Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Music

Lizzo Returns with First New Record in 3 Years, Hopes to Revive Dead Sales Post-Scandals

Lizzo hasn't sold many records lately. Since January 1st, in fact, the R&B pop singer has sold just 1,182 albums according to Luminate. Add in streaming,...

Paul McCartney’s Official Memoir Will Be About…Wings, Not the Beatles! Coming in November

Paul McCartney has never really written a proper book or memoir. He did publish "The Lyrics," in which he gave anecdotes about different songs. Years ago...

More Kennedy Center Cancellations: Rhiannon Giddens, Balun Scratch Shows After Trump Takeover

Two highly popular acts have cancelled their shows at the Kennedy Center because of Donald Trump. Rhiannon Giddens has mover her May 11th show to...

Judy Collins Rounds Up Stephen Stills, Rikki Lee Jones, Richard Thompson, Paula Cole for March 8 NY Blowout

Perpetual songbird Judy Collins turned 85 in the last year. On Saturday, March 8th she's going to celebrate big time at New York's Town Hall. She's...

Roberta Flack’s “Missing” Beatles Album Among Dozen Now in Top 100, Takes the Top of Singles Chart

Roberta Flack made a thrilling Beatles album in 2012, all covers of their various songs. I wrote about it a lot at the time. But...

Oscars: Odd Music Added to Show with “Wicked” Stars, Plus Lisa from BlackPink, Doja Cat, Raye and Queen Latifah

The Oscars are not going to have the Best Song nominees performed Sunday night. So no Elton John, HER, or Selena Gomez. Instead, they've announced...

Legendary Singer Roberta Flack, 88, Dies After Years of Illness, Winner of 4 Grammy Awards

Roberta Flack has died at age 88. The famed singer of "Killing Me Softly" and many other hits had suffered for years from ALS. I...

Carly Simon Drops Remixed Timely Song from 1971 Addressing “Strutting Kings” and “Stirred-up Madmen”

In 1971, on her "Anticipation" album, Carly Simon sang a politically charged sensationally dramatic song called "Share the End." It was written by her...