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Date: 01/16/2025   Section: Rumor Mill
Agency competition is plenty robust and becoming more so, about which more in a moment. But we should start by saying that both WME and Wasserman Music have enjoyed...
Lucy DickinsLee AndersonCasey WassermanRichard WeitzPaul WachterDon PassmanBillie EilishAdeleDamien GrandersonKevin ShiversJames RubinChristina Baxter
Date: 10/05/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
As the Los Angeles Dodgers prepared for an NLDS battle with division rivals the San Diego Padres, the Boys in Blue posted a playoff trailer hyping the city with their postseason rallying cry, "They Not Like Us." Watch the trailer featuring Kendrick's anthem.
Kendrick LamarpgLangInterscopeDodgersShohei OhtaniMookie BettsAnthony AndersonMLBplayoffs
Date: 07/29/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Beyoncé surprised the world during the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics with a musical intro for Team U.S.A., complete with cameos by LeBron James, Simone Biles, Suni Lee and other star athletes.
BeyonceCowboy CarterParkwoodColumbiaOlympicsParis GamesLebron JamesSimone BilesYAYA
Date: 04/22/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
If you're a TORTURED POET, you're probably about ready to put down your feather quill and enjoy a peaceful opium-fueled oblivion. These delightful industry pics won't tax your weary mind—though we did consider doing the captions as limericks. But it smacked of effort.
Date: 04/18/2024   Section: The B-Side
New And Developing artist 310babii...
Date: 02/01/2024   Section: The B-Side
New And Developing artist Doe Boy...
Date: 01/12/2024   Section: Rumor Mill
Usher takes us back musically to 2004 in the first trailer for the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show. Visually, it’s a journey that covers 30 years.
UsherApple MusicRoc NationSuper Bowl LVIIIHalftime Show
Date: 12/15/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith now sits comfortably among the savviest entrepreneurs in hip-hop. Roughly 20 years since its launch, his TDE is still dominating awards shows, the charts and the culture. The next chapter of the powerhouse indie will undoubtedly be led by generational talent SZA.
Top Dawg | TDE | Top Dawg Entertainment | Anthony Tiffith | SZA | Kendrick Lamar | SOS | Punch | Terrence Henderson | RCA | Interscope | Aftermath | Eminem | 50 Cent | Jay-Z | Steve Berman | Jimmy Iovine | Jay Rock | Doechii | Peter Edge | Capitol | Michelle Jubelirer
Date: 11/15/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Taylor Swift is America’s most influential celebrity, according to a new study by the digital marketing company Authority Hacker. To which you might reply, "Duh." But check these stats.
Taylor SwiftRihannaSelena GomezBillie EilishAriana GrandeJustin BieberDrakeHarry StylesMiley Cyrus
Date: 05/24/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
This past year was monumental for Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks as its founder Allen Grubman became the first practicing lawyer to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The firm reps A-list talent including The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Usher, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Madonna, Lizzo, Lebron James, Diddy and U2.
Allen GrubmanKenny MeiselasLarry ShireEric SacksBruce SpringsteenLady GagaUsherThe WeekndDiddyU2LizzoLebron JamesDavid JacobsPeter GrantGrace Kim
Date: 04/13/2023   Section: Rumor Mill
Live Nation Entertainment has elected KLUTCH Sports Group founder/CEO Rich Paul to its board of directors.
Live Nation EntertainmentRich PaulMichael Rapino
Date: 10/20/2022   Section: Rumor Mill
We revisit acclaimed writer Miles Marshall Lewis' assessment of Kendrick's deep and cathartic 2022 album.
Kendrick LamarSummer WalkerKodak BlackBeth GibbonsJ. ColeFutureLeBron JamesStevie WonderBob MarleyD'AngeloLauryn HillGhostface KillerTaylour PaigeBaby KeemDe La SoulKanye WestDrakeVladimir Putin
Date: 04/14/2022   Section: Rumor Mill
The industry folk showcased here first appeared in our publication as eager young strivers—look at them now...
