Josh Groban has a song that just hit the charts, a Christmas favorite called “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” that you’ll hear right up to Christmas night. It’s been a great year for Josh, having made his debut on Broadway two weeks ago with “Natasha Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.” Born Joshua […]
The Weeknd has been busy lately, putting out new music and performing at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. His music is doing great and his recent release, “Starboy,” is putting up ridiculous numbers! Let’s take a look at how his streaming totals have gone so far… “Starboy” the album just recently broke the record for […]
It’s not hard at all to defend Jay Z being known as one of the greatest rappers of all time. The man has won 21 Grammys in his day and has sold millions of millions of records! This talented musician turned 47 over the weekend and we thought there would be no better time to […]
There aren’t that many shopping days till Christmas, so be sure to check that gift list for your upcoming trek to the stores. It’s Monday, let’s share a few music news headlines… There may never be another Woodstock music festival, but the lineup for the 2017 Mountain Jam, in upstate New York was recently announced. […]
Taylor Swift was recently announced as 2016’s highest-paid artist and it really should come as no surprise. Forbes made this announcement with their yearly look at how musicians do financially. They take a look at how artists do from June 1 of one year to June 1 of the next to determine how they do. […]
These days many artists are not allowing certain items to be brought into their concerts. We certainly can understand an artist’s desire to keep their fans focused on the music and not on social media, but Coldplay has gone off the deep end you could say. Coldplay recently played in New Zealand and they did […]
Forbes recently put out their list of highest paid artists in music and the list is quite impressive. The names won’t necessarily surprise you, but the numbers will! Any guesses as to who takes the cake for most money made this past year? Taylor Swift comes in at number one with $170 million and she […]
Sly and the Family Stone was an incredible rock/funk/pop band that had a ton of soulful and pop hits in the late 60s and 70s. It’s safe to say that the soul bands that sprouted across the US in the 80s and 90s owe a debt of gratitude to Sly. In 2016, there was good […]
1991 was an interesting year. The Gulf War was in its early stages, Clarence Thomas was being vetted in public hearings for his inclusion into the Supreme Court, and AIDs was still a very scary public health issue. What were the ‘Top 9 Songs’ 25 years ago? Check them out! 1.) I Love Rock ‘n’ […]
Recent rock and roll deaths include Bill Ham (the first ZZ Top manager), Leon Russell, and Tony Barrow (former Beatles press agent credited for coining the term ‘Fab Four’ nickname). How is it that a few of our favorite stars who drank and dabbled in drugs could still be alive, while others died? Many notable […]