Thursday, April 25, 2024

Music

Samsung Pays $8 Billion for Harman Kardan, JBL Etc Adding Car Connectivity and Hi End Headphones to Roster

Samsung is buying the company we might think of as Harman Kardan for $8 billion. That includes AKG Audio and JBL Audio, two of...

Leonard Cohen’s Son Announces Dad’s Burial in Montreal, in a “Traditional Jewish Service”

Leonard Cohen was buried today, Sunday, in Montreal next to his parents, grandparents and great grandparents according to the Toronto Star. The family had...

Leon Russell Dies at 74, Legendary Rocker, Blues Man, Influenced Elton John Among Others

The great Leon Russell has died at age 74. The amazing rocker, blues man, pianist extraordinaire wrote his own hits like "A Song for...

(Watch) Sting Re-Open Paris’s Bataclan Theater with “Message in A Bottle” A Year After Terrorist Attack

Sting is playing Paris's Bataclan Theater in Paris-- one year after the terrorist attack. Here is singing "Message in a Bottle": Sting transforms The Bataclan back...

#RIP Leonard Cohen: Artist, Hero, Genius Follows Prince and David Bowie in Music’s Worst Year

Leonard Cohen is dead at 82, just a couple of weeks after delivering his final album. He was a great artist, a hero, and...

(Watch) Paul McCartney Goes #Mannequin, Embraces Hot Song “The Black Beatles” in Instagram Video

Paul McCartney stays hip, that's for sure. Earlier this year he wrote a hit for Rihanna, and before that, Kanye West. Now he's embracing...

Sting Celebrates New Album “57 & 9th” With Startlingly Fresh Back-to-Back NYC Club Shows

It's all numbers-- Sting is 65, looks 45, and played two shows last night back to back at Irving Plaza that reminded me of...

Pop Chart Shock: Bon Jovi’s Latest Outselling Alicia Keys 2-to-1 Mid Week, Will Debut at No. 1

There are a lot of shocks this week. I certainly thought Alicia Keys' first new album in four years, called "Here," would finish at...