RONNIE SPECTOR, the lead singer of the Ronettes, the 1960s vocal trio that gave a passionate, bad-girl edge to pop’s girl-group sound with hits like “Be My Baby,” “Baby, I Love You,” "Do I Love You," "I Can Hear Music,"  “The Best Part of Breakin’ Up” and my personal favorite, “Walking in the Rain,” died on Wednesday after “a brief battle with cancer.” She was 78.  My love for Ronnie and the Spectorverse dates to the early 80s, years before she would re-enter the charts dueting with Eddie Money on "Take Me Home Tonight."  Here are the obits at The Guardian and Rolling Stone.  The tributes poured in from Money, Brian Wilson, Dave Davies, Steve Van Zandt, and more.

ALL SONGS CONSIDERED: The Smile, Kae Tempest, Yard Act, and more.

MIDLAKE shares "Bethel Woods."

PAVEMENT shares “Be The Hook.”

MITSKI shares "Love Me More."

WAXAHATCHEE's TOP 10 SONGS, according to Stereogum.

OVER THE EDGE: An interview with Sea Power.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Kris Kross' rambunctious kiddie rap anthem "Jump."

THE SAG AWARDS nominations went to these folks. Congrats!

KIRSTEN DUNST talks about The Power of the Dog and her SAG nomination.

BAFTA unveiled the longlists across all categories for its 2022 Film Awards. 

BRITNEY SPEARS hints that she’s set to write a memoir about her life and experiences in the music industry.

JASON MOMOA & LISA BONET are divorcing.

EVAN RACHEL WOOD: A documentary leading to her allegations against Marilyn Manson is headed to Sundance.

RED NOTICE: The star-studded Netflix smash is getting two sequels.

TO CATCH A THIEF is gettting a remake starring Gal Gadot.

AN ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD PUPPER in training.

CAT & DOG, living together...

WHEN MOM needs a moment.

THE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light."

RYLEY WALKER is steaming a new EP, So Certain.

LIANNE LA HAVAS plays The Current.

SPOON shares "Wild."

DESTROYER shares “Tintoretto, It’s for You.”

BILL CALLAHAN covers Wilco's "Sky Blue Sky."

DAVID BOWIE: Hunky Dory Turned 50.

40 CLASSIC ALBUMS turning 50 this year.

THE TOP 40 POP LPs of 2021, according to Paste.

STUDIO 666: The Foo Fighters' comedy-horror movie has a trailer online.

KANYE WEST: Still pursuing Kim Kardashian?

SIMON COWELL finally proposed to Lauren Silverman.

JANET JACKSON, on aging gracefully.

THE OSCARS will try having a host again.

FINAL DESTINATION is getting a revival produced by Spider-Man franchise director Jon Watts.

ZORRO, with a female lead and a story by Robert and Rebecca Rodriguez, is in the works at the CW.

WONDERING WHEN THE PANDEMIC WILL END? On TV, It Already Has.

THE DUALITY of Bob Saget.

A RUBE GOLDBERG MACHINE, but with rescue animals.

COWS IN TURKEY and the Metaverse.

A LAMB gets skritches.

DURAN DURAN: Simon Le Bon visited World Cafe for a chat.

ESPERANZA SPALDING plays a Tiny Desk Concert.

SPIRITUALIZED shares "Crazy," which is not Patsy Cline but hella Country.

JOHNNY MARR shares "Night and Day."

ELVIS COSTELLO says he won't perform "Oliver's Army" anymore and radio stations should stop playing it.

BUNNYMAN: Will Sergeant talks about his memoir.

JENNIFER CASTLE: The Aquarium Drukard Interview.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Vanessa Williams's sweeping ballad "Save The Best For Last."

THE FRESH PRNCE OF BEL-AIR reboot has a trailer online and it's... something.

JACKASS FOREVER has a final trailer online.

THE GOLDEN GLOBES weren't televised and NBC has added a year to their television deal.

BOB SAGET: An autopsy performed Monday morning indicates no evidence of drug use or foul play.

ALEC BALDWIN disputed any suggestions that he is not complying with the ongoing investigation over the fatal Rust shooting.

MICHAEL CAINE is auctioning off his personal memorabilia.

BETTY WHITE died from a stroke she suffered nearly a week before she passed.

LILY JAMES, on playing Pamela Anderson.

