Saturday, December 20, 2025

Music

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...

Taylor Swift’s New Album Drops Friday with Big Expectations, But So Far the Signs Aren’t There

On Friday, Taylor Swift drops her new album, "Lover." My friends over at hitsdailydouble are hoping it will sell a million copies in its...

Listen to 3 Versions of The Beatles’ “Something” from “Abbey Road” 50th Anniversary Edition Remixed, Demo, and Instrumental

You can now listen to three new versions of The Beatles' "Something," one of George Harrison's masterpieces, on YouTube and on Amazon. I've posted...