Music
Drake Sells 750K Copies of “Scorpion,” Most of it Via Streaming, John Coltrane Sells 17K
Drake is number 1-- by miles.
His "Scorpion" music sold enough to register 158,000 downloads and almost 600,000 from streaming. The total according to hitsdailydouble...
Celebrity
Rocker Elvis Costello Cancels Tour He Says Because of “Aggressive” Cancer, Surgery, Rest
Elvis Costello, the great rocker-singer-songwriter-multi-tasker-galore, says today on Facebook he has an "aggressive" form of cancer. He's canceled the remainder of his current European...
Music
Get Out the Guitars: Andy Summers of The Police, Richard Thompson Star in East Hampton Live Series
Tonight at Guild Hall in East Hampton, the much anticipated Master Guitar series begins. These are live concerts featuring Andy Summers of the Police,...
Music
Best Buy Is Not Ending CD Sales Yet Contrary to Rumors: The Silver Disc Lives On
Best Buy is not stopping sales of CDs, contrary to rumors from last winter.
Even though CD sales have been minimized by downloads and streaming,...
Music
Drake Sales of New Music Swamp Kanye, Beyonce, Jay Z in Debut Week: 740K Expected, Most of it Streaming
The Scorpion is stinging everything else on the pop charts this week.
Drake's new album, "Scorpion," is a massive hit far surpassing Kanye, his minions,...
Business
Rolling Stone Magazine Goes Monthly, Cuts Annual Issues in Half, Sets Annual Subscription Price at Whopping $59.99
Rolling Stone magazine still gathers no moss. Recently purchased by Penske Media (Variety, Deadline), the once premier rock mag is cutting its annual number...
Music
Pop Legends: Paul Simon, 76, Wraps it Up While Paul McCartney, Also 76, Plans Another US Tour
I've been bracing myself for the idea of Paul Simon, who is 76, playing his last shows this summer. He will make a career...
Law
Senate Democrat Ron Wyden Railed Against by Vintage Pop Stars Over Legislation That Could Destroy Their Meager Earnings from Digital, Satellite Broadcast
Famed R&B star "Soul Man" Sam Moore is the latest member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who is furious with Oregon...