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Starbucks Songs?

For all of you Starbucks fans who enjoy listening to tunes while you sip your super duper triple skim lattes-—good news. The company known for its coffee is expanding its’ empire to include a record label and it has already signed a major name. Paul McCartney was just introduced as the first artist signed to Starbucks Corporation’s new record label. Earlier this month the company announced it was partnering with Concord Music Group to launch the Los Angeles-based Hear Music label. Insiders say the McCartney announcement is another major step for Starbucks to spin part of its consumer popularity into … Continue reading →

Music Legends To Release New Material

Attention Billy Joel fans: Just in time for Valentine’s Day the award-winning singer is releasing a new single that may assist you in the romance department. Joel says his first pop single in 14 years entitled, “All My Life” is a tribute to the love of his life, his present wife, Katie Lee Joel. The Piano Man recorded the song last year in Manhattan with producer Phil Ramone in honor of his wife (she was the host of the first season of the Bravo TV series “Top Chef.”). But Joel recently told a New York newspaper that fans shouldn’t get … Continue reading →

Where Are They Now—Barry Gibb

Whatever ever happened to former Bee Gee Barry Gibb? If you guessed that the musician famous for his disco hit “Staying Alive” is spending his days relaxing on an island somewhere in the Pacific you’d be wrong. In fact, quite the contrary, Gibb is hard at work in a recording studio—-in Nashville, Tennessee. That’s right—-Nashville! Believe it or not, the legendary singer has changed his tune (quite literally) and moved to the Volunteer State to look for inspiration for the country album he plans to record there. Yes, I said country. The king of disco music bought and is restoring … Continue reading →

Pop Music–Is The Tide Turning?

Do you remember when the only songs you’d hear when you turned on the radio were either from boy bands or female “teen singing sensations?” ‘N Sync, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera posted hit after hit and sold millions and millions of albums. Youth reigned supreme and being an older singer (say, about 30) was looked down on given the domination of teens on the pop charts. But today it seems the tide is turning. Look at the pop charts these days and you see an entirely different story. Justin Timberlake has graduated from ‘N Sync to raunchy (pardon me, … Continue reading →