Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Music

Sony Music Gets a $700 Million Infusion from Apollo Management: Just to Pay Adele?

Curious announcement from Apollo Management. They're supplying Sony Music with $700 million. “We are pleased to provide a bespoke capital solution to an affiliate of...

Elvis Costello, Eric Clapton, Mavis Staples Booked for Robbie Robertson Tribute Show in LA This October

The Band's Robbie Robertson is getting a posthumous all star tribute show this fall. "Life is a Carnival" will feature Elvis Costello, Taj Mahal, Eric...

“Deadpool and Wolverine” Puts Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” Back on the Singles Chart 35 Years Later

Madonna hasn't had a chart hit for quite some time -- like years, really. But today, her 1989 song, "Like a Prayer," is number 43...

(Read) Paul McCartney Recalls Blues Great John Mayall: “He became a mentor to me”

Paul McCartney has posted a touching tribute to the late great John Mayall. Mayall, a huge influence on every British rock and blues musician, died...

Billy Joel Turns the Lights Back Off as He Stops Playing New Song at Shows

One big surprise last night at Billy Joel's finale residency show at Madison Square Garden: he didn't include his new 2024 song, "Turn the...

Korean Pop Group Stray Kids Soundly Beats Over Hyped BTS Star Jimin in Sales

It's a case of Korean pop vs. K Pop. The new album from Stray Kids, a Korean pop group, soundly thrashed the new release this...

Lady Gaga Gets the Gold for Olympics Opening Performance, And “Joker 2” Commercial

Lady Gaga's Paris Olympics performance got her a gold medal tonight. Classy production and tremendous singing and dancing for Gaga. Then NBC ran a short...

Billy Joel Wraps 10 Years, 150 Shows at MSG with Jimmy Fallon, Axl Rose, and Daughters Della, 9

Billy Joel's finale for his 10 year Madison Square Garden monthly residency was full of surprises. Tonight was the 150th show at MSG, with...