David Bowie wasn’t ready to go “Ashes to Ashes” when he died suddenly from liver cancer in 2016 at 69. In fact, the rock legend was looking forward to the future in his final conversation with longtime producer Tony Visconti just before he died. Visconti — who first worked with Bowie in 1968 until producing … Read more
David Bowie famously sang about “Changes” in 1971, and true to his word, he turned and faced the strange on his 1975 LP “Young Americans.” Making a galactic journey from glam-rock to his self-described “plastic soul,” the man who came from Mars as Ziggy Stardust landed in Philadelphia to record his game-changing classic that came … Read more
Taylor Swift may have turned her pen on him on “The Tortured Poets Department.” But Joe Alwyn — who gets the ex treatment on the pop superstar’s blockbuster 2024 album — still has fond feels about collaborating with the singer during their six-year relationship. Indeed, the British actor formed a fruitful pandemic partnership with Swift, … Read more
Kendrick Lamar proved that he was a rapper, not like any other. Beyoncé and Shaboozey blurred the color lines in country music, and Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter gave us pop diva fever. Here are the top 10 tracks that rocked our world in 2024. 1. Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us” Kendrick Lamar’s … Read more
Jennifer Lopez went from J.Lo to J.Low, Katy Perry was a fallen idol, and Justin Timberlake couldn’t bring his sexy back. Here are the five worst songs of 2024, from a sad sequel to a hip-hop flop and a cringe collaboration. 1. Jennifer Lopez, “Dear Ben, Pt. II” Jennifer Lopez’s “Dear Ben Pt. II” was … Read more
It was the ultimate “Sign.” That’s exactly what happened when Ace of Base’s demo tape got stuck in the car cassette player of the late pioneering Swedish producer Denniz Pop. As a result of that fateful foul-up, the song that would end up on repeat for weeks was “Mr. Ace,” an early title of “All … Read more
Coco Jones is checking New York’s biggest holiday traditions off her list this year. First, the R&B singer performed her Grammy-nominated single “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade last week — in the pouring rain. “My toes are frozen, but I was thankful to perform,” she told The Post. And … Read more
Call him a nepo baby or not — Matteo Bocelli has no issues following in the grande footsteps of his father Andrea Bocelli, the beloved Italian tenor. “I’m proud to be a Bocelli, I’m proud of what my father has achieved in his career,” Bocelli, 27, told The Post. “I feel extremely lucky to have … Read more
They still hadn’t found what they were looking for. So a desperate U2 made a drastic U-turn on the way to making their last classic album, 2004’s “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,” which dropped 20 years ago on Nov. 22, 2004 (Nov. 23 in the US). After months of working on the follow-up to … Read more
From Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish to Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Charli XCX, 2024 has been the year of the diva. And two of the biggest female pop stars of the ’90s — Mary J. Blige and Gwen Stefani — are still keeping it relevant three decades after they first rocked the music … Read more
Taylor Swift is still living her wildest dreams with the Grammys. After becoming the first artist to win four Album of the Year gramophones when “Midnights” picked up the top prize in February, the 34-year-old superstar racked up six nods for her latest LP, “The Tortured Poets Department,” when the 2025 Grammy Award nominations were … Read more
It was the coup before Christmas. Football-star-turned-commentator Jason Kelce stole the “Queen of Christmas” crown from Mariah Carey — at least for one week — when he scored a No. 1 hit on the iTunes holiday songs chart. “Maybe This Christmas” — Kelce’s new duet with Stevie Nicks — rules the top 100 holiday tunes … Read more
Beyoncé can’t help herself from making Grammy history. In 2023, Queen Bey reigned supreme as the artist with the most Grammy wins ever when she picked up her 32nd gramophone. And when the nominations were announced for the 2025 Grammy Awards on Friday, Nov. 8, the 43-year-old superstar set not one but two more records. … Read more
Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and Roger Waters are, in the immortal words of Taylor Swift, never ever getting back together. Gilmour recently made it clear that he would “absolutely not” perform with his rival former bandmate ever again, citing Waters’ controversial political views that have included inflammatory comments about Israel, Ukraine and the US. “I … Read more
Quincy Jones “beat it” — as in his own odds of survival — long before he produced that “Thriller” classic for Michael Jackson. Fifty years before his death at 91 on Sunday, the legendary producer was given a 1 percent chance of living after he suffered a brain aneurysm in 1974. “It was scary,” Jones … Read more
Let’s face it: For most of 2024, for most of recent memory, rock music has been dead. But just as the Day of the Dead is upon us, the Cure has brought the genre back to life. The goth gods — who had been left for dead after not releasing a new studio LP since … Read more
Twenty years ago, Jennifer Hudson had hit bottom. As in the bottom three of “American Idol” — where she was shockingly up for elimination on the third season of the singing competition with fellow presumptive front-runners Fantasia Barrino and LaToya London. After her powerful pipes had carried her through with covers of Aretha Franklin, Elton … Read more
Billie Eilish did indeed seem to have everything she wanted on Wednesday night. In the first of three sold-out shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden on her “Hit Me Hard and Soft” Tour, the 22-year-old pop phenom got all the love she could’ve asked for — and then some. “It’s pretty f—king amazing — … Read more
Liam Payne reportedly hit a career stall in the final months of his life. Before the 31-year-old singer died from falling from a hotel balcony on Wednesday, he reportedly postponed the release of his second solo album because he was “struggling” in the industry. A source told The Sun on Oct. 8 that Payne hadn’t … Read more
Their new album may be called “Moon Music,” but Coldplay took the stage at a strangely sunny hour for a rare club show at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on Monday. I mean, it was still late afternoon, not even evening yet, when the alt-rock giants shrunk themselves down to everyday life size at the … Read more