Classic Hits & Oldies
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David Livingston/Getty Images Chris Jasper, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame R&B group The Isley Brothers, passed away Sunday, according to an announcement on his official Facebook page. He was 73. According to the post he had been diagnosed with cancer in December. A classically trained musician who studied at Juilliard, Jasper […]
Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic Singer Dionne Warwick has paid tribute to her good friend, singer Roberta Flack, who passed away Monday at the age of 88. “We now say Rest In Peace and receive the loving award the Heavenly Father has for her,” Warwick shared in a statement. “I’ll miss our conversation about the journey through music […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Singer Roberta Flack, whose signature voice and soulful interpretations of songs such as “Killing Me Softly with His Song” catapulted her to the top of the charts and influenced generations, has died. She was 88. The legendary singer died “peacefully surrounded by her family” on Monday, according to a statement from […]
Absolute Label Services After almost 20 years, R&B group The Stylistics, best known for such songs as “You Are Everything” and “You Make Me Feel Brand New,” are back with a brand-new album, Falling in Love With My Girl, which is out now. Founding member Airrion Love tells ABC Audio the idea for the project was sparked by […]
courtesy of Dolby Cinemas/Warner Motion Picture Group Purple Rain is coming back to theaters. Prince’s iconic movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion the film will return to theaters for one day only, on March 5. It will be released exclusively to Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres locations in the U.S. […]
Absolute Label Services The Stylistics have previewed their upcoming new album, Falling In Love With My Girl, with the release of the new single “Yes, I Am,” featuring Shania Twain, who also wrote the tune. “I fell in love with Shania Twain the first time I heard ‘You’re Still the One,’ a great song that I […]
Disney/Randy Holmes Actor Jeremy Strong plays Bruce Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau in the upcoming movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, and he tells Variety working on the film was “utterly life affirming.” “It’s a mentor story, like The Apprentice,” he says, referring to the Donald Trump film that earned Strong a best supporting actor Oscar nomination […]
Theo Wargo/WireImage Looks like we won’t be seeing that long-in-the-works Prince docuseries. A post on Prince’s Instagram account has confirmed that the planned six-part series has been canceled. “The Prince estate and Netflix have come to a mutual agreement that will allow the estate to develop and produce a new documentary featuring exclusive content from Prince’s archive,” read […]
CBS The 67th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, aired live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS Sunday, Feb. 2. Here are the winners in the major categories announced during the broadcast: Album of the yearCOWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé Song of the year“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar Record of the year“Not Like Us,” […]
Phil McCarten/CBS The 67th annual Grammy Awards opened Sunday with a salute to Los Angeles, with host Trevor Noah talking about the devastation of the California wildfires and the heroic efforts of the firefighters who have now contained them. He also talked about the resilience of the city. “Neighbors who had never spoken before are helping […]
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