Let’s face it — Coldplay is not as hot as they once were. Certainly not like when “Yellow,” “Clocks” and “Viva La Viva” — their Grammy-winning single that topped the charts in 2008 — were some of the defining alt-rock hits of the aughts. But then again, the same can be said for any middle-aged … Read more
Luke Bryan has entered the chat about Beyoncé’s CMA snub. The country superstar — who will return to co-host the CMA Awards on Nov. 20 with NFL legend Peyton Manning and 2023 Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson — gave his thoughts about Beyoncé being shut out of nominations for her history-making “Cowboy Carter” album … Read more
The Cure has been found again. Robert Smith and his band of not-so-merry men are back in their inimitable mope mode with “Alone,” their first new song in 16 years, which was released on Thursday. And even after such a long wait, the single takes its sweet — or make that, sullen — time to … Read more
The Boss is the gift that keeps on giving — even on his own birthday. As Bruce Springsteen turns 75 on Monday, he is not slowing down when it comes to rocking for marathon shows — or releasing music to his fans. The New Jersey legend — who was “Born to Run” when he came … Read more
It was more like role-play than Coldplay. That’s how it was when Chris Martin showed up dressed like a tacky tourist at Las Vegas dive bar Dino’s over the weekend. The Coldplay frontman donned a baggy business suit, striped tie, Coke-bottle glasses and red wig for his surprise karaoke schtick while filming the video for … Read more
Ten years ago, Katy Perry was beefing with Taylor Swift about dancers. The story goes that Perry stole three dancers away from Swift’s “Red” Tour to join her “Prism” Tour. At the time, they were dueling divas at the very top of pop. The feud even inspired Swift to write “Bad Blood,” her chart-topping hit … Read more
“Hot to Go!” singer Chappell Roan is on fire as one of the breakout pop stars of 2024. But the “Midwest Princess” — who was just crowned Best New Artist at the MTV VMAs last week — is already burning out on what she calls the “abusive” side of fame. “I feel like fame is … Read more
It’s a good time to be Usher. And nobody knows that more than the 45-year-old R&B superstar, who strolls into the room at the New York Edition hotel — dressed in a black sweater and matching pants — with the content, confident chill of a man in his moment. “A lot has changed,” Usher told … Read more
Texas, hold up! Despite her historic success on the country charts this year, Beyoncé was shut out of the nominations for the 2024 CMA Awards released Monday. In a snub, there were no nominations for “Cowboy Carter” or its hit single “Texas Hold ’Em,” which went No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and … Read more
Zooming in on video from Bush’s tour bus, Gavin Rossdale is looking fresher and better-coiffed than any 58-year-old rocker is supposed to look at 10 a.m. on a Friday morning — while making the summer road rounds on the way to Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre. “Well, I mean, I probably got bus bedhead,” Rossdale told The … Read more
True to the raw, anarchic spirit of punk-rock, the Ramones played as dirty as those notoriously filthy CBGB bathrooms when they got a spontaneous offer from their first manager at the holy underground in New York’s East Village in 1975. “They wanted to be in my column in the SoHo Weekly News. And I kept … Read more
For Usher, 2024 just keeps on giving more reasons to say, “Yeah!” Hot on the heels of releasing his hit album “Coming Home” — his first solo studio LP in eight years — headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, and, right after rocking the game, getting married to longtime partner Jennifer Goicoechea in Las Vegas, … Read more
“Some folks like to get away/ Take a holiday from the neighborhood/ Hop a flight to Miami Beach/ Or to Hollywood.” So mused a 27-year-old Billy Joel at the beginning of “New York State of Mind,” his 1976 saloon song that would become a hometown anthem for the ages — and a local crowd favorite … Read more
Everyone knows that Bruce Springsteen was born to rock. But even a certified rock god like the Boss is rolling into country territory now: This week his “Sandpaper” duet with Zach Bryan marks the first time that Springsteen has ever appeared on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart since the New Jersey legend first greeted … Read more
A new Adele album isn’t coming out anytime soon. The award-winning singer — who released her last album, “30,” in 2021 — said she’s taking a step back from music after her “Weekends with Adele” Las Vegas residency ends in November. “I don’t have any plans for new music at all,” she said Sunday in … Read more
He’ll be dissing you. Eminem released his 12th studio album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce),” on Friday — and shaded Diddy on multiple tracks. On his first studio LP since 2020’s “Music to Be Murdered By,” the MC, 51, directs his vicious attack multiple times at the disgraced hip-hop mogul — who … Read more
Just as spring began to bloom, it blossomed into one of the greatest diva seasons in pop history — from Ariana Grande’s “Eternal Sunshine” and Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” to Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” Dua Lipa’s “Radical Optimism” and Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft.” But as we set summer off, there are … Read more
It’s not an understatement when I tell you that Prince’s “Purple Rain” soundtrack changed my life after it came out 40 years ago on June 25, 1984. I wore that vinyl out after I scraped my coins together and bought it — and probably had to sneak it into the house. Before you even got … Read more
Opening for Taylor Swift is like winning the lottery in music right about now. We all saw what happened to Sabrina Carpenter’s career after she opened for Swift on her epic Eras Tour last year. I mean, she blew all the way up — and now she’s got the song of the summer with “Espresso.” … Read more
No doubt, Luke Combs — having ridden his historic cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” all the way to No. 2 on the pop charts — is one of the hottest country artists in the game right now. And as such, the 34-year-old North Carolina native is in that cushy zone where he can pretty much … Read more