Celebrity
Clive Davis Gives Superstar A List Memorial Day Party with Judy Collins, Rob Thomas, Regis Philbin, David Foster
There's only one Clive Davis, and he knows how to kick off Memorial Day weekend.
On Saturday night in upstate New York, Davis--the famed music...
Music
Recording Academy Scandal Grows: Grammy Org Denies Charges Money Was “Steered Away” from Charity
The Recording Academy, aka NARAS, is disputing accusations from former MusiCares chief Dana Tomarken that the larger group's Neil Portnow "steered away" funds from...
Business
Grammy Scandal: NARAS President Neil Portnow Under Fire as MusiCares Longtime Dedicated Chief Removed
Variety just broke a part of this story, but it's a whopper: MusiCares, the very important philanthropic part of the Grammy Awards, is suddenly...
Music
Royal Wedding Song “Stand by Me” Was a Surprise to Famed Composer Mike Stoller: “I didn’t think it would be the ONLY song”
A couple of days before the royal wedding, famed pop music composer Mike Stoller received a call from his office.
He told me, "We heard...
Celebrity
Royals (Like Others Their Age) Choose Music from the 60s for Wedding Reception Instead of Own Generation’s Soundtrack
What's happened to the culture of 'young people' aka thirtysomethings?
There's an old saw that your favorite music is cemented in high school, from ages...
Music
PiNK Scores a Fake Number 1 for Second Time with Album 8 Months After Release With Concert Bundle
Pop queen Pink is "Trauma"-tized for the second time in less than a year.
Pink's album "Beautiful Trauma" was number 1 this week, eight months...
Music
Rap Rules Streaming as Post Malone Reigns Supreme, But CDs and Downloads Fall to All Time Lows
What's left of the so called record business is streaming. And in streaming, it's all about rap.
Post Malone, for example, sold a total of...
Music
Lindsey Buckingham On Why He Was Nixed from Fleetwood Mac: “There were factions in the band that had lost their perspective”
Lindsay Buckingham has addressed his ouster from Fleetwood Mac. He was fired, it wasn't a matter of scheduling (we knew that, didn't we?).
Was it...