Jelly Roll may be nominated for New Artist of the Year at the 2023 Country Music Association Awards — one of five awards he’s up for Wednesday night at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena — but he’s hardly fresh off the farm. In fact, the Antioch, Tennessee native, behind hits such as “Need a Favor” and current … Read more
It was cosmic justice that two black women — Chaka Khan and Missy Elliott — owned the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday night. After longtime Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner was ousted from the hall’s board of directors in September — immediately after telling the New York Times that women … Read more
When Missy Elliott becomes the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Friday night, there will be a very special person in the audience seeing her get her freak on for the first time ever. “My mother has never been to any of … Read more
Thirty years ago, Sheryl Crow proved that she was more than “Strong Enough” to hang with the heavyweights of the pop world with her Grammy-winning debut, 1993’s “Tuesday Night Music Club.’ Now the 61-year-old singer is joining music’s most exclusive club in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame when the induction ceremony takes place … Read more
With powerhouse pipes that are a raw force of nature, Chaka Khan was born to wail. So it’s hard to imagine that she wasn’t the first choice to be the female voice of Rufus when the influential, interracial funk band made its self-titled debut 50 years ago. “When I started with Rufus, Paulette McWilliams had … Read more
For Sheryl Crow, the biggest honor of being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame comes not from the Cleveland institution, but from right at home in Nashville, Tenn. “My kids are teenagers, and I’m wildly not cool right now to them,” the nine-time Grammy winner tells Alexa. “But I will say that … Read more
Growing up in Portsmouth, Va., hip-hop shero Missy Elliott used to believe that she was related to one of her fellow female inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2023. “My family used to tell me that Chaka Khan was my cousin when I was little,” she says, “so for a … Read more
Like most people do, the three New York friends at the center of the musical “Merrily We Roll Along” get more cynical, jaded, greedy and stubborn with age. Or, as book writer George Furth succinctly put it in the original production, “practical.” But Stephen Sondheim’s 1981 show, which was a 16-performance flop when it began … Read more
Baby, fry, fry, fry. *NSYNC recently reunited to release their first song in more than two decades, “Better Place,” and now, Joey Fatone is revealing how the 2000’s heartthrobs have transformed into esteemed gentlemen. “There’s more depth to the conversation. Let’s go there,” Fatone, 46, told The Post on Monday of his formerly spiky, frosted-tipped … 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. “The best thing that ever could have happened” is coming to New York City’s Hudson Theatre starting Tuesday, Sept. 19. On that day, previews begin for the 1981 … 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. Rock history will be made at the Barclays Center this fall. On Friday, Nov. 3, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is inducting its newest members into … Read more
Playing in his first US Open in singles at Forest Hills Stadium in 1977, tennis icon John McEnroe made his debut at 18 with a bang. An unseeded upstart, the Queens native found himself on the same clay courts where he was once a ballboy — gliding and grinding in an interborough contest against Brooklyn-born … Read more
Say goodbye to white male rocker privilege. For once, white male rockers are in the minority among the new class of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees. After years in which they’ve made up the majority of rock hall honorees, they’re barely represented in 2023. And even the one rock band to be enshrined … Read more
A vaccine to protect against severe cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus could roll out as early as August. Pfizer has developed RSVpreF, a vaccine to prevent severe cases of RSV, and the Food and Drug Administration is reportedly expediting its review approval process. The FDA is expected to make their decision in August — just … 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. Jelly Roll is on a roll. First, the crossover country-rap star’s hit single “Son of a Sinner” hit number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in January … Read more
The late composer Stephen Sondheim’s biggest career flop has turned out to be one of the best musicals of the theater season — a mere 41 years after it first premiered. Downtown at New York Theatre Workshop, the lovable and intimate revival of his “Merrily We Roll Along” that opened Monday night lifts its audience’s … 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. It’s not easy to come by tickets for the latest off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Merrily We Roll Along.” Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez and a … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. It’s a question that’s plagued men since the beginning of recorded time: how many watches should I take on vacation? There’s one on your wrist already, so that feels like a no-brainer. But what if you’d like to … Read more
Alanis Morissette revealed why she pulled out of a Rock & Roll Hall of fame performance with superstar Olivia Rodrigo. Morissette — who participated in rehearsals for the show right up until the day before — said through an Instagram story on Monday that she dropped out due to sexism. The 48-year-old singer seemed to … Read more
The show must always go on. A medley of music icons including Eminem, Dolly Parton, Judas Priest, Lionel Richie and Pat Benatar were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, and while the night was full of memorable moments, the evening was riddled with technical difficulties. Duran Duran was one of the … Read more