Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Music

Sting Will Celebrate Bday with Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock

Sting is celebrating his 60th birthday in a big way--and not just with a gorgeous box set of his solo music due on September...

Barbra Streisand Scores Top 5 Album

Barbra Streisand still has it. She's got a top 5 album this week with  "What Matters Most."The CD--  A strong collection of ballads written by...

Nick Ashford: Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing Baby

Nile Rodgers, Paul Shaffer, Michael Douglas, Cissy Houston, Felicia Collins, Russ Titelman, Sylvia Rhone, Nona Hendryx, and Sue Simmons were among the luminaries who attended the Monday night...

Michael Jackson Would Have Been 53 Today

Michael Jackson would have turned 53 today. Let's concentrate on the good things--there's enough bad stuff to keep everyone arguing for a long time....

MTV Awards: Insufferable, Except for Adele

The MTV Video Music Awards are so hard to watch, especially with the aftermath of a hurricane and a winning Yankee game occurring simultaneously....

Frank Dileo, The Real Story of Michael Jackson’s Brilliant Manager

I'm finally getting to write about my friend Frank Dileo, who died yesterday at age 63. Frank was Michael Jackson's loyal and brilliant manager...

Paul McCartney New Classical Album, But Not on Decca Records

Wow--sooo exciting. The minute I read on the Hollywood Reporter website that Paul McCartney's new classical album was coming out on Decca Records, I...

Adele CD Sales Up 10 Percent — Music Phenom of 2011

The real music story of 2011 is Adele and her "21" album. The album and the single, "Roliing in the Deep," have been mega...