Monday, January 12, 2026

Music

Meryl Streep Will Show Off Her Singing to Sting and Friends

You don’t get to hear Meryl Streep sing very often, but she’s done it a bit on stage and in movies like “Silkwood” and...

Rolling Stones: Get Carnegie Tribute with Marianne Faithfull and Ronnie Spector

None of the Rolling Stones showed up, but the 50 year old greatest rock and roll band in history got a sweet tribute last...

Lionel Richie. Bette Midler, Etta James All Getting Special Awards

No, Bette Midler does not write songs. But she's getting the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June,...

Bruce Springsteen’s Apollo Mission: Launch CD and Major Tour

Bruce Springsteen‘s new CD, “Wrecking Ball,” is streaming for free all day today  on www.brucespringsteen.net. It’s getting mixed reviews, but I’m enjoying it tremendously....

Mariah Carey Attending Whitney Houston’s Funeral

Exclusive: add Mariah Carey's name to the list of celebrities who will be attending Whitney Houston's funeral tomorrow. She's going with L.A. Reid. She...

Who Is Cissy Houston? A Primer

Last night on either "ET" or its miserable sidekick "The Insider," Cissy Houston--Whitney's mother--was identified as a former Elvis Presley backup singer. Just so...

Exclusive Notes from Clive Davis Grammy Party

We also have reports at www.forbes.com. But our LEAH SYDNEY took notes as the Grammy party progressed last with a heavy heart. There was a small...

Grammy Update: McCartney Mesmerizes, Katy Perry Donates

Showbiz411 readers: we are still posting here all the time. But Showbiz411 has also sort of overnight hooked up with Forbes magazine's Forbes.com. The...