On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for their debut show in Chicago. After a blast of guitar feedback, 20-year-old Kurt Cobain politely announced to the crowd at the small club called Dreamerz: “Hello, we’re … Read more
By now, we know all too well about the power of Taylor Swift. With her epic Eras Tour alone, the pop superstar went from crashing Ticketmaster to boosting the economy in every city she visited to going around the movie studio system for its theatrical concert film. But Swift’s latest power move may be her … Read more
Shake it off, Scooter. Scooter Braun has reacted to Taylor Swift gaining control of her music catalogue six years after the pair’s nasty feud over her masters. “I am happy for her,” Braun, 43, told The Post on Friday. Scooter Braun has reacted to Taylor Swift gaining control of her music catalogue. Getty Images Swift … Read more
Salt-N-Pepa are telling their record label not to push it as they fight for the rights to their music. The groundbreaking duo behind hip-hop classics, including 1993’s “Shoop” and 1987’s “Push It” says in a lawsuit that Universal Music Group is violating copyright law by refusing to agree to turn over the rights to their master … Read more
Rare items tied to the New York City music scene are on the auction block at Guernsey’s and will tomorrow land in the hands of lucky collectors. Personal pieces range from autographed musical instruments to history-making recordings and snapshots taken on a first date with Madonna. One things you won’t see are love letters written … Read more
There is no “Oppenheimer” situation shaping up at the 2024 Grammy Awards, which will take place Sunday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Indeed, there is little chance of the kind of sweep that we have seen from Billie Eilish and Bruno Mars in recent years. Even top nominee SZA, who leads all contenders with … Read more
This is wild! A TikToker took to the social media platform this week to share a recording of a marriage proposal that should go straight into the trash. “POV: I shouldn’t have been trusted to record my friend’s proposal,” Mary Dawson wrote in the text over her clip, which has attracted 17.8 million views since … Read more
So much for having everyone “come together.” Sir Paul McCartney, 81, revealed that he found the presence of Yoko Ono, the wife of the late John Lennon, to be an “interference” while the band recorded 1968’s “The White Album.” “John and Yoko had got together and that was bound to have an effect on the dynamics … Read more