Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Music

Academy Pulls Nomination for Song Written and Promoted by Music Branch Committee Member

Score another improvement as the Motion Picture Academy struggles into a new generation. Today they pulled that weird nomination for a song no one...

Grammy’s Don’t Help Sales, Exactly, But Music Streaming– Stevie Wonder In Particular

The Grammys didn't give any albums or tracks a particular sales bounce. On iTunes, things have remained pretty quiet with no surprise jumps on...

Justin Bieber: Grammy Weekend Show He’s Not Part of Music Biz

Grammy Weekend is hereby declared over. What a week! Count the events and the players who remind us the music business is still alive....

Grammys: Justin Timberlake Wins Minor Awards, Is a No Show

What no one wanted to mention on the Grammys: the absence of Justin Timberlake, who had the biggest selling albums of 2013. JT got...

Grammy Show Alerts: Paul & Ringo Will Perform Together After All

Here are some possible spoilers for tonight's Grammy show: Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are scheduled to perform separately. Why?  I do not know....

Miley Cyrus: “I Have a Dry Sense of Humor, Some People Don’t Get It”

Her tongue is back in her mouth, and firmly in her cheek. Miley Cyrus told me last night, after cracking a joke about her...

Carole King’s Strange Omission of Merry Clayton At Tribute Dinner

Carole King thanked four people last night at the MusiCares Person of the Year Award dinner-- James Taylor, the late Donnie Kirschner, her ex...

Lady Gaga Has a New Manager, Who Used to Work for Old Manager

Lady Gaga has a new manager. Bobby Campbell, who used to work for Gaga's original manager, Troy Carter, is now in charge. I met...