Sharon Osbourne Opens Up On Controversial Exit From ‘The Talk’

Sharon Osbourne Slams Showrunners Of ‘The Talk,’ Calls Them ‘Weak Women’

Reality star Sharon Osbourne is recalling her controversial departure from “The Talk.” The tv personality was one of the longest-serving members of the daytime show appearing in 11 seasons. Osbourne’s controversial views while she was […]

Jann Wenner dishes on his new memoir ‘Like a Rolling Stone’

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On the Shelf Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir By Jann WennerLittle, Brown: 592 pages, $35 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support […]

Cardi B and Offset Celebrate Son Wave Set Cephus’ First Birthday

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Mr. and Mrs. Cephus recently celebrated their baby boy’s first birthday in extravagant fashion. Source: MARK RALSTON / Getty Cardi B and Offset recently threw a lavish bash to commemorate their son Wave Set Cephus […]

Jazz impresario Creed Taylor was one of the last of a dying breed of ‘record men’ | Music

Creed Taylor pictured in 2005.

The “record men” were a fabled breed of almost entirely American males who, across the 20th century, became famous in their own rights due to their discovering, recording, promoting and sometimes fleecing of future legends. […]

Mo Ostin obituary | Pop and rock

Mo Ostin in his office in the 1970s.

It is usually the artists who are the household names in the music business, but there have been a handful of executives who became well known in their own right, such as Clive Davis at […]

Mo Ostin, US record exec who signed Jimi Hendrix and the Kinks, dies aged 95 | Music

Mo Ostin.

Mo Ostin, the US record executive who signed the Kinks and Jimi Hendrix and presided over Warner/Reprise records for three decades, has died aged 95. “Mo Ostin was one of a kind,” said record executive […]

Stevie Nicks, Paul Simon remember music exec Mo Ostin

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When interviewing record executives during my three decades as pop critic for The Times, I noticed that they were as eager for publicity as any of their artists. And, I must confess, I appreciated it […]

Mo Ostin, music executive who shaped the industry, has died

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Mo Ostin, the music executive who helped transform Warner Bros. Records into one of the most admired music labels in the world and who earned respect and lasting allegiance from musicians from Los Angeles to […]

Why Aretha Franklin Feuded With Dionne Warwick for Years — Best Life

Dionne Warwick performing in 1969

They’re two of the most popular singers of all time and share a number of musical connections, but Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick never got along. At the very least, Franklin didn’t have many positive […]

Mary J. Blige is really, seriously, finally done with drama – Music

Shared from www.latimes.com When Mary J. Blige turned 50 last year, the best birthday present she received didn’t come from a friend or a colleague or a member of her family. “Man, the best present […]