Celebrity
Justin Bieber: Singer Says “Sorry” Rings a Bell- It’s Her Song and She’s Suing Him
Are we shocked?
Here's White Hinterland's song "Ring the Bell."
Sound familiar? Yes, it's a lot like Justin Bieber's "Sorry." Casey Dienel, who performs as White...
Music
Hear (Here) Tracks from Paul Simon’s Extraordinary New Album “Stranger to Stranger”
Paul Simon's "Stranger to Stranger" is just a handful of songs and an instrumental called "The Clock." The album is a tableau of percussion...
Movies
Exclusive: Grateful Dead Documentary is Now a Four Hour Mini-Series Set for Fall Reveal
As Grateful Dead fans know, their songs-- their live jams-- can be very, very long. Their rare standard hit-- like "Truckin''-- was edited to...
Music
Ratings: Billboard Music Awards Lowest Since 2012, Lose Millions of Viewers
You could feel it while it was happening. The Billboard Music Awards crashed and burned last night. They went went from 11.1 million viewers...
Music
Billboard Music Awards Play the Race Card: “The Oscars of Music Except with Black Nominees”
The Billboard Music Awards? Why, Ludacris says they're the "Oscars of music except with black nominees." Oh yes, both shows air on ABC. It...
Music
Fail: Billboard Awards Choose Madonna Instead of Real Prince Artists for TV Tribute
The Billboard Music Awards-- contrived in recent years -- have done something really crazy. They've chosen Madonna to perform a tribute to Prince tonight...
Music
Pop Charts: Beyonce Tops Actual Sales, But Drake Trounces Her with Streaming Numbers
A wild week on the pop charts:
Beyonce's "Lemonade" is number 1 with 95,000 copies in physical CDs and paid digital downloads. Her total number...
Movies
Exclusive: Usher Has New Album in July, “Empire” CD Sales Bust
Good news and bad news in the music world:
Usher tells me he has a new album coming in July. He executive produced it. I...