Saturday, December 20, 2025

Music

Charts: Nicki Minaj Has Good News-Bad News As Her Own Album Struggles, But Guest Appearance is a Hit

For Nicki Minaj, the charts today are good news, bad news. The bad news is that her "Queen" album finished fourth for the week, behind...

Aretha Franklin Will Get Royal Send off Fit for a Queen: Bill Clinton, Smokey Robinson, Clive Davis, Cicely Tyson Among Funeral Speakers

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, will get a royal send next Friday in Detroit. Her funeral, which is said could last as long...

Crazy Rich Asians: South Korean Boy Band BTS First US Release Explodes Gangnam Style, Swamps iTunes Singles, Album Charts

Was it only six years ago that Korean rapper Psy conquered the world with "Gangnam Style"? Today, Sony's Columbia Records released a compilation album by...

Surprise! Best Buy Lied to Us Last May, They Have Stopped Selling CDs in Stores, Online

I don't know why I'm surprised by this. Last May I called Best Buy's PR department and asked them if the company was going...

Nicki Minaj’s New Album is a Sales Flop, Did She Jinx Herself By Titling it “Queen” The Same Week Aretha Franklin Died?

Nicki Minaj has a turkey on her hands and it's not even Thanksgiving. Nicki's new album, "Queen" is a sales dud. It's so bad that...

Madonna Strikes Out at VMA’s, Barely Mentions Aretha Franklin During Self-Absorbed Tribute

Madonna's self absorbed tribute to Aretha Franklin is the laughing stock of the internet. As now widely documented, Madonna made it all about her...

Asia Argento’s Forgotten October 2017 Kurt Cobain Tweet Bizarre Now In Light of New Accusations

Shortly after the Harvey Weinstein story broke -- around October 5, 2017 -- Asia Argento posted a strange Tweet. It quoted Kurt Cobain's Nirvana...

Janet Jackson Is Back! Has Her First Top 10 Hit Since 2001 With Infectious, Joyous “Made for Now”

Never say never. Janet Jackson has her first top 10 hit since 2001 with "Made for Now," a collaboration with Daddy Yankee. The record is great,...