Musicians as diverse as Michael Bolton, Cyndi Lauper, Usher, Josh Groban, John Mellencamp and Cheryl Crow got together last night on John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” to sing a hilarious medley aimed at errant politicians like Donald Trump who steal songs. Trump caused an uproar when his campaign used well-known rock songs without permission at the Republican National Convention....
Ke$ha decided to go it alone in a raunchy new video for her song “Dirty Love,” erasing all traces of ’70s rock icon Iggy Pop, who was featured on the album version of the track. Some kind of falling out, no doubt. Probably got tangled up in a rights issue, or even more likely Iggy wanted more money....
As a Disney teen queen, Demi Lovato took a back seat to Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez. But she came into her own at a high profile performance as part of NBC’s holiday special, “A White House Christmas.” She belted out the popular chestnut “All I Want for Christmas is You,” a risky pick since Mariah Carey just revived the 1966 song as part of her Christmas album. Nonetheless, Demi pulled off the song with aplomb by singing more of a classic arrangement compared with Mariah’s up-tempo pop treatment. Demi also imbued the song with passion, rising to the occasion....
American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert sent temperatures soaring when he intimated that he was joining iconic rock band Qeeen as frontman, only the second since the death of Freddie Mercury. But guess again. "The intention is to pay tribute to Freddie and the band by singing some f*****g great songs," Lambert told the UK's Daily Star. It's to keep the music alive for the fans and give it an energy that Freddie would have been proud of."...