Lucas RomeoRepublicSterling SimmsColumbiaChloe SnyderFaZe ClanJackie AugustusMetaCaryl AtwoodSony MusicEthan SchiffresGang Tyre Ramer Brown & Passman Inc.Elissa AyadiWarner RecordsJerry SuarezUniversal Music Group
Date: 07/15/2021   Section: Rumor Mill
"Say, LeBron," says Proximity Media exec Archie Davis during this festive photo op commemorating the new animated flick Space Jam: A New Legacy, "what were your biggest takeaways after making this movie?" "First of all," replied the hoops icon, "if you walk off a cliff—and I really cannot stress this strongly enough—do not look down. Also, everything the Acme Company makes is a ripoff." Later, after an ill-advised tweetstorm, Yosemite Sam was canceled. Seen being vewy, vewy quiet are (l-r) rapper White Dave, Keenan Coogle, Proximity's Dezi Gallegos, Ludwig Gorannson and Sev Ohanian—the latter two Prox co-founders and Space Jam exec producers—James and Davis.
White DaveKeenan CooglerDezi GallegosLudwig GorannsonSev OhanianLeBron JamesArchie Davis.
Date: 06/28/2021   Section: Rumor Mill
Megan Thee Stallion won four trophies, including Best Female Hip Hop Artist for the second consecutive year, at the 2021 BET Awards, held Sunday at the Microsoft Theater. Lil Baby, H.E.R. and GIVÄ'ON also received top honors.
Date: 05/20/2021   Section: Rumor Mill
John G. Branca, one of the nation’s preeminent music-industry, entertainment and corporate attorneys, leads Ziffren Brittenham’s music practice.
Ziffren BrittenhamJohn BrancaDavid LandeDavid Byrnes
Date: 08/28/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
When another Black man was shot by a police officer, NBA players put down their basketballs and said, as LeBron James put it, “WE DEMAND CHANGE. SICK OF IT.” The other leagues then followed suit. This collective mic drop put everything in perspective. ...Go to HITS List
Date: 08/27/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
Update: On Friday, the NBA and the Players Association reached an agreement to restart the playoffs on Saturday. The league and the players also announced an agreement to convert arenas controlled by teams into polling locations for the 11/3 election.
NBALebron JamesLakersClippersBucksJacob BlakeDodgersGiantsDoc Rivers
Date: 07/03/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
We typically see a lot of anodyne quotes from our founding fathers this time of year, but not enough of this one from Benjamin Franklin upon the signing of our storied Declaration: “We must all hang together, or most assuredly, we will all hang separately.”
Date: 06/29/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
The Black Lives Matter movement was omnipresent at the 20th annual edition of the BET Awards Sunday, staged virtually with pre-recorded performances from DaBaby, Roddy Ricch and more. The broadcast also earned a ratings boost of +54%...
Date: 06/16/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
NBA superstar LeBron James is teaming with fellow prominent black athletes and entertainers in starting More Than a Vote, an organization aimed at both amplifying and protecting the African-American vote in November and beyond.
Date: 06/01/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
Artists and athletes are taking to social media to effect change in the wake of riots following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Beyoncé is leading a petition drive, Jay-Z has reached out to the governor of Minnesota and Lady Gaga is calling for calmer dialogue.
Date: 05/19/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
If there were ever an all-star team of the greatest pros—or a FedEx Hall of Fame (where Quid Pro Quo was the motto)—the late, great Polly Anthony would be the MVP choice of many bizniks.
Date: 05/14/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
On Saturday 5/16, figures including President Barack Obama, Lebron James, Jonas Brothers, Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny and more, will pay tribute to graduating high school seniors in a primetime commencement special, Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020...
Date: 05/11/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
Our inside man on the state of the union (and memories of the incredible Polly Anthony).
Date: 04/09/2020   Section: Rumor Mill
Jimmy Iovine’s is getting into business with the esports and gaming entertainment collective FaZe Clan. The Interscope co-founder led the latest round of funding for FaZE Clan, forging a partnership with e-commerce and culture platform NTWRK.
