of gate unexpected and hot in its first week. Total sales including streaming of singles came to 835,000. Around...

Tart Pop: Madonna Sings Back Up with Missy Elliot on Dua Lipa’s Remixed “Levitating” Coming in 10 Days

Madonna says on Instagram she's part of a trio-- a trio!-- of pop singers who will release a single on August 14h. The song...

Whitney Houston Biopic Gets a Studio, After We Told You Exclusively About the Project Last November

I told you on November 19, 2019 that Anthony McCarten was writing the screenplay for the Whitney Houston biopic. Exclusively. I told you in April...

Song of the Summer: Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar,” Released in December 2019, Finally Hits Number 1 on iTunes

Congrats to Harry Styles! He's got the official song of the summer. "Watermelon Sugar." Percolating for months, "Watermelon Sugar" has finally hit number 1 on...

Happy Birthday Tony Bennett, 94 Years Young Today: Thank You for Flying Us to the Moon

Can it really be four years since Tony Bennett's 90th birthday dinner at the Rainbow Room? No one who was there has gotten over...