The decade of the 80s was an interesting group of years, given the influence of Punk, the second British Invasion, Girl Power, and the birth of Techno. The MTV Channel heavily influenced the bands. Who were the best from the 80s? Duran Duran was so good they named themselves twice. This band of brothers dominated […]
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Here’s Your Aretha Franklin Update
You would think wealthy celebrities would know better, but we now hear that Aretha Franklin did not leave a will, her estimated estate value at death is thought to be over $80 million in assets and copywrite potentials. Aretha Franklin had four children, from the youngest Kecalf, 48, to Ted, 54, Edward, 61, and Clarence, […]
Rare 40 Year Old Mick Jagger – Carly Simon Song Found
Mick Jagger and Carly Simon were joined at the hip in her song 70’s ‘You’re So Vain” a song written decades ago, leaving the un-answered question as to whom she was speaking of in the song? Only recently did Carly reveal that the person that “was so vain” from the song was indeed Mick Jagger. […]
More Prince Estate Drama
Prince passed away two years ago, but we still hear about his estate every week it seems like. This time his estate is suing a European piracy network! How random is that?! The estate is saying that they are selling his music without permission, some of which is unreleased work. Rumor has it that some […]
A New Imagine Dragons Collaboration
Imagine Dragons has collaborated with a lot of great artists and bands in their day, but we don’t think they’ve ever done something like this. Word on the street is that they’re teaming up with Angry Birds Match the game for a great cause! Angry Birds Match, for that don’t know, is a game that […]
Michel McDonald Announces New York City Residency
At a time when ever rocker announces they will be taking a residency in Las Vegas, Michael McDonald proves again how much of a visionary he is by announcing this week that he’s taking a residency in New York at the New York City’s Café Carlyle October 23 – 27 and October 30 – November […]
The 2018 People’s Choice Awards Nominees Are Here
The People’s Choice Awards are scheduled for November 11th, broadcast live on the E! netowrk for the very 1st time (fans can also vote on E! online) There are 43 categories overall, but here are the more interesting categories and nominees… Male Artist of 2018 Ed Sheeran Logic G-Eazy Shawn Mendes Thomas Rhett Jay-Z Bruno […]
Eric Clapton’s Next LP?
Eric Clapton is about to release a new LP – no, not a Blues album. No, not a cover or ‘Greatest Hits’ album. Eric Clapton is about to release, a Christmas album called ‘Happy Xmas.’ This holiday stocking stuffer will drop mid-October, containing the best Christmas songs ever, or at least Eric’s favorite seasonal favorites. […]
The ‘R.E.M. at the BBC’ Box Set Drops October 19th
R.E.M is that eclectic band from Athens Georgia that gave the world charts topping tunes like “Losing My Religion,” “Everybody Hurts,” “Shiny Happy People,” and “The One I Love” and will now release a nine-disc box set that may include all their hits and deep album cuts. ‘R.E.M. at the BBC’ will drop October 19th […]
JAY-Z and Beyoncé Surprise Concert Fan With College Scholarship
JAY-Z and Beyoncé are in the news this week, but not for what they did on stage during their ‘the On the Run II’ tour, rather for what they did before the bright lights. The two are keeping their word by awarding a few deserving high school seniors $100,000 scholarships in 11 of the cities […]