Date: 12/04/2019   Section: Rumor Mill
U2 is joining The Beatles, Grateful Dead and Pearl Jam on the SiriusXM dial: U2X RADIO will launches next year with a dedicated SiriusXM channel and exclusive content available on SiriusXM and Pandora.
Date: 12/02/2019   Section: The B-Side
SiriusXM and athlete empowerment brand Uninterrupted are teaming up to launch athlete-curated playlists, exclusively for Pandora listeners. Giving fans a closer look into their favorite players, custom playlists from Odell Beckham Jr., Dion Waiters, Lonzo Ball, Mo Bamba, Adam Rippon, and Uninterrupt...
Date: 10/09/2019   Section: Rumor Mill
Lucky for these rising professionals, this feature—and $4.95—will get them a commemorative pumpkin spice latte at participating Starbucks locations.
Date: 08/22/2019   Section: Rumor Mill
We now turn the spotlight on legal legend Allen Grubman and his team, who are profiled in our special issue on Music's Hottest Law Firms.
Date: 07/17/2019   Section: Rumor Mill
In the concluding half of his look back at prominent music lawyers through the years, I.B. Bad zeros in on the exploits of Grubman and Branca.
Date: 02/20/2019   Section: Rumor Mill
2 Chainz confirmed his fifth studio album, RAP OR GO TO THE LEAGUE, hitting 3/1 on Def Jam. A&Ring the project is none other than LeBron James.
Date: 02/18/2019   Section: Rumor Mill
Proud North Carolina native J. Cole had the crowd singing along during his halftime performance at the NBA All-Star Game Sunday night from Charlotte’s Spectrum Center. The Dreamville/Interscope star also provided a highlight of Saturday night’s Slam Dunk Contest, as the Knicks’ Dennis Smith Jr. leaped over the seated rapper, after which Cole came surprisingly close to dunking himself.
Date: 12/20/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
LeBron James’ longtime business manager Maverick Carter has been elected to Live Nation’s Board of Directors.
Date: 10/11/2018   Section: The B-Side
WHAT IT IS: As his viral underground hit, “Mo Bamba,” continues to heat up, the Harlem native prepares to release his debut full-length, MUDBOY, expected 10/5. “Mo Bamba”—now #42 on the Hot 100, up 31 spots since its debut at #73 on 9/11—is gaining serious momentu...
Date: 08/17/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
In Pusha T’s “What Would Meek Do?,” Kanye West proclaims that Yeezy, his fashion line with Adidas, is “the newest billion-dollar baby.” While it’s easy to brush this off as ritualistic hip-hop hyperbole, recent numbers show it might actually be closer to the truth. Following in the footsteps of Diddy, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, hip-hop/R&B artists are capitalizing now more than ever with branding, merchandise and endorsements.
Date: 08/16/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
King James and Scott announced in a video that the ASTROWORLD creator will curate the upcoming NBA 2K19 video game soundtrack.
Date: 07/06/2018   Section: Rumor Mill
Two extremely wealthy L.A. residents were spotted yachting together off Italy’s Amalfi Coast Thursday, and not surprisingly, this surveillance shot of odd couple LeBron James and Jimmy Iovine has gone viral. Rumors that Kawhi Leonard was also on board could not be confirmed.
Date: 10/12/2017   Section: Rumor Mill
Eminem’s ferocious takedown of President Trump is making headlines and dominating the socials worldwide...
Date: 05/10/2017   Section: The B-Side
WHAT IT IS: Teenage Emotions merges Lil Yachty’s signature gleeful sing-rap and auto-tuned transmissions with hip-hop bombast, pop and ’80s cultural touchstones. A multimedia celeb, he’s appeared in commercials with LeBron James and Carly Rae Jepsen and has modeled for Nautica and ...
Date: 03/14/2017   Section: The B-Side
WHAT IT IS: In 2016, at 19 years old, the hip-hop artist and his whimsical brand of “boat music” (along with his signature beaded red braids) took the Internet and music scene by storm. His mind-blowing “1 Night” video went viral; it’s earned 89m views to date. His firs...
