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Trusted Source: Hollywood Reporter at hollywoodreporter.com Author: Kimberly Nordyke July 19, 2026 7:28pm Jim Gilstrap Courtesy of Family James “Jim” Gilstrap, a singer whose credits include the Good Times theme song and Stevie Wonder‘s “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” has died. He was 79. Gilstrap’s nephew and family spokesperson, Geoffrey “Geoff Gil” Gilstrap, said he died Saturday from natural causes. Gilstrap sang the song for Good Times, which […]
Theme: Food & Drink! "Lost 45" Conversations: Cheech Marin/Cheech & Chong, Rupert Holmes, Rick Dees, Weird Al Yankovic, Ron Dante & Gershon Kingsley (wrote "Popcorn)! Plus, a 3-fer of delicious artists, TV theme & surprises!
Billy Joel Trusted Source: music-news.com Billy Joel quit songwriting more than three decades ago because he didn't want to "dilute his legacy". Speaking to Rick Beato in a new YouTube interview, the 77-year-old music legend said he knew he was finished after completing River of Dreams in 1993. He explained: “When I got to the end of writing River of Dreams, I felt like I was done. “I was married, […]
Madonna Trusted Source: music-news.com Madonna feels "grateful and surprised" by the positive reaction to her album Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II. The pop superstar's latest record - a follow-up to her 2005 album of the same name - debuted at number one on America's Billboard 200 chart following its release on July 3 - and Madonna has now revealed she is thrilled by the album's chart success and […]
Hear Bonnie Tyler say hello on our Interviews Page. The show featuring her interview aired on June 28th, 2026 Bonnie Tyler Trusted Source: The New York Times at nytimes.com By Alex Williams July 9, 2026 Updated 8:41 a.m. ET Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer who, with a frosted, teased-up coiffure and a voice both weathered and operatic, soared to No. 1 with “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” one of the […]
Ringo Starr Trusted Source: music-news.com Ringo Starr has added a new accolade to his legendary career after receiving an honorary degree from the University of Liverpool. The Liverpudlian now resides in Los Angeles and was presented with the Honorary Doctor of Music award in a private ceremony just hours before his annual peace and love birthday celebration kicked off at Beverly Hills Park on his 86th birthday (07.07.26). The public […]
Village People Trusted Source: The New York Times at nytimes.com By Alex Marshall and Isabella Kwai July 1, 2026 -Updated 8:53 a.m. ET Victor Willis, the lead singer of the Village People who also co-wrote many of the group’s high-camp disco-era hits, including “Y.M.C.A.” and “Macho Man,” died on Monday. He was 74. The group announced his death in a statement posted to social media that said the cause was […]
We hear from co-writer/Producer Dennis Lambert that Brian Potter has passed away-Famous for many Top 40 hits inc: "One Tin Soldier," "Ain't No Woman Like the One I Got," "Don't Pull Your Love," "It Only Takes a Minute." Trusted Source: Wikkipedia Brian August Potter (born 1939) is a British-born American pop music songwriter and record producer. With his writing partner, Dennis Lambert, Potter wrote and produced hits songs for the […]
Blood, Sweat & Tears Trusted Source: Variety and variety.com Written by Jem Aswad David Clayton-Thomas, the Canadian singer and songwriter whose soulful voice was ubiquitous on American radio in the late 1960s and early ‘70s as lead singer of the brass-driven group Blood, Sweat & Tears, has died, according to his publicist. No cause of death was cited except that he died peacefully at a Toronto hospital on Wednesday evening; […]
Trusted Source: music-news.com Lionel Richie cut short the opening night of his latest tour after falling ill on Wednesday night. The 77-year-old took to the stage at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minnesota for the opening night of the Sing a Song All Night Long Tour, but abruptly abandoned the show after 55 minutes. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, the Hello singer sat down on a step […]
Madonna Trusted Source: music-news.com Madonna has opened up about her biopic that Universal Pictures axed. The Material Girl said the main reason the biopic was shelved was the budget. "I was supposed to make a movie about my life. I worked on my script for two years and spent two years at Universal Studios with the line producers doing budgeting and casting," she told Interview magazine. She continued, "We had […]
Clive Davis/Arista Records Trusted Source: Variety at variety.com Written by Chris Morris Jun 22, 2026 8:41am PT Clive Davis, the executive who steered Columbia, Arista and J Records to the pinnacle of the pop music business, died Monday at his Manhattan home, Variety has confirmed. He was 94. Befitting a dramatic 50-year career that accounted for the sale of millions of records, Davis’ life in the music industry divided into […]
Hear the Jacksons say hello on our Interview page! Jacksons Trusted Source: music-news.com The Jackson 5 members Marlon and Jackie Jackson are reuniting for a string of UK shows later this year. The siblings are founding members of the beloved group - which also starred their late brother Michael until 1984 - and will be taking to the road in Jackson 5 Live In Concert for four concerts, kicking off […]
Chicago Trusted Source: Rolling Stone Magazine at rollingstone.com By Andy Greene Walter Parazaider, a founding member of Chicago who played several wind instruments in the band, including sax, flute, and clarinet, died on Wednesday after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 81. Rolling Stone has confirmed his death. Parazaider’s long tenure in Chicago stretched from their earliest incarnation in 1967 until 2018, when he stepped off the road […]
Hear Bonnie Tyler say Hello on our Interviews Page! Bonnie Tyler Trusted Source: music-news.com Bonnie Tyler has been forced to cancel and postpone "all of her remaining shows this summer". The 75-year-old singer-songwriter has woken up from her induced coma but remains in intensive care after she was put into a temporary state of deep unconsciousness last month to help her recovery from emergency intestinal surgery, which the star underwent […]
Creedence Clearwater Revival Trusted Source: music-news.com John Fogerty wants Timothee Chalamet to play him in a biopic. The Creedence Clearwater Revival singer revealed there's a movie of his life in the pipeline and he was so impressed by the 30-year-old actor's portrayal of Bob Dylan in 2024's Oscar-nominated A Complete Unknown, he'd like to get him involved. Asked who he wanted to play him in a film, the 81-year-old star […]
Hear Dolly Parton say Hello on our Interviews Page! Dolly Parton Trusted Source: music-news.com Dolly Parton has launched her own signature brand of coffee. On Thursday, the country music superstar announced that she has partnered with the team at Community Coffee to create Cup of Ambition. Inspired by her 1980 anthem 9 to 5, originally written for the comedy film of the same name, Dolly is offering a range of […]
Hear Simon LeBon and John Taylor say hello on our Interviews Page! Duran Duran Trusted Source: music-news.com Simon Le Bon has explained how Duran Duran have stayed together for almost 50 years. The pop group has maintained the same line-up of Le Bon alongside John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Nick Rhodes ever since the band first formed back in 1978 - and the singer has now insisted the secret to […]
Trusted Source: Variety Magazine at variety.com Peabro Bryson By Jem Aswad Peabo Bryson, the veteran R&B singer best known as the singer behind the Disney film hits “Beauty and the Beast” and “Whole New World,” has died, according to a statement from his family. No cause of death was cited, although the family announced on Sunday that he had suffered a stroke “With broken hearts and profound sadness, the family […]
Sylvers Trusted Source: Soul Tracks at soultracks.com By Chris Rizik (May 31, 2026) For many women of a certain age, he was their first musical heartthrob. But Foster Sylvers was more than that, a talented singer and multi-instrumentalist who was part of the iconic family act The Sylvers. Today we mourn the passing of Foster Sylvers at age 64. Our friends at EURweb have confirmed his passing from metastatic prostate cancer. Born […]
