This year’s Super Bowl halftime show is again a production of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, part of a long-term deal with the NFL. Kendrick Lamar has been tapped for the gig in Las Vegas
Read MoreFifty years ago, officials in Oregon, had to nuke a whale. And that’s not much of an exaggeration. And thirty years ago Thursday, this email was sent. It changed everything. Moving to music
Read MoreMy winter speaking tour starts tonight. Details here. Maybe we’ll end up discussing the music news of January 23, 2020. The scandal inside the Grammy Awards organization is getting even more explosive. And
Read MoreIt was dull. Inoffensive. Non-controversial. Just like the NFL wanted. I spoke with Matt Gurney on Global News AM 640 Toronto about Maroon 5’s non-performances. Let us never speak of this again.
Read MoreSpare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever been to a sports book, you’ll know that they’ll take your money on any bet. Right now there are people laying Super Bowl wagers on everything from the over/under to
Read MoreWatching the halftime show this past Sunday, I tried to figure out what was being played live and what was tracked. It appeared to me that while the vocals were live, almost everything
Read MoreBruno Mars and his people have to be very happy today. 1. His halftime show was the most-watched gig of its kind–ever. Bigger than U2, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and Prince. More
Read MoreI had no idea that the NFL doesn’t pay performers for halftime shows at the Super Bowl. Yes, they cover an agreed-upon number of expenses, but there is no performance fee. Why? Because
Read MoreYes, Bruno is the headliner for the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show–he says he’s ready for the challenge–but he’s not the only performer booked for game day. “America the Beautiful” will be sung
Read MoreThis is how the TV audience will be introduced to Bruno Mars’ halftime performance. I enjoyed this more than any of Mars’ music. But that’s just me. http://youtu.be/iISQEwleMuo
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