In the mid-80s, America had a love affair with the country of Australia; ‘Crocodile Dundee’ the film was extremely popular at the box office, and many ‘down artists’ were breaking through, including Rick Springfield, The Little River Band, and Men at Work. Men at Work’s biggest songs were “Down Under,” “Who Can It Be Now” […]
Ariana Grande is one amazing act and most recently she’s shown that she is just as caring of a person. She had the unfortunate luck of performing in Manchester moments before a terrorist attack at the arena she performed in. She’s really stepped up since then and has helped those affected by the bombing. It […]
By now you know that Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie have released a new album and are out on tour. You’ve heard that she studio time and schedule were originally meant to be set aside, or a Fleetwood Mac LP, but only Lindsey and Christine had the time, thus they moved forward with the duo […]
It’s not typical for a rocker to be on Broadway, but it’s been done. Elton John, The Who, Paul Simon and more have stood under the bright lights in NYC. Now we hear that the boss, Bruce Springsteen will also be on Broadway this fall, much like musicians take residency in Las Vegas. Reportedly appearing […]
In 1997, Paul McCartney was knighted by the Queen of England, adding the ‘Sir’ to his name when addressed. It’s a pretty impressive honor (the closest here might be the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award). We now hear that Paul has been appointed an Order of the ‘Companion of Honour’ as part of Great Brittan’s […]
Recently we told you about Taylor Swift’s return to streaming services including Spotify, Amazon, Tidal and Pandora. Well, it’s return has been welcomed with open arms as the songs brought in almost $400,000! Since June 8 the songs have been streamed almost 50 million times, making her a whole lot of dough and even putting […]
Yesterday, Sunday June 25th, was the eighth anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson unexpectedly passing away June 25th, 2009 due to an accidental overdose of anesthetic propofol and the anxiolytic lorazepam. The combination of drugs prompted a heart attack, one that Michael could not survive. Here are five things about Michael you may not […]
On August 1st, 1981 at 12:01 am, the world stopped to watch the Buggles in a video sing the song “Radio Killed the Video Star” and most people over 30 at the time didn’t either understand it, or give it much thought. The Music Television Video (channel) was the mastermind of a few visionaries that […]
Billboard has been releasing a fun chart this year called the “Artist 100” and as the name suggests it features all of the top artists from week to week. The ranking is based on some social media metrics as well as streams and sales. So, artists that have new albums out typically see a big […]
By now it’s fair to think that One Direction will never get back together as a boy band. It’s sad news, but there is good news! Niall Horan was on Entertainment Tonight Canada the other night and opened the door for something great. He came out and said that while it might be weird to […]