Date: 11/13/2016   Section: The B-Side
WHAT IT IS: At 19 years old, Lil Yachty and his whimsical brand of “boat music,” along with his signature beaded red braids, have taken the Internet and hip-hop by storm. His mind-blowing “1 Night” video went viral, attracting 40m views to date. His first headlining tour sold...
Date: 05/09/2016   Section: Rumor Mill
Gee Roberson’s track record as a discoverer of talent is mind-boggling, and he details some of that history below. The veteran manager and exec (now in Guy O's Maverick consortium) has played a vital role in the careers of Kanye West, T.I., Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj and G-Eazy, among others. He's seen here with HITS Editor in Chief Lenny Beer, whose rap handle is L-Sneezy.
Date: 04/11/2016   Section: Rumor Mill
Interscope scored an impressive run of album-chart successes recently, scoring three releases at #1 in four weeks. To label chief John Janick and Vice Chairman Steve Berman, those wins were achieved in large part via two fundamental points of focus: teamwork and storytelling.
Date: 03/04/2016   Section: Rumor Mill
Kendrick Lamar has delivered a brilliant project with untitled unmastered, and even if this TDE/Interscope release is a collection of "raw form," "unfinished" songs— as KDOT himself explained via social media this morning— it is a genuine gift to music lovers...
Date: 07/12/2015   Section: Rumor Mill
Drake kicked off his partnership with Apple Music in a powerful way this weekend with a pile of exclusives, including a shape-shifting video and his own Beats 1 show...
Date: 06/04/2015   Section: Popmart
With the numbers being thrown around about how much DJs are being paid, along with the news of Drake’s impending Apple deal and big offers on the table for Pharrell and David Guetta, I just wanna throw it out there that I have “two turntables and a microphone” and a computer!! Sign...
Date: 06/01/2015   Section: Rumor Mill
This brand new Beats By Dre ad features baller/movie star LeBron James sporting fine couture and accessories, not least the sleek new Solo2 wireless headphones, with musical accompaniment in the apt form of "Classic Man" by Wondaland/Epic's Jidenna. The spot debuted on LeBron's YouTube channel on Sunday night, but its biggest look will undoubtedly be during game one of the NBA finals on Thursday night.
Date: 05/19/2015   Section: Rumor Mill
Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown lead the field of noms for the BET Awards with six noms apiece, while Beyoncé and Lil Wayne are next with four each.
Date: 10/21/2014   Section: Rumor Mill
Republic Nashville’s Florida Georgia Line score their first #1 and bring Country a second week of sweet success, as Anything Goes tops the HITS Building Album Sales Chart with 200k. FYI, their 2012 debut release, Here’s to the Good Times, sold 63k out of the box and 2m+ RTD. Broken Bow&#...
Date: 10/21/2014   Section: Rumor Mill
PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED: Here's Columbia's Hozier and band performing breakout hit "Take Me to Church" at Modern Rock flagship KROQ. The tune remains Top 5 at Alternative as it charts at Pop this week; it's also climbed to #3 at iTunes; the Irish troubadour's self-titled album is #4 at the download emporium in its second week of release. You can check out the new Beats spot featuring the song (and LeBron James' backstory) in a Monday item below. (10/21p)
Date: 10/20/2014   Section: Rumor Mill
HOLY COMMUNION: It isn’t often that a TV commercial gives us goosebumps, but that’s what happened yesterday when a Beats spot for Powerbeats wireless headphones starring LeBron James premiered during NFL football programming. What makes the spot so compelling is the pairing of the stri...
Date: 09/25/2014   Section: Rumor Mill
THE JIMMY FACTOR: For most of Jimmy Iovine’s two-decade-plus reign at Interscope, he was the undisputed king of the West Coast music business, with his only would-be rivals, Capitol and Warner Bros., mismanaged from afar. But by the time he left the company to go to work for Apple earlier thi...
Date: 06/06/2014   Section: Rumor Mill
THE PITCH: Beats has gone all out with its campaign for the new Solo2 with a mini-epic five-minute film tying in the phones with the upcoming World Cup from Brazil. “The Game Before the Game” features high-profile footballers Neymar Jr., Mario Goetze, Daniel Sturridge, Cesc Fabregas, L...
