Friday, April 19, 2024

Music

Bono Introduces All-Star Cover of U2’s “Beautiful Day” Featuring Cynthia Erivo, Khalid, Ben Platt, Camilla Cabello, Noah Cyrus, Produced by Finneas

I'm not sure how this came together or why, but Bono debuted an all star cover of U2's "Beautiful Day" on the Obamas' virtual...

Charts: Despite Slow Start, Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica” Debuts at Number 1 with Most Sales in CDs, Paid Downloads

Lady Gaga's "Chromatica" didn't have an easy launch. After a six week postponement, the album had a slow start saleswise. Then came George Floyd and...

Elvis Costello is Back with His First Single Since Winning the Grammy Award: He’s Rocking and Angry

Elvis Costello is back with his first single since winning the Grammy Award last January for his superb "Look Now" album. "No Flag" is...

Paul McCartney on Black Lives Matter: Recalling How the Beatles Refused to Play in Front of a Segregated Audience

Paul McCartney recalls below how the Beatles refused to play in front of a segregated audience back in the mid 60s. On Black Lives...

Lady Gaga’s “Chromatica” Quickly Replaced at Number 1 By “Free” Rap Album, Group Donates $100K to Causes

Lady Gaga's "Chromatica" got another surprise today. A new album by rap duo Run in the Jewels literally dropped out of the sky, went...

Chrissie Hynde, Pretenders Release Cool Stealth Single from New Album that Recalls Buddy Holly, Bo Diddley

For some reason, the new Pretenders single, called Didn't Want to Be This Lonely, was sort of stealth released recently. It's the third or...

The Show Must Be Paused: Entire Music Industry Will Take Tuesday as a Day of Reflection, Community, No Business

Two record execs from Atlantic Records, Brianna Agyemang and Jamila Thomas, came up with the plan for a Blackout Tuesday tomorrow, June 2nd. The...

(Watch) Dion aka “The Wanderer” Is More Timely Than Ever — You Forgot He Sang “Abraham, Martin, and John”

Everyone remembers Dion DiMucci for "The Wanderer" or "Runaround Sue." That was Dion and the Belmonts, and those were classics. They sound better than...