Music

Diane Warren First Songwriter To Get Oscar Lifetime Achievement, Joined by Michael J. Fox, Peter Weir, Euzhan Palchy

Our long national nightmare is over: Diane Warren is getting her Oscar. After a record 13 nominations, Warren is the first songwriter ever to receive...

Kate Bush Hit, “Running Up That Hill,” Closes in On 1 Million in Sales Thanks to “Stranger Things”

For Kate Bush, everything happening now must seem like the Upside Down. The cult British singer's 1985 hit, "Running...

Beyonce Drops Great New Summer Dance Single, “Break My Soul” — Unique Monday Release — Based on 1993 Disco Hit

Come back at midnight. Beyonce is dropping her new single, "Break My Soul," tonight. It's an unusual release on a Monday night....

Clickbait List: Paul McCartney’s 35 Best Songs, Unless You Disagree

This weekend Paul McCartney celebrated his 80th birthday. His career stretches back to 1957 when he first wrote songs with George Harrison and John...

Review: Jennifer Lopez’s Netflix Film “Halftime” is an Infomercial, Not a Documentary, a Half Notion

Jennifer Lopez is a hard worker, there's no question about it. Can she sing? Eh, not so much. Can she dance? She...

Happy 80th Birthday Richard Perry, Most Successful Record Producer of the 70s and 80s

Maybe you've seen the name Richard Perry on hit records made by Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, the Pointer Sisters, Rod Stewart, Leo...

You Say It’s Your Birthday: Paul McCartney Turns 80 with Grace, Wit, and Style

On Thursday I was lucky to be at Paul McCartney's tour closing concert in the Meadowlands. He turns 80 today so we were looking...

TV Surprise: Jon Batiste Announced Last Week That He Was Taking Off Rest of Summer as Colbert Band Leader

Jon Batiste is taking the summer off. Tonight Stephen Colbert re-ran his episode from last Friday, which apparently no one paid attention to including me....

UPDATE: Mariah Carey’s Original Songwriter Was at SHOF Dinner, She Didn’t Acknowledge Him or Any Other of Her Writers

Mariah Carey was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame last night. Ironically, she's never written the music to any of her songs. Go figure. In...

Bruce Springsteen Helps Paul McCartney Celebrate 80th Birthday and “Glory Days” at Sold Out 3 Hour Show

Paul McCartney turns 80 on Saturday. Last night he played a three hour - plus show at Metlife Stadium...