Thursday, December 26, 2024

Music

Taylor Swift Sells Albums, But Doesn’t Stream Singles: Here’s the Top 50 for 2023, Starting with Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift may have sold a million albums this year. She's an album machine. But when it comes to streaming, Taylor didn't make the top...

Ariana Grande Announces New Album for 2024, I Told You Weeks Ago Max Martin Is Helping

I told you weeks ago that Ariana Grande was making a new album with help from famed songwriter Max Martin. Now she's announced it unofficially...

RIP Tommy Smothers, 86, One Half of the Subversive Banjo Playing Brothers Comedy Duo, Had Mid 80s Renaissance

Sorry to report the death of Tommy Smothers, age 86. The report says he died from a recent bout with cancer. Tommy and Dickie Smothers...

Apple Watches Pulled Off Shelves Over Patent: In 2006, They Paid $100 Million to Settle A Patent Crisis Over the iPod Touch

You're probably aware that Apple is in hot water over its watches. The ITC -- Intermational Trade Commission -- has ruled that Apple must...

It Was 60 Years Ago Today: The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” Was Released in the US and Changed Everything

It was 60 years ago today: the Beatles released "I Want to Hold Your Hand." It would soon be number 1, pulling with it...

Kanye West Suddenly Issues Self-Serving Apology — in Hebrew — to Jewish Community as He Readies New Album Release

Don't believe a word of it. At 2:52 am, Kanye West -- proudly antisemitic -- issued an apology to the Jewish community on Instagram....

Laura Lynch, Founding Member of the Chicks, Dies in Texas Auto Accident at Age 65

Laura Lynch, the original lead singer of the group known as the Dixie Chicks, died today in an auto accident in Texas. She was...

Taylor Swift Sold Over 450K Albums This Week Including the Number 1 Record “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”

The record business now consists entirely of Taylor Swift. In this week's top 50, Swift sold over 450,000 albums. That includes 125,000 for the number...