Benny Harrison, Session Man to the Greats, Gets His Own Shot at Stardom
Benny Harrison is one of the best session men in the business. Now he's moving into the spotlight. ...
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Claudia Hayden Bends Genres Between Music and Visual Arts (Video!)
Claudia Hayden is a media-multi-hyphenate who is as comfortable in front of the camera as she is behind it. ...
Mark Bego Scores Supreme Success: New No. 1 Book on ‘Supremes’ Mary Wilson
Celebrity-biographer Mark Bego has just had lightning strike three times....
Trump’s Absurd ‘Scary Time for Men’ Claim Taken Apart by Simple Song (Watch!)
Donald Trump’s claim that it’s a “scary time for men,” because of Brett Kavanaugh’s sex assault allegations, was mocked by singer Lynzy Lab Stewart in a song that captures the absurdity of the president’s statement. Watch it below!
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Taylor Swift Gets Political: Reveals for First Time Who’s She’s Voting For and Why
Taylor Swift, never known to be the political type, is getting all political now, but she’s had her own #MeToo moment and cites it as one of the reasons she’s deciding to speak out now ahead of the all-important mid-term elections. For the rest o...
The Backstory to Woodstock ’69: An Insider Account of Three Days of Love and Music
Brother and sister Weston and Julia Blelock grew up in Woodstock, New York, left town for many years and pursued separate lives and diverse careers. But they both were drawn back to the region and are now business partners in WoodstockArts....
John Mayer No Longer Looking for Accolades, New Music ‘More About Me’
John Mayer has played the chart game for most of his career, but now he’s playing music for himself, he tells Rolling Stone in a new interview. “For all the moves I’ve made on the musical chessboard, I am now me. I’m no dummy,” he says. Mayer has been touring recently with Dead & Company, featuring Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, members of the Grateful Dead, one of the most famous jam bands in music history. ...
Lana Del Ray Takes Another Dream Ride in ‘Love’ Music Video (see!)
Lana Del Rey has been under the radar for over a year, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t been busy. She dropped a new video for her song “Love” over the weekend. The good news for fans is she’s still lost in a surreal dreamland where life imitates a burning cigarette. Her upcoming fifth studio album reunites the singer with longtime producer and collaborator Rick Nowels. Benny Blanco and Emile Haynie also contributed to the album....
Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer Talks About Battle With Lyme Disease
Amanda Palmer, lead singer of Boston duo Dresden Dolls, revealed today (July 26) why she was forced cancel her scheduled appearance at a Morrissey concert at San Jose State University. She was being treated for Lyme Disease, she said. Palmer was hospitalized at Miles Memorial Hospital, in Damariscotta, MA, on July 17. ...
Rita Ora New Poison Video an Ode to Hipster Cool for the Hell of It (watch!)
Rita Ora just has to hang out with the hipster cool kids to become famous in her new video for “Poison,” the second single off her as yet unreleased new album. But there’s a bigger moral to this story. Ora, 24, may be too much of a Rihanna knock-off to find a fan base in the United States. But she’s big in her native UK and Europe....
Rolling Stones Gear Up for New Tour With Surprise LA Show (video)
The Rolling Stones played one of the smallest venues since their 2003 Four Flicks concert series, with a show at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. It was a tune up for this summer’s Zip Code Tour that will be anything but small, hitting only stadiums in 15 cities. There was plenty of room at last night's show for celebrities like Jack Nicholson, One Direction’s Harry Styles, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Willis, Patricia Arquette, Eric Idle, Don Was and Joe Pesci. ...
Justin Bieber Bangs His Own Drum on James Corden’s Show (watch!)
Justin Bieber has been called a lot of things, but nobody has ever called him untalented. He slipped into the drummer’s seat with Reggie Watts and the band on the “Late Late Show With James Corden” and kept a mean beat while Watts sang. What a guy! Bieber, who was a creep in an 18-month run of loutish behavior, is now slowly creeping back into everyone’s good graces. He was supporting musical guest Tori Kelly, a protege. ...
Madonna Sets Bar for Bitches With Tonight Show Performance (watch!)
Madonna let all her pop wannabes know she’s still the “bitch” in the room with her rousing performance of her hit song “Bitch I’m Madonna” last night on the “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.” Diplo pitched in for the number. The Material Girl is still going strong at 56 with the release of her new album Rebel Heart. Madonna also performed her song “Holiday,” from her self-named 1983 debut album, with Fallon and The Roots using classroom instruments....
Madonna Still Has the Face; Returns to Cosmo After 25 Years (photos!)
Madonna may be approaching her golden years, but she’s still gold on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine, celebrating the fashion publication’s 50th anniversary. She last appeared on the cover 25 years ago. For the May 1990 issue, Madonna was a fresh-faced 32-year-old and the magazine was celebrating its 25th Anniversary. She wore a short flapper-girl style brunette wig and a tight white spaghetti-strapped top....
Rihanna Reads Indiana the Riot Act Over Religious ‘Freedom’ Law (video)
Rihanna ventured into the heart of Indiana for the NCAA March Madness Festival and got right to the point. Schooled the Hoosier state audience for passing the explosive Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The measure caused an uproar because it has been widely interpreted as anti-gay. The Final Four pitted the Kentucky Wildcats against the Wisconsin Badgers and the Duke Blue Devils against the Michigan State Spartans....