Alasdair McLellan A judge in Brazil had ordered that a song from Adele‘s album 25 be pulled from streaming services because of a copyright claim. AFP reports that the song, “Million Years Ago,” is the subject of a claim by a Brazilian composer named Toninho Geraes, which has been ongoingRead More →
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 →
Weiss Eubanks/NBC Universal American Idol has been on for so many years that if you can’t remember who won, say, season 14, it’s forgivable. But if you were actually on the show and you can’t remember who won season 2 — well, then you’d be Kelly Clarkson. Welcoming Clay AikenRead 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 →
dick clark productions 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the Jonas Brothers — yes, we’re old — and they’re going to start off the year in a major way. The group will perform a medley of their hits just after midnight in New York City’s Times Square, as part ofRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio Jimmy Fallon’s collaboration with the Jonas Brothers, “Holiday,” has topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, making it the talk show host’s first #1 on that tally. Speaking to ABC Audio on Dec. 13, when he got the news that the song had reached the top, JimmyRead More →
Warner Records Dua Lipa had a great year: She released a new album, launched a world tour, headlined the Glastonbury Festival and got her own CBS-TV special. That’s why she says she doesn’t mind that her new album, Radical Optimism, was snubbed by the Grammys. Speaking to Billboard, Dua says,Read 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 →
Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal Kelly Clarkson is going to keep on talking into the new year. Her Emmy-winning talk show has just been renewed for a seventh season by NBC-owned TV stations. For the past six seasons, it’s been the highest-rated afternoon show, according to a press release. NBCUniversal’s Tracie Wilson said inRead 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 →
