Random music news for Friday, July 5, 2024
It might be an extra-long July 4th long weekend in the US, but there’s still music news for July 5, 2024. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Some wise words when it comes
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Five-Year-Old Does Killer Imitation of Bette Midler. Thoughts?
I’ll give him this: Alfie Shields of Stockport, England–and yes, he’s just 5–does a killer impression Bette Midler as Winifred in the movie Hocus Pocus. The original video (posted by his father) has been
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Random Music News for Friday, November 6, 2015
Happy birthday FM radio! You’re 80 years old today. And now, the music news… It seems that the idea of an Apple car goes back to at least 2008. Christina Aguilera just helped
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Your Tuesday Cover Version Features Amy Poehler and Jack Black
Amy Poehler joined Jack Black at a Tenacious D event last month and decided to cover the Bette Midler weeper “The Rose.” Here’s what happened.
Read MoreRandom Music News for Monday, October 12, 2015
Just because it’s Thanksgiving doesn’t mean there isn’t music news… Kayne West auditioned for American Idol over the weekend. No, seriously. Love this: in 1972, Black Sabbath had a $75,000 cocaine budget. Now
Read MoreRandom Music News for Wednesday, March 11, 2015
It was one year ago today that Russia annexed Crimea. How’s that working out for everyone? Bette Midler has found singing inspiration in Kardashian tweets. It’s worth a look. Ed Sheeran received an
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Bette Midler the Latest to Hit Out Against Streaming Music Services. She’s Wrong. Here’s Why.
Plenty of high-profile artists–Thom Yorke and David Byrne among them–have come out swinging against streaming music services and how little they’re earning from them. I’ve been thinking a lot about what they’ve had
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