Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth Handle It Badly at Same Oscars Party
Miley Cyrus proved absence doesn’t make the heart grow fonder, at least when she and her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth show up at the same Oscars party. ...
Keith Girard
Alicia Keys Bore an Extra Burden This Year Hosting Grammy Awards
Alicia Keys admitted hosting the Grammy Awards this year was “hard” and “painful” coming so soon after the death of NBA basketball great Kobe Bryant and eight others in a California helicopter crash....
Shakira Ready to Light Up Super Bowl; Hear Her First New 2020 Song ‘Me Gusta’
Shakira, who set the world on fire with her Latin sensuality, is ready to do the same at the Super Bowl. She’ll be appearing with Jennifer Lopez during the halftime extravaganza....
Alicia Keys Busts a Move for Downtrodden in New Underground Video (watch!)
Alicia Keys stands up (and dances) for the downtrodden in a stunning new video for her song “Underground.” The song explores the humanity of those who are struggling to overcome adversity on the lowest rungs of society....
Nirvana Iconic ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ Hits 1 Billion YouTube Views! See!
Nirvana iconic tune “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” the opening track and lead single from the band’s second album, Nevermind has reached 1 billion views on YouTube, a milestone topped by only one other tune....
Lana Del Rey Tests Limits of Her Art in 14-Minute Music Video (See!)
Lana Del Rey takes a languid journey through a post-modern urban world in a new 14-minute music video featuring three of her songs. She flouts music industry conventions and imprints her own style. ...
Billie Eilish Takes Uproarious Ride With James Cordon for ‘Carpool Karaoke’ (Watch!)
Billie Eilish, who just turned 18 (Dec. 18), hit the road–not on tour–but with James Cordon in an uproarious ride in “Carpool Karaoke.” ...
Ariana Grande Tour Trouble; Battles Illness, Stumbles on Stage During Show (Video)
Ariana Grande has been on a grinding tour and she hinted on social media it's getting to her. (Photo: ScreenCap)Ariana Grande is soldiering through her Sw...
Grammy 2020: Lizzo Leads New Generation, But Taylor Swift Still Rules
Melissa Viviane Jefferson, also known as Lizzo is ushering in a new generation of Grammy nominees with a leading eight award nods, but Taylor Swift remains a force with three nominations. She’s one of several first-time Grammy nominees....
FKA Twigs Back After Robert Pattinson Breakup With New Song; Upcoming Album (video!)
FKA twigs is getting back in touch with “family,” “nature” and likely herself with a new song from her upcoming album–her first since her Robert Pattinson breakup. ...
Noah Cyrus, Miley’s Kid Sis, Now 19, Exudes ‘Vulnerability, Trauma’ in New ‘Lonely’ Video (Watch!)
Noah Cyrus, the sassy little sis of Miley Cyrus, is out with a new video for her tune “Lonely,” a bluesy ballad that shows off her voice and her lithesome body....
Whitney Houston Miraculous Comeback–Will Tour Again… as a Hologram! Is this Unholy?
Whitney Houston, a star of the first magnitude–when she was alive– is reportedly ready to shine again on stage as a hologram. Is this the unholy future of music?...
Miley Cyrus Ball Busts, Ariana Grande Gyrates in Don’t Call Me Angel Video (See!)
Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey try to put a feminist spin on the upcoming Charlie’s Angel’s reboot in their video for the soundtrack song “Don’t Call Me Angel.” But as a cultural touchstone it kinda fails....
Taylor Swift Pours Her Heart Out Singing Phil Collins’ Classic ‘Can’t Stop Loving You’ (Watch!)
Taylor Swift is all about love songs, even when they’re not her own. She performed one of her all-time favorites the Phil Collins Classic “Can’t Stop Loving You” and poured her heart out....
Iggy Azalea Fumes Over Leaked Photos, Hits Photog for Massively Violating Trust
Iggy Azalea, the buxom Australian rapper, is fuming at a photographer who failed to destroy outtakes from a photo shoot that leaked online, showing her in various states of undress, including topless....
Taylor Swift Delicious Pomp, Circumstance for Billboard ‘Me’ Debut (see!)
Taylor Swift took the big bang approach to her Billboard Music Awards life debut of her new song “Me,” starting with an introduction by a marching band, and then seguing into a Mary Poppins-like dreamscape of umbrellas… everywhere....
Tom Petty Family Fight Over Dead Rocker’s Estate a Real Heartbreaker
Tom Petty might look at the family fight over his estate as a great new Heartbreakers song. Daughter Adria Petty says “selfish, unreliable people and drug addicts” are trying to decide how Petty’s multi-million estate is being managed....
Peter Tork, the TV Monkee Who Fought to Have the Band Taken Seriously, Dies at 77
Peter Tork, the affable, goofy bassist on the hit TV music show “The Monkees,” was nothing like his character. He fought for years to have The Monkees and later his own music taken seriously. That battle ended with his death today (Feb. 21). He was 77....
It Was 50 Years Ago Today… The Beatles Last Blast on Savile Row Rooftop (video)
The Beatles’ famous, bittersweet Savile Row rooftop concert on Jan. 30, 1969, drew me to London to pay homage to the group’s last performance and caused me to recall my own rooftop experience with the comedy troupe The Gramcrackers....
Mariah Carey Sex Tape Leads to Alleged $8M Blackmail Plot, Lawsuit Claims
Mariah Carey was doing some “embarrassing things” in the bedroom. Little did she know her assistant was secretly recording her, leading to an alleged $8 million blackmail attempt. But Mariah is fighting back....
Keith Girard
Keith Girard is Editor and Pubilsher of TheImproper, New York City’s cutting edge arts, entertainment pop culture and lifestyle Web magazine. Before that, he was editor-in-chief of Billboard magazine and a reporter for the Washington Post among other media positions.