Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Music

Inventing a Superstar: Harry Styles Sells 200,000 Copies of New Album “Fine Line” Using Ticket Bundle Method

MONDAY DEC 16 UPDATE: Sales have slowed considerably. Saturday sales were around 40,000 all in, with two thirds of those coming from the ticket...

Classic Rock Lives: Latest Townshend Daltrey Version of The Who Debuts 1st Number 1 Album Since 1971

They're not exactly The Who, but it's semantics. The real Who included John Entwhistle and Keith Moon, each of whom are long deceased. But The...

Review: On “Fine Line,” Harry Styles Has Studied the 70s and Sung it Back to His Teen Fans: Stephen Stills Will Get a Good...

Harry Styles is a nice kid, a cute kid, with acting chops, a mandate to be a pop star. I don't think he cares...

Linda Solomon’s Extraordinary Book of Intimate Aretha Franklin Photographs is the Holiday Gift of the Year

Linda Solomon has been a journalist and photographer in Detroit her whole life. She knows all about celebrities. Her sister our pal Jill Rappaport,...

Eurythmics Reunite, Play for 1st Time in 6 Years for Sting and Trudie Styler’s Blow Out 30th Anniversary Rainforest Show

It was such a hot night at the Beacon Theater last night that Bruce Springsteen actually cut a song because the night was running...

Coldplay Album Sales Disaster for “Everyday Life,” Which Debuted Low and Dropped 70% in Second Week

Chris Martin can't be too happy right now. Coldplay's new album has turned into a sales disaster. The reasons are unclear. Coldplay appeared on "Saturday...

(Listen) Sting Finds Another Great Musical Collaboration with Steve Aoki and Hot Trio Shaed in New Single, “2 in a Million”

Sting has outdone himself. He never rests and is incredibly evolving when it comes to choosing music partners. Even back in 1985 he sang...

(Listen) Niall Horan, the Writer from One Direction, Drops a Terrific New Song with “Put a Little Love on Me”

You may have your favorite member of One Direction, but it always seemed to me that Niall Horan was the real deal. He actually...