Music
RIP Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters, 74, One of the Founders, “Jump,” “Automatic,” “I’m So Excited” Among Hits
Terrible way to start the new year with news of another death.
Anita Pointer, who founded the Pointer Sisters with her real sisters June, Bonnie,...
Celebrity
Courtney Love Says Brad Pitt “Stalked” Her Over Kurt Cobain Movie, Ex-Love Edward Norton Couldn’t Broker a Peace
Courtney Love-- I miss her. She always tells like it is.
Today, she posted a reaction to the reaction over her podcast interview with Marc...
Music
SZA Sold Only 778 Albums This Week But She’s Number 1 to Taylor Swift’s 61K Number 2
The number 1 album of the week is "SOS" by SZA. It sold only 778 albums (that's CDs and paid downloads).
Nearly all of the...
Business
It’s December 29th, and Mariah’s Christmas Song– And All the Others– Is Gone from the Charts
It's only four days after Christmas, but the party is over.
December 29th-- Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas" -- talked about endlessly for...
Music
Grammy Voting Ends January 4th: Bonnie Raitt Only Songwriter Nominee Who Wrote Her Song Alone Without a Committee
The Grammy Award voting ends on January 4th. If you're a voter, and take this stuff seriously, that means time is running out.
The top...
Business
“Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody” Scores a 95% With Audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Hollywood “Trades” Give Thumbs Up
When I saw the Whitney Houston biopic last week, I really liked it and said so.
Since then, both of the Hollywood trades -- Variety...
Music
The Writer Behind Mariah Carey’s “Christmas” Says Her Story About Writing it Herself as a Teen is “A Tall Tale”
Mariah Carey's long ago co-writer of her many hits says on a podcast today: "She doesn't play anything, she doesn't play keyboard or piano....
Music
RIP Legendary Songwriter Thom Bell, 79, Wrote Dozens of Classics for Spinners, Stylistics, Dionne Warwick, Philly Soul Groups, Elton John
I am really sad to report the death of Thom Bell, the Gershwin of Philly soul. Bell wrote so many hits, especially with his...