Pop
What Happens When a Legend Rerecords His Biggest Hits With a Full Orchestra?
Imagine hearing a famous song for the first time again. That is what happens here. A veteran singer goes back ...
How Barbra Streisand Went From $17,000 to $236 Million in the Art Sale
In 1969, Barbra Streisand bought a Klimt painting for $17,000. In 1998, she sold it and moved on. Now, a ...
Céline Dion Nearly Rejected the Titanic Song That Made Her a Legend
Before it became the theme of Titanic and a global love anthem, “My Heart Will Go On” was a song ...
The Wisdom of George Michael: Beyond Fame and the Trap of Modern Gay Life
Did you know that one of the world’s biggest pop stars worried about what it was like to be gay ...
Prince Warned Us About “Computer Programmers” In His Musicology Interview
Prince was invited on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on February 26, 2004. He was there to discuss his ...
This Young Singer Took On “We Are the Champions” And Turned A Farm Into A Concert
Most people in the crowd had never heard the name Mickey Callisto before that night. But once he started “We ...
Neil Diamond Almost Threw Away the Perfect Stage Name
Imagine Neil Diamond walking into a tiny New York studio in the 1960s and saying, “Hi, I’m Noah Kaminsky”… or ...
The One Sentence That Turned Neil Diamond Into a Different Person Onstage
Take the backstage stories off the tour bus and the spotlight off the stage for a second. There is a ...
When Celine Dion Turned One Song Into a Final Goodbye to Fathers Everywhere
Celine Dion had just lost her dad. The man who wrote the song had lost his dad too. And the ...
“Waiting For That Day”: How George Michael Made 80s Pop Feel Timeless
Did you know that George Michael made a significant change with his 1990 album? He had sold so many records ...