Steve Rapport/Getty Images Over 40 years ago a music video featuring a woman with an orange crew cut and a bunch of cows became an MTV hit and a #1 single. Now it’s joined YouTube’s Billion Views Club. Eurythmics‘ 1983 clip for their synthpop classic “Sweet Dreams (Are Made ofRead More →
Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley filming ‘Uptown Girl’ video; Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images The words “Billy Joel” and “sinister vibes” don’t normally go together, which is why one user on social platform X is getting roasted for claiming that’s what they got from the Piano Man’s 1983 doo-wop-inspired hit “Uptown Girl.“Read More →
L-R Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary/Photo Credit: Images Press/IMAGES/Getty Images Folk singer Peter Yarrow, the Peter in Peter, Paul and Mary, passed away Tuesday at the age of 86, his publicist confirmed to ABC Audio. Yarrow died in New York after battling bladder cancer. Peter,Read More →
UMe If you’ve always “Wanted” a deluxe edition of Bon Jovi‘s Slippery When Wet — “Dead or Alive” — your dream has come true. The band will release a deluxe version of their world-beating 1986 album on Feb. 28, 2025, as well as various vinyl variations of the original album. ThoseRead More →
Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns The nominees for the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are usually decided upon in January, and it’s likely that someone will be disappointed when their favorite artist doesn’t get recognized with a nomination. In a new interview with Vulture, RRHOF Chairman John Sykes shares his thoughts onRead More →
Legacy/Columbia Mariah Carey is spending another week at #1. The singer’s holiday classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” tops the Billboard Hot 100 single chart for an 18th nonconsecutive week, putting her one step closer to a new chart record. Just a week ago, Mariah’s Christmas track surpassedRead More →
Medios y Media/Getty Images On Jan. 5 of 2024, Michael Bolton told fans that he had to undergo brain surgery. Now, a year later, he seems healthy and happy. Back in January, Michael wrote on Instagram, “Just before the holidays, it was discovered that I had a brain tumor, whichRead More →
L-R: Rod Stewart, record label head Clive Davis, producer Richard Perry; L. Cohen/WireImage Rod Stewart is “devastated” by the death of Richard Perry, who produced most of his best-selling Great American Songbook albums. Perry died of cardiac arrest on Dec. 24 in LA, according to the New York Times. HeRead More →
Sony Music Entertainment If you’re looking to stream holiday songs, keep in mind that if you choose WHAM!‘s “Last Christmas,” you’ll be helping people in need. In a Christmas message to fans, George Michael‘s sister, father and former manager write that they have “donated a substantial amount from George’s LastRead More →
Madame Tussauds London Most celebrity wax figures at Madam Tussauds museums show the star standing up or sitting down. But a new figure of Elton John, unveiled Dec. 20 at the museum’s London outpost, shows the Rocket Man lifting off — literally. The figure depicts Elton in the ’70s, doing one ofRead More →