Date: 06/05/2014   Section: Rumor Mill
DON’T CALL THEM BLAND: In honor of the NBA Finals, beginning tonight at 6pm PDT on ABC, here’s four-fifths of the Spurs starting five starring in one of a series of spots for a San Antonio-based supermarket chain. (We stole the idea from a story posted last night on WSJ.com.) Compare and contrast with LeBron James’ somewhat flashier performances in commercials for Samsung and Beats. (6/5a)
Date: 05/16/2014   Section: Rumor Mill
BEATS FUN FACT: Word is that LeBron James received Beats Electronics stock likely to be worth in the neighborhood of $30 million (based on Apple's reported offering price) as part of his endorsement deal with the company. "Beats is thrilled to be in business with LeBron James,” said Bea...
Date: 04/23/2014   Section: Rumor Mill
BAE-SKETBALL JONES: That bouncy retro-funk tune you’ve been hearing incessantly since the NBA Playoffs began last weekend is “Come Get it Bae” from Pharrell Williams’ G I R L, which TNT picked as its official theme for postseason telecasts. And hey, we totally get it if you guessed it was something by Raphael Saadiq. Here’s the promo, featuring highlight-reel footage of LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Paul George, Tim Duncan, Blake Griffin, James Harden and Stephan Curry. (4/23a)
Date: 02/17/2014   Section: Rumor Mill
FRONTIN’ & BALLIN': Pharrell Williams got a big look last night at the beginning of TNT’s NBA All-Star Game telecast from the Smoothie King Center in NOLA, as crotch grabbing went mainstream. LeBron James promised that Pharrell would go through his “biggest hits” in...
Date: 11/05/2013   Section: Rumor Mill
You don’t need to look at the sun to be blinded by a luminescence in the sky. Save your eyeballs and treat your ears to these bright, shining tracks trending at SiriusXM.20 ON 20Bastille, “Pompeii” (Virgin/Capitol)J. Rand f/Flo Rida & T-Pain, “Ride” (Po Boy)Mayra Ve...
Date: 10/30/2013   Section: Rumor Mill
NOTHIN’ BUT NETWORK: The NBA returned last night with a TNT doubleheader in which the Heat smoked the Bulls, spoiling Derek Rose’s return, while the Kobe-less, supposedly moribund Lakers put an unexpected beatdown on the title contending Clippers in Coach Doc Rivers’ regular-seas...
Date: 06/21/2013   Section: Rumor Mill
WINNING TEAMS: The cross-marketing combo of IGA acts and Beats hardware orchestrated by Jimmy Iovine described by I.B. Bad in his newly posted column was one of the more intriguing subplots of the just-concluded NBA Finals. The Beats commercial starring LeBron James aired again last night during t...
Date: 06/20/2013   Section: Rumor Mill
FULL-COURT PRESS: Jimmy Iovine has masterfully utilized prime-time TV via the highly rated NBA Playoffs to exploit the symbiotic relationship between IGA and Beats, I.B. Bad notes in his latest column, posting Friday morning. The savvy marketing of Beats’ audio products in combination with ex...
Date: 06/19/2013   Section: Rumor Mill
NIGHT MOVES: Bruno Mars left everything on the court last night… Oh wait, that was LeBron James. But Bruno did indeed let it all hang out on NBC’s finale of The Voice, which was up against what turned out to be an epic Game 6 of the NBA Finals on ABC. Fronting a big band in matching ...
Date: 06/07/2013   Section: Rumor Mill
TO SPUR YOUR IMAGINATION: Viewers of last night's Game One of the NBA Finals on ABC encountered a rather provocative ad for the Radio Shack Beats Pill. The #YOUWANTIT spot is a variation on Star Trak/Interscope artist Robin Thicke's already notorious "Blurred Lines" video, with the star an...
Date: 05/23/2012   Section: Rumor Mill
Kanye West leads the field with seven nominations for the 2012 BET Awards, announced yesterday. That’s one ahead of Yeezy’s partner in The Throne, Jay-Z, who’s not only tied with his better half, Beyoncé, but is pitted against her in five of the six categories. Watch the Thron...
