Friday, January 16, 2026

Music

Aretha Franklin Discovers Opera American Idol at Lunch

Aretha Franklin is in New York on her annual holiday. And on Tuesday she got serenaded at lunch. The Queen of Soul stopped in to...

Sting’s Music and Politics Win Over Corporate Big Shot

Sting played the Metropolitan Opera House last night with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Branford Marsalis and Dominic Miller. The show was a success and...

NeYo Goes Jacko on Vevo: Yoh!

The big buzz in the R&B world today is that Ne Yo, the 30 year old junior soul man, is releasing two new songs...

Can Justin Bieber and Brandon Flowers Save L.A. Reid?

The word is starting up again at Island Def Jam Records: L.A. Reid, they say, may be on his way out. Listen, no one criticized...

Spurlock’s Secret Doc; ELO in NYC; Sting Symphonizes

Morgan Spurlock never shies away from an adventure. The director of "Super Size Me" took on the search for Osama Bin Laden. He also celebrated...

Jackson Browne Is Oceanic, Montauk Gets Panoramic

Jackson Browne, on tour, stopped at the Oceana event in Watermill on Saturday night and played a full acoustic set on guitar and...

The English Beat Save it for Now

Are the Hamptons still hot? Oh yes, indeed. So hot that I actually missed Denise Rich's cocktail party to celebrate her coming fall extravaganza...

Harvey Fuqua, the Man Behind Motown, Dies at 80

I am heartbroken to report that Harvey Fuqua has died of a heart attack at age 80. A splendid person, a real gentleman, and just...