Dave Grohl is back in a Foo groove. The singer-guitarist and the Los Angeles Philharmonic delivered orchestral renditions of Foo Fighters faves “Everlong” and “The Sky Is a Neighborhood” at Coachella on Saturday. The surprise appearance — also with Venezuelan maestro Gustavo Dudamel at the Outdoor Theatre at the Indio, California, festival — was the … Read more
Whether you want to rock around the tree, make out under the mistletoe or chill by the fireplace sipping spiked eggnog, Christmas just doesn’t jingle all the way without a sleighing soundtrack to the season. From Nat King Cole and Bruce Springsteen to Brenda Lee and a certain Queen of Christmas — Mariah Carey — … 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
Birds, bees, and Final Wishes — a new study says “Now’s the time” for the other Big Talk with Mom and Dad: the one about what will occur when the end of life happens. A new poll of 2,000 U.S. adults found 90% believe having conversations about end-of-life planning is important and nearly six in … Read more
Theater review SWEPT AWAY 90 minutes, with no intermission. At the Longacre Theatre, 220 W. 48th Street. Something I won’t be saying on my death bed: “I wish I would’ve watched more shows about boats.” Yet another crew of singing seafarers sets off in the Avett Brothers’ uneven “Swept Away,” which opened Tuesday night at … Read more
“Barney & Friends” music director Bob Singleton didn’t warm everyone’s heart with his catchy tunes. Singleton appeared on the new podcast “Generation Barney” and recalled receiving death threats from people who hated the songs he made for the children’s TV series. Bob Singleton in an Instagram video. “When I was nominated for a Grammy, a … Read more
These terrible Tinder conversations are striking the right note. Music producer Luke Holloway is taking the awkward and shocking exchanges on the popular dating app and turning them into tunes on Instagram and TikTok. In his viral videos, he’s belting out the preposterous and painful Tinder prose — mimicking both matches — as a screenshot of the … Read more
Pop’s leading ladies — Beyoncé and Taylor Swift — seemed poised to run the world yet again in summer 2024. With Swift’s Eras Tour and Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” World Tour having broken the Internet — and many a fan’s bank account — last summer, the stage was set for the two divas to rule again this … Read more
Who knew? But apparently, DJ Cassidy — was born to run the DNC. Indeed, it was a state roll call to remember at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday night, as the NYC DJ — the spinner to the stars, from Jennifer Lopez to Beyonce to Barack (as in Obama) — turned his … Read more
You’ve undoubtably heard the catchy hit “HOT TO GO!” and you’ve probably hummed the widely-heard break-up anthem “Good Luck, Babe!” without even realizing who the artist is. It turns out that both of the smash-hit tracks are performed by Chappell Roan, a pop singer who’s suddenly everywhere — and earning comparison to early-years Madonna. Born … Read more
On her 35-acre ranch in Texas, the actor-singer Betty Buckley has been dreaming of playing a Western heroine at last — ideally in something by Taylor Sheridan, the “Yellowstone” creator, who shoots nearby. “I have literally contemplated going to his ranch and just knocking on the door,” Buckley, 76, said the other afternoon, and laughed. … Read more
Play with Tay at your peril. They may have only dated for only a few months in 2023, but that didn’t stop Taylor Swift from seemingly unleashing a wrath of words against 1975 frontman Matty Healy on her highly anticipated 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department,” which arrived on Friday. In fact, Healy — … Read more
They’re singing with strangers – and stars. A choir which started with six people in a Brooklyn living room is now such a draw that people have traveled 10,000 miles to sing Fleetwood Mac and Taylor Swift anthems beside undercover supermodels and Broadway’s hottest stars in the basement of a former church. The Gaia Music … Read more
She shook it off. When Selena Campione learned she would be undergoing brain surgery while awake, she was terrified — but then a surgeon helped the Stanhope, New Jersey mom of two find a surprising way to overcome her fears. “I was scared out of my mind,” the 36-year-old private school teacher said of the moment … Read more
Taylor Swift sent shockwaves around the world in multiple ways with her devoted fans and packed Eras concert tour venues. She also has been setting off so-called SwiftQuakes and now scientists know why. It wasn’t the drumbeat or the deep base guitar amplified over the sound system or even Swift herself hitting the high notes. The tremors … Read more
“Barbie” — the summer blockbuster that none other than Meryl Streep said “saved the movies” in 2023 – may have been snubbed in some of the major categories at the 2024 Academy Awards. (Shout-out to Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig!) But there is no stopping that arch-footed doll in at least one category — Best … Read more
The Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift romance might’ve already been documented in songs written by Swift, but that doesn’t mean they’ll ever get released. Those songs, according to Us Weekly, capture their “love story and falling in love with him,” a development that emerged as one of the NFL’s most popular storylines as the Chiefs won a … Read more
Gwen Stefani is just a girl who can’t put on her headphones and listen to her old music anymore. The “Rich Girl” singer, 54, recently revealed that hearing songs from her past band No Doubt makes her want to vomit. “I can’t listen to a lot of the songs because they speak so clearly to … Read more
Her records earned him a world record. A Taylor Swift fan recently broke the Guinness World Record for the most Taylor Swift songs identified from their lyrics in one minute. Bilal Ilyas Jhandir of Pakistan, a self-proclaimed “die-hard fan” of the pop star, named 34 of her songs, which broke the record previously held of 27. … Read more