Date: 04/11/2011   Section: Rumor Mill
YOUTUBULAR: BTIG stock analyst Rich Greenfield took time out from bashing the current Warner Music Group auction to show how YouTube is increasingly showcasing “higher quality, professional video content.” Greenfield cites a pair of examples in an animated LeBron James cartoon series, The LeBrons, and a Steve Bing-produced 79-minute feature from his Shangri-La Entertainment, Girl Walks in a Bar, starring Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett, Danny DeVito, Rosario Dawson and Emmanuelle Chriqui. Both sport major sponsorship, including HP, Intel, Nike, Bing and Sprite for the former and Lexus the latter. See the two embedded below. (4/11p)
Date: 07/28/2010   Section: Rumor Mill
A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE IN SOUTH FLORIDA: The Internet is buzzing with a report that Jay-Z, who peeled $1 million to become a minority owner of the New Jersey Nets, feels dissed by his friend LeBron James because the hoops star kept the hip-hop star out of the loop on his decision to join the Mia...
Date: 07/08/2010   Section: Rumor Mill
MUSIC CONNECTIONS: There are at least several music industry subplots in the current LeBron James sweepstakes, which will culminate tonight with the superstar’s announcement of his next destination live on ESPN. Part of James’ reputed inner circle is publicist Keith Estabrook, who had the same job at BMG years ago before its ill-fated merger with Sony Music. Meanwhile, Amare Stoudamire’s agent is our old pal Happy Waters, whose Immortal Records was the home for acts like Korn, 30 Seconds to Mars, Incubus and Adema, among others. Walters’ NBA clients include Corey Brewer and DeJuan Blair. Guess Happy finally found that ATM in Long Beach. (7/8p)
Date: 07/07/2010   Section: Rumor Mill
So far, it’s the summer of Eminem…at least as far as the HITS album sales chart goes.The hip-hop star’s Recovery continues apace next week, with the platinum-plus Shady/ Aftermath/Interscope album still dominating the #1 slot.Through two weeks, Slim Shady’s sales total sits a...
Date: 06/28/2010   Section: Rumor Mill
Comebacks dominated last night’s BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A.Kanye West opened with his first Award show appearance since interrupting Taylor Swift at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards. T.I. performed for the first time since being released from prison last December. And ...
Date: 06/08/2010   Section: Rumor Mill
CLIP JOINT: N.Y. Post hoops junkie/columnist Peter Vecsey reports rumors of David Geffen angling to buy a controlling interest in the L.A. Clippers from Donald Sterling to make a run at free agent LeBron James. The story highlights David Stern’s dinner meeting with Sterling, ostensibly to ge...
Date: 06/01/2010   Section: Rumor Mill
Showbiz Lesson #13,749: Do not open a girls-together flick in front of a holiday weekend during which all of America is either in backyard barbecue or getaway mode. The same holds true for videogame-based action epics set in what is now Iran. The final installment of an animated-feature franchise? E...
Date: 05/14/2010   Section: Rumor Mill
YOUR SOMEWHAT DISPIRITING WEAKEND CHART PREVIEW After a strong start to 2010 and some very successful Q1 releases, it's back to the race for the bottom, with next week potentially marking the lowest total for a #1 album since the industry started tracking sales totals. Yikes. The current reco...
Date: 08/27/2009   Section: Rumor Mill
In a hip-hop summit meeting along the lines of T.I.’s all-star jam “Swagga Like Us”—featuring Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and Kanye West—Wayne, Kanye, Eminem and Drake have joined forces on the six-minute-plus track “Forever.” The song was created for and will be featu...
Date: 06/29/2009   Section: Rumor Mill
Michael Jackson’s father Joe and sister Janet were among those in the crowd at last night's BET Awards to honor the late pop icon at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A.The show opened with a clip of Jackson's appearance on the 2003 BET Awards, where he performed with James Brown, before the ...
