Monday, February 23, 2026

Music

Cardi B’s New Single DOA as Atlantic Records, Despite “Ordinary” Hit, Lays Off 30 to 40 People Including 4 Main Promo Execs

Atlantic Records is in a hot mess. Last week, four main promo execs were laid off. But they weren't alone. I'm told the company was...

Claim: Controversial Country Star Morgan Wallen Not Submitting 4 Million Selling “I’m the Problem” for Grammy Consideration

Morgan Wallen is certainly the outlier in popular music. The country star sells millions and millions of streaming music but is not taken seriously by...

CBS Settles for Five Years of Lesser Respected American Music Awards After Losing the Grammy Awards to ABC

CBS has not a good year. There's been so much chaos with the Skydance merger, fighting in house at the News department, the settlement with...

The Beatles Tease 30TH Anniversary Anthology Collection November 21st with 4th Chapter, Video and Audio UPDATED W GOSSIP

UPDATED SEE BELOW-- Release date set for November 21st. Once upon a time, the Beatles had their "Anthology" series. There were three double CD albums...

Barbra Streisand’s “Partner 2” Duets Album Rises from the Ashes to the Top 10 After Singer Laufey Featured on CBS Sunday Morning

Barbra Streisand's latest duets album, "Partners II: The Secret of Life," has zoomed back up the charts. It's number 7 on iTunes and number 2...

Breaking: Meryl Streep. Anya Taylor Joy to Play Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe Biopic

Holy moly! Cameron Crowe has found two major stars for his Joni Mitchell biopic. Scoopster Jeff Sneider reports that "Both Sides Now" will star Meryl Streep...

Indie Upstart Rocker Sombr, 20, Drops First Album This Week After Two Left Field Hits Set the Stage: Will He Take Off?

I told you about indie rocker Sombr a few months ago. The 20 year old New Yorker, whose real name is Shane Boose, is the...

Patti Smith Revels Cover Photo of New Memoir, Taken by Robert Mapplethorpe: “The most beautiful aspect of Surrender, surrender to Love”

Patti Smith is famous for her amazing music career, of course. But she's also highly regarded for her first memoir, "Just Kids," which won lots...