Classic Hits & Oldies
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Quincy Jones, a longtime music industry powerhouse and hitmaking producer of multi-platinum albums, including Michael Jackson‘s Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, died on Sunday. He was 91. His death was announced by his publicist, Arnold Robinson, who said Jones died at his home in Bel Air, California. Jones was surrounded by his family, […]
Disney/Randy Holmes Eddie Murphy has reportedly signed on to play a funk music icon on screen. Variety reports that the actor/comedian is set to star as Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in a biopic directed by Bill Condon, the same director who directed Murphy in Dreamgirls, a role that earned him an Oscar nomination. The film, […]
ABC/Eric McCandless With Halloween in the past, many are already focusing on their plans for the Christmas season. NBC, for example, has just announced A Motown Christmas special, which will bring together legends and contemporary stars for performances of more than 25 Motown hits and a few holiday favorites. The lineup includes Gladys Knight, Martha Reeves & the […]
Disney/Chris Willard Nile Rodgers has been reelected as chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The decision to reelect Rodgers was unanimous, and he’ll now serve his third term in the position. “Serving as the Chair of The Songwriters Hall of Fame has been one of the highest points of my career. To be re-elected to […]
Legacy Recordings Another Michael Jackson video has reached 1 billion views on YouTube. The latest to reach the milestone is the 1988 Bad track “Smooth Criminal,” set in a 1930s gangster club. It’s most known for Jackson and his dancers performing a 45-degree lean, which seems physically impossible. This is the fifth Jackson video to surpass 1 […]
Recording Academy For the past 50 years, The Grammys have aired on CBS. But starting in 2027, they’ll have a new home. The award show, known as Music’s Biggest Night, is moving to ABC, Hulu and Disney+, where it will remain through 2036. The Recording Academy will produce multiple Grammy-branded music specials as part of […]
Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images The Grammy Museum in LA is placing a spotlight on Luther Vandross in a new exhibit called Luther Vandross: Artistry and Elegance. It will feature glimpses of his career, including hand-beaded suits and jumpsuits worn during his 1991 Power of Love tour; handwritten lyrics, studio notes and an exclusive recording of Luther […]
NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images It’s almost tiiiime. Mariah Carey is preparing for her annual Christmas Time tour with a new exclusive Apple Music set list playlist. The Christmas Time tour set list playlist includes 20 songs, complete with all of her holiday classics and several of her popular non-festive hits. “Sugar Plum Fairy,” […]
Kool & the Gang will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday in Cleveland by Public Enemy‘s Chuck D., and they’ll perform with The Roots. But as Robert “Kool” Bell, the sole living founding member of the group, told ABC Audio, they’ve only been given seven minutes to perform, so they’re going to cram in […]
Scott Legato/Getty Images Miss Ross is heading to Las Vegas. Diana Ross will perform at amfAR’s first-ever Las Vegas gala on Nov. 22. amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, was founded in 1985 with Elizabeth Taylor as its founding national chairman. Today it’s one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS […]
