Mercury Records Eighty-nine songs were eligible to be nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards in 2025, but only 15 of them have made the short list — and one of them is by Elton John. “Never Too Late,” written by Elton, his friend Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin andRead More →
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation In September, Madonna shared on Instagram that she was working with producer Stuart Price, with whom she co-produced her Grammy-winning 2005 album, Confessions on a Dance Floor. Now she says we might get some new music from her by next year. Madonna wrote on Instagram, “Working on newRead More →
On This Day, Dec. 17, 1958 … R.E.M. bassist and founding member Mike Mills was born in Orange County, California. He is best known for his songwriting and harmonizing backing vocals. After becoming a huge local success in Athens, Georgia, R.E.M. recorded their first single, “Radio Free Europe,” in 1981,Read More →
courtesy of Julien’s Auctions With everyone talking about Bob Dylan and the upcoming movie A Complete Unknown, Julien’s Auctions is getting in on the interest, announcing a new auction of Dylan memorabilia in January. Celebrating Bob Dylan: The Aronowitz Archive, T Bone Burnett & More will take place Jan. 18 atRead More →
Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for CMT Legendary singer Paul Rodgers turns 75 on Tuesday. Rodgers is best known for his work as the frontman of Free, which had a top-five hit with “All Right Now” in 1970, as well as the frontman of the supergroup Bad Company. Bad Company’s self-titled debutRead More →
Legacy/Columbia Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” tops the Billboard Hot 100 again, and that puts her within striking distance of breaking her own record. The song has now been #1 on that chart for a total of 16 weeks. That matches the record she set inRead More →
Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Steve Perry wants to help you get into the holiday spirit. The former Journey frontman has just launched his very own holiday yule log on YouTube, featuring songs from his latest holiday album, The Season 3, with video of a roaring fire, surroundedRead More →
George Pimentel/WireImage John Lennon’s two sons, Julian Lennon and Sean Ono Lennon, spent some quality time together and gave the public a little peek at their evening. Julian shared a trio of photos from their hangout at John Lennon’s apartment at The Dakota on Instagram, including one of him giving Sean a kiss onRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Paul McCartney is getting into the holiday spirit. The Beatles legend is currently on the U.K. leg of his Got Back tour, and while playing in Manchester he broke out his holiday tune “Wonderful Christmastime.” Performing in front of a holiday-themed backdrop, McCartney performed the song for theRead More →
Disney/Randy Holmes REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin wants fans to know he didn’t want the band to end. The group announced in September that after 2024 they would cease touring; in a new interview with Billboard, Cronin says ending the group wasn’t his decision. “Never in my wildest dreams didRead More →
