Music

MTV VMA Ratings Fall Substantially Again to New Lows: By 300,000 on MTV, Even More on Affiliated Channels

It looks like the MTV Video Music Awards on Monday night fell again to new lows, dropping substantially from last year and off a...

It Worked: Taylor Swift’s VMA Performances Kickstart Her Streaming Sales, Puts Her Singles on Top of Spotify, Apple Charts

Taylor Swift's humdrum streaming numbers changed considerably over night. Like, wow. After performing two of her new hits on MTV's Video Music Awards last night,...

Madonna Delays Opening of “Madame X” Tour by Five Days, Addresses Fans in Third Person as Eye Patched Character

Madonna's Madame X tour will be delayed by five days. The first three performances are being moved to other dates on the schedule, which...

VMA’s: Miley Cyrus Steals Show, Lil Nas X Wins Best Song for “Old Town Road,” Taylor Swift Best Video for “You Better Calm Down”

The MTV Video Music Awards were the usual circus tonight, but kind of tame. They were like a VR of the VMAs, artificial and...

Happy Birthday “Timeless” Valerie Simpson! Famed Songwriter Takes Family and Friends on Joyous Midnight Music Cruise Around Manhattan

What was I doing up, and cruising around the isle of Manhattan at 2am today? Why, celebrating the 73rd birthday of the eternally young...

Taylor Swift Album Sales Won’t Match Previous Four Releases, “Lover” Will Sell Far Less than 1 Million Copies for First Week

I told you last week this was happening: Taylor Swift's new "Lover" album will debut with significantly lower numbers than her four previous albums. "Lover" sold...

The Obamas Show No RESPECT for Aretha Franklin on Their Summer Playlist, But They Do Like Beyonce, the Spinners, Donny Hathaway, Rolling Stones

I love Michelle and Barack Obama. But they've snubbed Aretha Franklin on their summer playlist. Now I'm afraid they are ineligible to get the...

Whoops! “ET” Online Pre-Publishes a Story About Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello MTV Performance 6 Days Before the Awards Show Happens, by Accident

Whoopsy daisy! Seems like a concocted celebrity romance has been "outed," so to speak. Pop singers Shawn Mendes and Camilla Cabello have had a duet...

Review: Taylor Swift’s 7th Album, “Lover”: Title Track Shines But 18 Songs Are Too Much, and Too Similar

Only a few of the 18 songs on Taylor Swift's 7th album are much different than what she's been doing since "1989" turned her...

Taylor Swift Says She Plans on Re-recording Her Albums, But It Won’t Work, And Here’s Why– And What She Can Do

The media lemmings are out today. A two line moment from Tracy Smith's interview with Taylor Swift on "CBS Sunday Morning" this weekend has every...