It’s hard to gain entry or an invite to the annual Clive Davis pre-Grammy gala. This year’s event at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday included performances from Maneskin, Lizzo, Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Hudson, Frankie Valli, […]
Photo Credit: Chad Morehead Universal Music Nashville CEO Mike Dungan announces his upcoming retirement after 43 years in the music industry. Mike Dungan, the 68-year-old Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group’s Nashville office, has announced his […]
When Mike Appel — Bruce Springsteen’s first producer and manager — initially heard the 22-year-old baby Boss in November 1971, he wasn’t impressed. “He sang two songs at the piano … and they were two […]
Not long before Whitney Houston‘s career takes off in the Sony Pictures musical biopic “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” the young singer shares a romantic kiss with her best friend, Robyn Crawford. It’s sweet, intimate […]
As a producer of the new Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” — which opens in theaters on Friday — iconic music exec Clive Davis got “so emotional” reliving the moment when he […]
The new Whitney Houston biopic climaxes with a detailed reenactment of the pop superstar’s show-stopping performance at the 1994 American Music Awards. Stretched across 10 minutes, Houston’s act that night combined three songs from three […]
Photo Credit: David Monje Music industry veteran Charles Koppelman, whose career spanned five decades, passed away Friday at the age of 82. Charles Koppelman, a music industry veteran whose career spanned five decades, passed away […]
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel have been connected for nearly their entire lives. After meeting as classmates when they were just kids, the two started making music together and eventually became the folk duo Simon […]
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 […]
Actor Naomi Ackie captures singer Whitney Houston’s rise to fame and ups and downs in the newly released trailer for the upcoming biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” In the first footage, released on Thursday, […]
Do you wanna dance? Source: Sony Pictures The long-awaited trailer for Whitney Houston biopic ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ is here and bursting with everything you’d expect from a major Hollywood production about the greatest […]
TriStar Pictures today unveiled the first trailer for its Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, starring BAFTA Award winner Naomi Ackie (Master of None), which is slated for release in theaters on Wednesday, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, 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 […]
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, 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 […]
Clarence Avant, the 91-year-old music-industry titan feted by Barack Obama, Quincy Jones and Clive Davis in the documentary “The Black Godfather,” has thrown his support behind billionaire developer Rick Caruso in the L.A. mayoral race. […]