“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” cowriter Cynthia Weil dies

Cynthia Weil, Carole King and Barry Mann on July 18, 1959 in New York.

Cynthia Weil, one of the major pop songwriters associated with the Brill Building sound of the early 1960s, died Thursday at her home in Beverly Hills. She was 82. Her daughter, Dr. Jenn Mann, confirmed […]

Arctic Monkeys review – a mirrorball vision of what rock music can be | Arctic Monkeys

Alex Turner and Jamie Cook.

‘Very good,” Alex Turner exhales after delivering the final crunching note of Teddy Picker, hitting the nail on the head. The Arctic Monkeys frontman, dressed like a Laurel Canyon troubadour in a wide-collared denim shirt […]

Cupid’s arrow: how Fifty Fifty became the rare K-pop band to pierce the UK Top 40 | K-pop

Aran from Fifty Fifty.

K-pop often appears to be thriving in the UK: prior to their hiatus, BTS had back-to-back No 1 albums and acts such as boyband Ateez fill arenas, while girl group Blackpink are gearing up to […]

Piano fever sweeps UK as online lessons and street instruments fuel take-up | Music

Alistair McGowan, who is launching the Ludlow piano festival in May.

For years, it seemed like the piano was disappearing from British public life. The bulky instruments were cast out of homes and schools and offered for free online. But now – despite all the digital […]

Rita Ora announces new album, You and I, and shares Praising You with Fatboy Slim – Music News

Rita Ora announces new album, You and I, and shares Praising You with Fatboy Slim - Music News

Rita Ora’s upcoming album ‘You and I’ documents the chapters of her relationship with her director husband Taika Waititi. The pop superstar will release her eagerly-awaited follow-up to 2018’s ‘Phoenix’ on July 14. Rita, who […]

Justin Tranter on ‘Grease’ prequel ‘Rise of the Pink Ladies’

Four young women wearing pink jackets over 1950s outfits walk past leering young men in a school hallway

To capture the sound of the 1950s, the creators of a new “Grease” prequel turned to one of the key figures of 2000s pop. Known for writing hit singles for the likes of Justin Bieber […]

Becky G Takes Off Engagement Ring Before iHeartRadio Music Awards 2023 Amidst Sebastian Lletget Cheating Rumors

Becky G

Becky G seemingly made a subtle reference to the status of her relationship with Sebastian Lletget when she attended the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday night (March 27). The 26-year-old Esquemas hitmaker appeared to […]

Rauw Alejandro Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth

Rauw Alejandro

What Is Rauw Alejandro’s Net Worth? Rauw Alejandro is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter who has a net worth of $6 million. Rauw Alejandro has won numerous awards for his work, including two Latin […]

Review: Taylor Swift delivers master class in pop ambition

A woman plays the piano covered in grass onstage

GLENDALE, Ariz. —  Taylor Swift stood on stage at State Farm Stadium, lights bouncing off her bedazzled leotard, and absorbed the sound of the 70,000 or so fans in front of her. “I don’t know how […]

Young Fathers: ‘We’re not weird – this is the pop music we want to listen to’ | Music

Young Fathers at All Points East festival in 2018.

“Mistakes are good, and perfection is a sin,” says Graham “G” Hastings, explaining the creative ethos guiding Young Fathers. They have even coined a name for it: “mistakeology”. It’s the governing principle at their Edinburgh […]

The Bee Gees’ 40 greatest songs – ranked! | Bee Gees

The Bee Gees in 1971

40. For Whom the Bell Tolls (1993) The Bee Gees’ biggest 90s hit sums up the pros and cons of their output during the decade. On the one hand, it’s an exceptionally high-quality song, the […]