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Ron Howard’s Sensational Documentary about Luciano Pavarotti: Rare Footage of How Opera Legend Begged Bono and U2 to Write and Record a Song with Him

Oscar winner Ron Howard and his teams from Imagine and White Horse Pictures have made a sensational new documentary about opera legend Luciano Pavarotti....

These Are the Breaks: Rap Pioneer Kurtis Blow in LA Hospital for Aortic Heart Valve Surgery

We are wishing pioneer rapper Kurtis Blow all the best today. He posted on Instagram that he's in UCLA hospital for surgery on his...

Madonna Wants to Spend $5 Mil on Billboard Music Awards Performance, but “Medellin” Has Only Earned $100K or Less So Far

Madonna is burning through money on her new single, "Medellin." According to TMZ, she's going to spend $5 million to recreate the video she made...

RIP Remembering Ranking Roger, Brilliant Singer of the English Beat, General Public, Buried Today in England at Age 56

Ranking Roger, aka Roger Charlery, was one half of the brilliant groups the English Beat and General Public. He died on March 26, and...

A Dream Deferred: Woodstock 50 is Cancelled as Major Backer, Dentsu, Exits Anniversary Weekend Celebration

There will not be a three day 50th anniversary celebration of Woodstock. Dentsu, the main financial backer,...

Tale of the Videos: Taylor Swift Scores 71 Mil YouTube Views for “Me!” vs. Madonna’s 9 Mil for “Medellin”

This week, Taylor Swift and Madonna, each the biggest female stars of their respective generations, dropped new, expensive videos to promote new singles. Swift has...

Ron Howard Shows His “Pavarotti” Documentary for the First Time and Wins Bravo’s from Shania Twain, Steve Perry, Diane Warren

There is a reason Ron Howard is as respected as he is as a filmmaker.  His latest, “Pavarotti,” is a cinematic gem about the...

Taylor Swift’s Color Drenched EXPENSIVE New Video is a Duet with Brendan Urie Called “ME!”: This is What 2019 Pop Sounds Like

Taylor Swift dropped a new single tonight. It's a duet called "ME!" for a good reason, it's about HER. The song could have been...

Listen to Bruce Springsteen’s Great New “Hello Sunshine” Recalling Jimmy Webb, Glenn Campbell, Harry Nilsson, John Hartford

If John Hartford's "Gentle on My Mind" and Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin' at Me" had a single, it would be Bruce Springsteen's "Hello Sunshine."...

Woodstock 50th Anniversary Tickets Put on Hold As Money and Logistics Are Same Problems as They Were in 1969

Woodstock 50 doesn't seem like it's happening. The promoters say the sale of tickets are on hold, and indeed they are, on the website. The hold...