Music

“American Idol” Auditions Head to Baton Rouge for More Fake Fireworks

"American Idol" auditions head to Baton Rouge, Louisiana now, with more fake fireworks planned among the judges. As everyone knows by now, in Charlotte,...

Rock and Roll Hall of Shame: Nominees So Bad Press Release Issued After Midnight

You want press for your nominees list? Release it at 4pm. You want to hide it and keep it out of newspapers, let alone...

Mumford and Sons: 600,000 Copies Puts Them At Number 1

Wow! Mumford & Sons' "Babel" sold 600,000 copies last week. It won the number 1 slot on the charts, handily beating new releases by...

Little Steven Reuniting the Original Rascals For Theatrical Show

Little Steven van Zandt is doing the impossible! He's reuniting the Rascals, the original Rascals, for a theatrical show. "Once Upon A Dream" will...

Adele “Skyfall” Clip Leaked–Lyrics As Scooped Here First

A bit of "Skyfall," Adele's James Bond theme, has been purposely leaked by someone (Sony?) onto the net. I'm putting it here because it's...

Charts: Green Day, No Doubt Outsold 2-to-1 by Upstarts Mumford And Sons

Well, well. I told you last week that "heritage" groups Green Day and No Doubt were back with new albums. And that Amazon was...

Exclusive: Justin Timberlake Finally Recording New Album After Six Years

Exclusive: Justin Timberlake is in the studio making a new album. There's no title yet, but I'm told Timberlake has been working around the...

Ousted Warner Music Chief Finds Ally in Forbes 400 Billionaire

EXCLUSIVE: Lyor Cohen is a survivor. He's a man who certainly lands on his feet. Ousted just this week from his position running Warner...

Adele May Be A Bigger Draw than Daniel Craig for “Skyfall”

The response to my announcements about Adele singing the James Bond  "Skyfall" song are huge. Now a couple of other sites have been posting...

Beatles Out of Tune with iTunes: Publisher Will Negotiate Fees Directly

There's a big change coming in the way the Beatles' music publisher will deal with digital music providers starting January 1st. Sony/ATV Music, which...