Music

Paul Simon Joins Elton John, Neil Diamond, Aretha Franklin: Retiring from Touring, May Have New York Send Off with Art Garfunkel

Paul Simon is outta here. A little update: Look for Simon probably with Garfunkel at Madison...

Justin Timberlake: Mixed Reviews for Super Bowl, But He Sold 125K Albums Just on Friday Alone

Justin Timberlake got mixed reviews on social media especially from snarky media people for his Super Bowl performance. But I must tell you-- the mainstream...

Sheila E. Assures Fans: No Prince Hologram Tonight in Justin Timberlake Performance

There will be no cameo from Janet Jackson at half time during the Super Bowl. There will also NOT be a hologram of Prince...

UPDATE: Janet Jackson Says She Won’t Be Joining Justin Timberlake at the Super Bowl

UPDATE: After I posted this story today, Janet Jackson posted a message clarifying she will NOT be at the Super Bowl.

Lady Gaga Cancels Balance of European Tour Because of Chronic Pain: If Only Tom Petty Done the Same

Lady Gaga has canceled the balance of her European tour because of chronic pain. She should be applauded for doing this. We recently learned...

RIP Dennis Edwards of the Temptations, Had a Massive Solo Hit with “Don’t Look Any Further”

The great R&B singer Dennis Edwards has died at age 74, two days short of his 75th birthday. A deep baritone with glossy highs,...

Justin Timberlake Release “Man of the Woods” Shoots to Number 1 on Eve of Super Bowl Performance

Justin Timberlake is number 1. And that's just on the iTunes album chart. He's also got six tracks on the singles charts this morning...

Sony CEO Kaz Hirai Stepping Down as Movie, Record Companies Fade in Comparison to Tech, Gaming

Kaz Hirai, CEO of Sony, is stepping down. Or stepping up, He's being kicked upstairs and replaced by Kenichiro Yoshida on April. Hirai took...

Grammy Awards: Dropped Gender Distinctions in 2012 to be “PC” and Caused Accidental Reverse Discrimination

Beginning with the 2012 ballots, the Grammy Awards canceled gender distinctions. Thus Best Female Pop, Country, and R&B disappeared. Those were three big awards...

Exclusive: Will Mariah Carey or Jennifer Lopez Join Old Pal L.A. Reid at His New Label Under Warner Music?

The return of L.A. Reid to the record biz after a year away is like a big puzzle coming together. First one report said he'd...