Mike FM Music News

Stephen Bishop's 'Careless' (Life’s A Bish Records) Singer/songwriter Stephen Bishop is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his debut album, Careless.The 74-year-old musician is set to reissue Careless on Aug. 14, featuring two unreleased bonus tracks, “Back Again” and “I Don’t Know You Anymore,” both of which were written during the Careless era.The original album, released in October 1976, featured Bishop’s iconic song “On and On,” which peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100, […]

Alanis Morissette (Shelby Duncan) You oughta know that Alanis Morissette is taking her show on the road — to LA.Alanis Morissette will stage a continuation of her 2025 Las Vegas residency show in Los Angeles in November. The show, Butterfly with a Machete, will run at the YouTube Theater Nov. 5, 6, 10 and 11. It's described as a "confessional and multimedia, multi-disciplinary musical stage play set to her music."The […]

During the premiere of Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour - Live in Paris at New York's Tribeca Festival Monday night, the movie stopped and the screen went black. That, however, didn't stop Katy and her fans from keeping the music going.Katy, who was sitting in the audience, stood up and exclaimed, "What the f***?" Fans continued singing the song that had been playing in the film, and Katy danced and sang along until the […]

Chappell Roan for M·A·C Cosmetics' VIVA GLAM (Inez & Vinoodh/@inezandvinoodh) Chappell Roan was named a global ambassador for M·A·C Cosmetics last December, and in February she starred in the brand's new Sephora campaign. Now, she's been named the new face of the brand's ongoing VIVA GLAM lipstick.One hundred percent of the profits from VIVA GLAM, founded in 1994, go to charities worldwide that support sexual, gender, racial and environmental equality. As part of Chappell's involvement, […]

Twenty-five years ago, if someone had told you the guy who recorded "It Wasn't Me" would be onstage at New York City's famed Metropolitan Opera House with the man who sang "Roxanne," you probably wouldn't have believed it. This, however, is an actual thing that's happening Tuesday, as Sting's musical The Last Ship sails into The Met, after successful runs in Amsterdam, Paris and Brisbane, Australia."It's set in my hometown, I […]

Ariana Grande is getting emotional over the fact that her new single, "hate that i made you love me," has debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. She wrote on Instagram, "thank you all from the bottom of my heart for my tenth number one ! ! ! i simply cannot believe those words. i feel like the most grateful human being alive everyday." She added, "the fierce love […]

Ariana Grande has scored another #1 debut."hate that i made you love me," the first single from her upcoming album, petal, blooms in the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It's her 10th #1 hit and her eighth to enter the chart at that position. She and Taylor Swift are now tied for the most #1 debut singles among female artists.In addition, Ariana is now the only artist in history ever […]

Madonna (Rafael Pavarotti) Madonna's new short film, Confessions II, which she premiered at the Tribeca Festival Friday night in New York City, is now on YouTube for your viewing pleasure — and half the pleasure is spotting the celebrity cameos sprinkled into the 10-minute short.The movie has a loose plotline that involves Madonna being stalked by ninja-looking female paparazzi wearing masks and revealing clothing, holding cameras on poles with bright lights. […]

Sombr performs on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Disney/Randy Holmes) Taylor Swift will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday in New York City, and one of her favorite current artists has just been announced as one of the evening's performers and presenters: Sombr.In addition to the "back to friends" singer, other performers and/or presenters at the event include John Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls, Gavin DeGraw, Brandi Carlile, Billy […]