MATILDA THE HUN: GLOW wrestling icon and ‘Spaceballs' actor, is dead at 73.

WILD IN THE STREETS: More than 80 ostriches ran amok around the southern Chinese city of Chongzuo after escaping from a local farm.

PENGUINS, contesting the good spot.

RUNNING with a baby elephant.

HAPPY Sheep.

NEW RELEASES: Pitchfork will point you to The Weeknd, Burial, Sis, and more.

BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has a Top 40 list - and playlist - for you.

ME & THE MONKEE: A Final Visit With Michael Nesmith.

CALVIN SIMON, a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, died on Thursday. He was 79.

MICHAEL LANG, one of the co-creators of the legendary Woodstock Music & Arts festival series, has died at 77 of a rare form of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma at Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Mr. Big's glam metal campfire singalong "To Be With You."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Spider-Man: No Way Home continues to dominate in its fourt frame with 33MM on a 41 percent drop.  It now appears on the all-time domestic chart between Titanic and Infinity War.  Sing 2 places with 12MM on a 41 percent drop and also moves to VOD.  The 355 shows with a disappointing 4.8MM debut, and bad buzz seems likely to doom it.

SIDNEY POITIER, whose portrayal of resolute heroes in films like “To Sir With Love,” “In the Heat of the Night” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” established him as Hollywood’s first Black matinee idol and helped open the door for Black actors in the film industry, died on Thursday night at his home in Los Angeles. He was 94. The tributes pour in.

BOB SAGET, the standup comic and actor known as Danny Tanner on “Full House” and the host of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” was found dead on Sunday in Florida. He was 65. The tributes pour in.

MARILYN BERMAN, the Oscar-winning lyricist who, with her husband, Alan, wrote "The Windmills of Your Mind," "The Way We Were" and the score for Yentl, died at 93.

THE GOLDEN GLOBES, while bascally boycotted by Hollywood, went to these folks.  Congrats?

ANDREW GARFIELD & TOBEY MAGUIRE snuck into a Spider-Man screening.

BEN AFFLECK is done worrying about what other people think.

PAULINA PORIZKOVA: The supermodel who dared to look her age.

IN DEFENSE OF Elite Film Criticism.

A KOALA wowed caregivers by using a spoon to feed himself.

THEY BOUGHT A BLENDER. Three weeks later, their cats continue to hold it hostage.

CAT & DOG, living together...

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with ECHO and the BUNNYMEN!  Live at the Royal Albert Hall, circa July 1983.  Your setlist includes: "Going Up," "Villiers Terrace," "All That Jazz," "Heads Will Roll," "Porcupine," "All My Colours (Zimbo)," "Silver," "Simple Stuff," "The Cutter," "The Killing Moon," "Rescue," "Never Stop," "The Back Of Love," "No Dark Things," "Heaven Up Here," "Over The Wall," and "Crocodiles."

TURNSTILE plays a hardcore Tiny Desk Concert.

SONDRE LERCHE shares "Cut" and "Turns Out I'm Sentimental After All."

SPOON covers Bowie's "I Can't Give Everything Away."

THE EELS share "Amateur Hour."

ELVIS COSTELLO recalls inspiring meetings with Neil Young, Fiona Apple and David Chase - and reveals his new music with Burt Bacharach.

JAPANESE BREAKFAST: Michelle Zauner shares how writing for film provides a new creative experience for her.

2022 ALBUMS anticipated by Brooklyn Vegan and Paste.

PASTOR T.L. BARRETT talks about his five-album box set.

PETER BOGDONAVICH, the Oscar-nominated writer-director of The Last Picture Show whose career, which also included hits like What’s Up, Doc? and Paper Moon, put him on a path toward living up to the example of those like Orson Welles and John Ford he so lionized, has died. He was 82.

NICOLAS CAGE and Riko Shibata are adding a little one to their family.

OZARK has a trailer online.

TOM HOLLAND's James Bond pitch turned into his Uncharted movie.

DENZEL WASHINGTON Talks Reinventing Macbeth, Oscars and Who's the Next Denzel.

THE REDEMPTION of Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man.

THE 19 BIGGEST MOVIES of 2022, according to The Ringer.

A SNAIL, eating a cucumber.

A COYOTE AND A BADGER strolling together.

CAT? or Dog?