Friday, March 29, 2024

Music

Quincy Jones Hosts Private Screening of “Black Godfather” Honoring Legendary Clarence Avant, Songwriter Pharrell

You know a movie company means business when Quincy Jones hosts a screening. Last night at the very chi-chi exclusive San Vicente Bungalows, Q-- as...

Otis Redding and Carla Thomas’s 1968 “New Year’s Resolution” Is Still the Best of All the New Year’s Songs

 Carla Thomas and Otis Redding recorded their famous "King & Queen" album for Stax Records in Memphis in January 1967. The album was released...

Year End Thriller: Michael Jackson Sales Up Year-to-Year Roughly 50%, Streaming Booms, Fans Can’t Stop Til They Get Enough

I wrote about this in July, and then again in October. But here's how Michael Jackson's catalog fared in sales, year to year with...

Mariah Carey: “All I Want for Christmas” Comes But Once a Year, But It Accounts for Most of Her Yearly Sales

Who had the bestest Christmas of all? Why, Mariah Carey. Indeed, Christmas has become her cash register thanks to the 1991 hit she wrote...

Carly Simon Will Appear at Her Carnegie Hall Tribute Concert with A-Listers Cyndi Lauper, Michael McDonald, Darlene Love, Livingston Taylor, Marilyn McCoo & Billy...

Michael Dorf of City Winery fame has been producing tribute concerts to rock legends at Carnegie Hall for years and years. But the honorees,...

RIP Allee Willis, Famed Songwriter of Earth, Wind & Fire Hits, “Friends” Theme Song, “Color Purple” on Broadway

Tributes are pouring in this morning for Allee Willis, the famed and beloved songwriter of many pop hits. She was 72, and died of...

“God Has Me Right Where He Wants Me”: Justin Bieber Announces New Single Called “Yummy” for January 3rd, 2020 Tour Dates

Justin Bieber released a video announcement today for new music and tour dates. His single, "Yummy," comes January 3rd. He says, "As humans we...

Must See Movie Opening Christmas Day: “The Song of Names” Stars Clive Owen, Tim Roth in Epic Post Holocaust Drama

Overlooked in this awards season but a must see film of astonishing beauty and integrity: Francois Girard's "The Song of Names." The stars are...