Why 1984 Is Pop Music’s Greatest Year

Michael Jackson's Thriller, Prince's Purple Rain, and Madonna's Like a Virgin album covers.

What was the greatest decade in pop music? Well, we think that’s easily the ’60s. Motown, the Beatles, and psychedelic rock, are all game-changing moments in popular music. But the greatest single year in pop […]

Sasha Colby Wants to Lip Sync For Her Life to This Song

Sasha COlby

Photo courtesy of Sasha Colby. This is SOUND ADVICE, a weekly destination for playlists curated by Interview’s friends, enemies, and lovers. Over the past few weeks, we’ve gathered playlists from Amaarae, Dissensus, and Petey. For […]

Slash grateful for Michael Jackson letting him ‘do his thing’ on collaborations – Music News

Slash grateful for Michael Jackson letting him 'do his thing' on collaborations - Music News

Slash says his collaborations with Michael Jackson “probably would’ve never happened” if he had been pushed into “conforming” into a certain style. The 58-year-old musician collaborated with the late King of Pop – who died […]

Leigh-Anne Pinnock has collaborated with Raye’s sister Abby Keen on solo album – Music News

Leigh-Anne Pinnock has collaborated with Raye’s sister Abby Keen on solo album - Music News

Leigh-Anne Pinnock has collaborated with Raye’s younger sister Abby Keen for her solo album. The former Little Mix star – who was in the girl group with Perrie Edwards, 29, Jade Thirlwall, 30, and Jesy […]

Universal Music Group Plots $1 Billion Queen Catalog Deal: Report

Universal Music Group Plots $1 Billion Queen Catalog Deal: Report

Photo Credit: Carl Lender / CC by 3.0 Universal Music Group (UMG) is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Queen’s catalog for north of $1 billion.   The potential song-rights sale (as well as its […]

Michael Jackson was desperate to change ‘weirdo narrative’

Michael Jackson performing with children at the 1993 Super Bowl.

With all the public speculation about everything from his plastic surgery and skin lightening to his sexuality and eccentric behavior, Michael Jackson was very much aware of the “Wacko Jacko” perception hurting his career in […]

Madonna Confirms She’s Recording Music With Max Martin!

Madonna Confirms She's Recording Music With Max Martin!

Mon, 20 March 2023 at 3:43 pm The Queen of Pop is linking up with the king of pop production! Madonna revealed the exciting news that she’s in the recording studio with none other than […]

Spirit Music Parent Lyric Capital Unveils $800MM Catalog Fund

Spirit Music Group Loses its CEO as Two Executives Successfully Complete Recapitalization

Spirit Music Group owner Lyric Capital has officially announced the close of its second music royalty fund, which higher-ups say is equipped with roughly $800 million to inject into catalogs. New York City-headquartered Lyric Capital, […]

Michael Jackson Estate Reportedly Eyeing $900 Million Deal For 50% Stake In The MJ Music Catalog

Michael Jackson Estate Reportedly Eyeing $900 Million Deal For 50% Stake In The MJ Music Catalog

Michael Jackson’s reputation has taken some serious damage in the last few years. And that’s putting it mildly. Anyone who watched the 2019 “Leaving Neverland” documentary likely looks at the former “King of Pop” very […]

Michael Jackson changed the Super Bowl halftime game in 1993

Michael Jackson at 1993 Super Bowl.

On “Man in the Mirror,” his 1988 No. 1 smash, Michael Jackson famously set out to “make that change.” And after the King of Pop shot up from below and hit the stage at Super […]

Harry Styles Beats Beyoncé In Grammys Shocker

Harry Styles accepts the Album Of The Year award for “Harry's House” onstage during the 65th Grammy Awards on Feb. 5 in Los Angeles.

In a disappointing yet unsurprising feat, Harry Styles’ “Harry’s House” won the Album of the Year Grammy over Beyoncé’s “Renaissance.” This year, the former One Direction member earned six Grammy nominations: Record of The Year, […]

Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson cast in biopic

Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson cast in biopic

The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic is keeping things in the family. Jaafar Jackson, 26, the King of Pop’s nephew and son of Jermaine Jackson, has been cast to play the main role in Antoine Fuqua’s […]