Taylor Swift recently received the Nashville Songwriters Association International’s Songwriter-Artist of the Decade award. Swift received the award on Tuesday, September 20, at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium during the annual Nashville Songwriter Awards. Swift gave a 13-minute acceptance speech in which she discussed her approach to songwriting, re-recording her first six studio albums after dispute with…
R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” video has joined the YouTube’s 1 billion views club. According to the video sharing platform, the clip has averaged over 300,000 views globally per day across YouTube so far this year. “Losing My Religion” was released as the first single from the alternative rock band’s 1991 album Out of Time. “Losing…
Rihanna’s music video for her 2012 single “Diamonds” has officially surpassed 2 billion views on the YouTube. “Diamonds” is Rihanna’s third song to reach the 2-billion views after Calvin Harris’ “This Is What You Came For,” in which she featured, and her feature on Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie.” “Diamonds” officially becomes Rihanna’s first…
A recently released trailer for Showtime’s forthcoming documentary “Nothing Compares” sees Sinéad O’Connor reflecting on her controversial performance on “Saturday Night Live” almost three decades ago. During her appearance on “SNL” on October 3, 1992, O’Connor protested the sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church by tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul…
Joe Walsh has partnered with Veeps to livestream VetsAid 2022, the sixth edition of the annual festival. VetsAid 2022 will feature performances by the newly reunited James Gang, (Walsh, Jimmy Fox and Dale Peters) for a final performance, with special guest Dave Grohl, as well as Nine Inch Nails, the Black Keys and the Breeders.…
Harry Styles’ “As It Was” continues to rule the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, as the song topped the list for a 14th total week, tying for the fourth-longest reign on the tally. “As It Was” earned 68.2 million radio airplay audience impressions, 14.4 million streams, down 9%, and 3,000 downloads sold, down 13%, in…
Mariah Carey has hinted about her plans to release Someone’s Ugly Daughter, a lost alternative rock album. The pop superstar secretly recorded the album in 1995 under the pseudonym Chick. Speaking to Rolling Stone’s “Rolling Stone Now” podcast, Carey revealed that she recently came across a version of the album with her vocals in the…
Former drummer and co-founding member of the Doobie Brothers, John Hartman died at the age of 72. The news was confirmed by the Doobie Brothers on their official social media accounts on Thursday. “Today we are thinking of John Hartman, or Little John to us. John was a wild spirit, great drummer, and showman during…
Original “American Idol” judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson were present to witness the winner of its first season, Kelly Clarkson, receive her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “This is where I won 20 years ago,” Clarkson said during her acceptance speech. “I feel very lucky and fortunate because I know…
The newly released first trailer for Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody features Naomi Ackie as Houston. The cast also includes Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown and Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis. Clarke Peters plays John Houston, Whitney’s father, and Tamara Tunie portrays Cissy Houston, Whitney’s mother. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody is…