Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Music

Tony Bennett Hits #1, Beats Demi Lovato and all the Young Kids

Tony Bennett's "Duets II" comes in at number 1 this week. It sold over 166,000 copies according to hitsdailydouble.com, beating Adele, Demi Lovato, Lady...

Rock Hall 2012: No Sting or Bon Jovi, But The Cure Makes the Cut

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has issued its list of nominees for 2012, and it's a doozy. No Sting or Bon Jovi,...

Roberta Flack Kills The Beatles Softly With their Songs

Roberta Flack's Beatles album is ready. I think I first reported this project in the 1870s. But it turns out, it was worth waiting...

Sting, Trudie Styler Honored by Clinton Foundation

Barbra Streisand and James Brolin were surprise guests last night at the Clinton Global Initiative's annual dinner and awards event at the Sheraton. There...

Doris Day: The Exclusive Interview (2011)

(Crazy rumors today that Doris Day would act again in a Clint Eastwood movie. Hogwash! Anyway, here's my December 2011 interview with Doris, a...

Sting and Vince Gill Joke About Being “The Self Righteous Brothers”

Country star Vince Gill and rock star Sting teamed up at the Hammerstein Ballroom last night to help CMT Crossroads celebrate its 10th anniversary...

Lady Gaga Can Sing! More About the Tony Bennett Gala

Surprise! If you didn't know it already, Lady Gaga can sing. On Tony Bennett's "Duets II" album, Stefani Germanotta leads off with Tony on...

Tony Bennett Wows Met Opera Crowd for 85th Birthday Celebration

It's not that Tony Bennett is 85, it's that he sings better now than ever, with astonishing pitch, range, depth and texture. He did...