Date: 01/28/2008   Section: Rumor Mill
It was quite a weekend for Barack Obama, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, the Coen brothers, Daniel Day-Lewis, Julie Christie, the cast of The Sopranos and the 300 spoof Meet the Spartans.It wasn’t quite as good for Bill Clinton, the rest of the PGA, Kobe Bryant or Sylvester Stallone.Obama took the ...
Date: 10/01/2007   Section: Rumor Mill
Happy October. While your humbled reporter is still sitting shiva over the demise of the Mets and Jets over the weekend, not to mention our colleague Bud Scoppa crying in his green beer over his beloved Fighting Irish (well, at least they beat the spread), the guys from Rascal Flatts are feeling no ...
Date: 11/17/2006   Section: Rumor Mill
TRAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS: THE FALL GUY1. My Chemical Romance, The Black Parade (Reprise): Meet the new art-rock, same as the old art-rock, younger but still wearing mascara and dressing up. New Jersey-based MCR frontman Gerard Way bids to be the spokesman for his generation on this song cycle about d...
Date: 09/01/2006   Section: Rumor Mill
Team USA wasn’t the only heavy favorite to suffer an upset in the last few hours. The musical equivalents of D-Wade and LeBron James were the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Shakira, each of whom went one for seven at Thursday night’s MTV Video Music Awards—Shakira’s “Hips Do...
Date: 05/19/2006   Section: Rumor Mill
TRACKIN’ WITH TRAKIN1. Neil Young, Living With War (Reprise)/Freebo, Before the Separation (Poppabo Music): One thing you can say about the boomers: succeeding generations will have to pry pop culture from their cold dead fingers. Neil Young’s fierce antiwar missive strives to be, like h...
Date: 05/17/2006   Section: Rumor Mill
From the Oscars to BET.Ray’s award-winning Jamie Foxx topped the list for the 2006 BET Awards with five nominations, including Best Male R&B Artist, Best Actor and Video of the Year. The awards show will be telecast live from L.A.’s Shrine Auditorium on June 27 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT...
Date: 05/15/2006   Section: Rumor Mill
Like Vito in The Sopranos, we just have to return to the scene of the crime. We can’t help ourselves. That’s what you get after spending the weekend with your Moms as the NBA playoffs tilt into full gear, the Clippers knot up the series with the Suns, Barry Bonds drags his steroid-addled...
Date: 04/28/2006   Section: Rumor Mill
ROY’S RANDOM RAPS1. The Sopranos/Big Love/Huff: The three best hours on television, and a whole lot better than anything you might see in your local multiplex these days, too. HBO’s bellwether series, in its sixth and final season, had its best episode yet last week, touching on such hot...
Date: 06/15/2005   Section: Rumor Mill
Cleveland will be a rockin’ startin’ June 23, when the R&R Convention takes its big annual show to the shores of Lake Erie and the home of LeBron James. Kicking things off Thursday will be the Jacobs Media Summit, with keynote speaker Little Steven Van Zandt. That night, the festivit...
Date: 09/03/2003   Section: Rumor Mill
If my two days in NYC coincided with the city’s annual tax-free week, yet I had no time to shop, was I really there? Within seconds of checking into my hotel and arranging to have the concierge tape Paradise Hotel for me, I was on my way to Roseland for the LIFEbeat benefit featuring S.T.U.N.,...
Date: 05/23/2003   Section: Rumor Mill
Music is the most portable of diversions—it comes in units that are typically less than five minutes in length, and unlike most other forms of entertainment, a song can be played over and over again. Because music is so essential when you’re on the road, we’re putting the focus thi...
Date: 04/18/2003   Section: Rumor Mill
Our sincerest thanks to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld for getting that pesky war over with before the start of the NBA Playoffs this weekend. That means two jam-packed days of guilt-free excitement, without having to work CNN or Fox News into the finger pattern on the remote. Meanwhile, our e...
Date: 04/11/2003   Section: Rumor Mill
Wednesday morning, we sat glued to our TVs as American troops rolled into central Baghdad, seemingly welcomed with open arms by those residents who’d ventured out on the streets. And when we opened the L.A. Times, we learned that Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back in Town” and t...