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Iconic Singer Ronnie Spector Dies at 78

Iconic 60s singer, leader of the hit-making girl group The Ronettes, and ex-wife of infamous record producer Phil Spector, passed…

3 years ago

Coachella is for Every One!

NEXT COACHELLA MUSIC and ARTS FESTIVAL APRIL 14 – APRIL 23, 2023 Over the past 20 plus years, Coachella has…

3 years ago

When is Record Store Day?

Plaque Photo By Rjonescartwright Record Store Day 2022 is April 23rd. The original idea for Record Store Day was conceived…

3 years ago

Music Sales 2021 Year End Report

Streaming Music Continues to Dominate - Vinyl Sales Soar The tallies are in for music sales and digital streaming stats…

3 years ago

Woodstock Organizer and Co-Founder Dies

Multiple media sources, including Pitchfork, have reported that Michael Lang, one of the founders of the iconic 1969 Woodstock Music…

3 years ago

What Happened to Sinead O’Connor’s Son?

This is such a devastating story and leaves us with so many many questions. Sad questions with sad answers. Prayers…

3 years ago

What are The GRAMMY Awards?—No Phonys Please

2022 GRAMMY Awards Postponed for the Second Year in a Row The following is a Joint Statement from the Recording…

3 years ago

Who Wrote the Music to Psycho?

Initially director/auteur Alfred Hitchcock didn't want any music to accompany what has become one of the most famous scenes in…

3 years ago

Vicente Fernandez, Mexico’s “King of Mariachi,” Dies at 81

For most Americans, Vicente Fernandez is not a household name. But Mexico's adored "King of Mariachi," who passed away on…

3 years ago

Who Called Jenny at 867-5309?

Well, it probably wasn't Tommy Heath, the lead singer for the San Francisco-based rock band Tommy Tutone who made the…

3 years ago

Adele Wins Big at 59th Grammy Awards!

Adele Wins Big!  Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album…

8 years ago

What was Janet Jackson’s Famous Superbowl “Wardrobe Malfunction”?

SUPERBOOB XXXVIII Revisited Where: Reliant Stadium in Houston, TexasWhen: February 1, 2004Live Attendance: 71,525CBS Television Audience: Estimated 130 million viewers…

8 years ago

Who Sang To Sir With Love?

On the January 22 2017 airing of Saturday Night Live, the cast did a (not tongue-in-cheek) tribute to President Barack…

8 years ago

When is MLK Day?

Rev. Martin Luther King Day (MLK Day): In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed into law a bill making the third…

8 years ago

Performing Rights Organization SESAC Sold To Blackstone Private Equity Firm

From Hypebot.com: SESAC, the only one of the three top U.S. performing rights organizations to operate as a for profit…

8 years ago

Dan Fogelberg’s Same Old Lang Syne

American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg's angelic and evocative voice, paired with his smart, eclectic songs, captivated a generation of music lovers from…

8 years ago

Who Wrote the Words to “Auld Lang Syne”?

"Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind...da da da da, hmmm hmmm hmm hmmm, in days of…

8 years ago

Who Wrote Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer?

by DA Jack Hayford Christmas music is FUN and wonderfully nostalgic. Among my  all-time favorites on the FUN side is…

8 years ago

Who Wrote the Music to the Peanuts/Charlie Brown Christmas Specials?

Who Wrote the Music to the Peanuts/Charlie Brown Christmas Specials? For fifty years, Charles Monroe Schulz (November 26, 1922 –…

8 years ago

Who Wrote The Monster Mash?

"Since it's release in 1962 when it became #1 in 8 weeks, Bobby 'Boris' Pickett is the only active performer…

8 years ago

Who Played Willy Wonka in WIlly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?

Brilliant comic actor and writer (and fine singer and dancer too!) Gene Wilder, AKA WIlly Wonka, AKA The Candyman, passed…

8 years ago

The Star Spangled Banner—America’s National Anthem and Musical “Home of the Brave”

"In an attempt to take Baltimore, the British attacked Fort McHenry, which protected the harbor. Bombs were soon bursting in…

8 years ago

Who Wrote I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing?

I'd like to teach the world to sing In perfect harmony I'd like to build the world a home And…

8 years ago

Who Wrote Take Me Out to the Ball Game?

Of the several hundred songs written for or about the National Game, 'Take Me Out To The Ball Game' looms…

8 years ago

What is the Meaning of Trip the Light Fantastic?

To "Trip the Light Fantastic" is to dance. Scholars point to an early reference made to the phrase, if not…

8 years ago

What is the Difference Between ASCAP vs BMI vs SESAC?

All Performance Rights Organizations ("P.R.O.s") do essentially the same job. They license the work of writers, particularly songwriters, for commercial…

8 years ago

Volunteer Chemists Test Drugs For Users at Music Festivals – The Loop

At music festivals throughout the UK, in a tiny trailer used as a make-shift laboratory, volunteer chemists conduct tests on…

8 years ago

UK’s Kendal Calling – Music Festival in the Fields

UK's Kendal Calling was born from a group of music lovers who felt the fabulous fields of the Lake District…

8 years ago

Louden Wainwright III “I Had A Dream”

"Dead Skunk in the Middle of the Road" or live skunk sitting in its own pew?...Ewwwww! Louden Wainwright III (Dad…

8 years ago

Country Star Craig Morgan’s Son Accidentally Drowns in Tennessee River

The Tennessean, People and other media outlets have reported the tragic accidental drowning of Jeremy Greer, son of Country Music…

8 years ago