The title of Netflix’s new documentary “The Greatest Night in Pop,” which chronicles the recording of “We Are the World,” is a little mystifying. Pop music needs a big audience, but what happened inside A&M Studios in Los Angeles, in the vampire hours between 10 p.m. on Jan. 28, 1985, and 8 a.m. the next … Read more
This “Man in the Mirror” is poised to surprise Michael Jackson fans worldwide. Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson is the reincarnation of his uncle in the first image released from Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael.” “With Jaafar, every look, every note, every dance move is Michael,” said Oscar-winning producer Graham King told Deadline. “He embodies Michael in a way that … Read more
Ricky Gervais was once a thriving pop star before he made his career in comedy. The British comedian, 62, actually moonlighted as a singer in the 1980s, forming a band called Seona Dancing. The “Office” star created the pop duo with friend Bill Macrae during their senior year at University College London in 1983. The … Read more
In late 1984 the singer and activist Harry Belafonte was both impressed and perturbed by “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” a British charity single featuring a cast of pop stars. The proceeds from the project went to Ethiopian famine relief. Belafonte complained to the music manager Ken Kragen, “We have white folks saving Black folks … Read more
There’s a moment toward the end of “The Greatest Night in Pop” — the new Netflix documentary (premiering Monday) that goes inside the making of “We Are the World,” the historic 1985 charity single — where even Bob Dylan was intimidated by the star-studded session. Surrounded by everyone from Ray Charles, Diana Ross and Paul … Read more
A growing number of Taylor Swift fans gripe that they’ve been “scammed” by the pop star’s online merchandise store — with many pointing the finger at her record label Universal Music Group over chronic mismanagement of the site. Store.TaylorSwift.com — which sells gifts, CDs and vinyl, as well as T-shirts and sweaters from her record-breaking … Read more
Step aside, “Uptown Girl.” There’s a new Billy Joel pop song in town. For the first time in 30 years, the 74-year-old “Piano Man” singer will release a new pop song, titled “Turn the Lights Back On,” on Feb. 1. Joel teased the new tune at the Dec. 19 show of his 10-year Madison Square … Read more
80s pop legend Sam Fox spent a night in jail after being arrested for an alleged drunken bust-up on a plane. The model and pop star, 56, was on a British Airways flight to Munich when she allegedly got into a dispute with another passenger. The plane was on the runway ready for takeoff but … Read more
Could sexy finally be coming back? That is the question on the minds of Justin Timberlake fans everywhere after the “SexyBack” superstar teased what appears to finally be new solo music — six years after his last album, 2018’s “Man of the Woods” — on his Instagram last night. Well, technically, it all started when … Read more
In the search for the perfect pop song, one act’s trash can be another one’s treasure. And — oh baby, baby — such was the case with “…Baby One More Time,” Britney Spears’ smash debut single, which hit No. 1 25 years ago in January 1999. “Max Martin had written that song for TLC. He … Read more
I always felt that Norman Lear was too busy to die — even at the age of 101. So when my friend Julie Farin texted me early Wednesday morning — “Norman Lear! 101!” — I figured he’d just announced another show or signed another deal, since she and I often talk about TV legends and … Read more
’80s pop sensation Tiffany caused a storm after shedding her squeaky-clean image to pose for Playboy back in 2002. Now, more than two decades on, the “I Think We’re Alone Now” crooner is recalling the headline-hitting shoot, saying she has no regrets. “I love it still,” the now 52-year-old gushed to Fox News about the … Read more
As the Hall & Oates drama continues — with Daryl Hall suing John Oates and getting a restraining order against his longtime partner to block the sale of his share of their publishing royalties to Primary Wave — it’s clear that being in one of music’s biggest duos isn’t always the stuff of making your … Read more
Barely a week ago, the 2024 Grammy nominations were announced. But even as top contenders SZA, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo were already getting fitted for gowns, something was amiss. The fact that the nominees for music’s top prize were being announced before anyone got to chow and cocktail down for Friendsgiving — let alone … Read more
New Zealand singer Lorde has been snapped taking public transport in an extremely normal move from a famous person. Lorde, 26, was spotted by a fan in New York City taking the subway along with all the everyday commuters and looking very low-key. You might imagine that one of the most famous singers in the … Read more
Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. A party is going down in Miami this weekend. On Friday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 21, III Points is returning to III Points Campus at Mana Wynwood … Read more
Every comment was walking out the front door. Alt-rock group Nickelback discussed how they dealt with nearly two decades of mockery in their tell-all documentary “Hate to Love: Nickelback,” which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival this weekend, reports Entertainment Weekly. “Nobody picks up a guitar to be the most hated band in the world,” said … Read more
They began filing into the two ballparks at close to the same time, descending their respective subway platforms, easing their cars into parking lots. This was late in the afternoon of Aug. 18, 1983. In those years, Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium rarely had days where both were in use. The rhythms of the baseball … Read more
Their relationship hit a bump in the road, err, forehead. An eligible bachelorette revealed that her Hinge match made an unusual request on their second date: He wanted to pop her pimple. Rebeca Fomich, who goes by Beca Michie online, was taken aback and “humbled” when the unidentified man asked to extract the blemish on … Read more
What, like it’s hard? Reese Witherspoon‘s and Ryan Phillippe’s son, Deacon Phillippe, 19, is like, other nepo-babies before him (Chet Hanks, anyone?) going into the music business. Proud mom Witherspoon was seen attending Deacon’s show in Los Angeles Wedensday along with daughter (and look-alike) Ava Phillippe, 23. His body of work appears under the mononym … Read more