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Displaying all articles tagged:
Billy Joel
my single is dropping
Apr. 29, 2022
Nepotism Baby Kendall Roy Drops Billy Joel Cover
In all “Honesty,” you’ve gotta give it to Jeremy Strong for committing to the bit.
By
Rebecca Alter
civic engagement
Aug. 15, 2021
New York Is Almost Like the Fifth Character in This Star-Studded Music Video
Somewhere in the city, Lin-Manuel Miranda is biting his lip and wondering why he wasn’t in this.
By
Rebecca Alter
extremely online
Jan. 29, 2021
It Is Billy Joel’s Time to Shine on TikTok
From dance trends to emotional catharsis, the hitmaker is receiving well-deserved recognition on the app.
By
Gabrielle Sanchez
best of 2020
Dec. 29, 2020
The 10 Best TV Needle Drops of 2020
From
Queen’s Gambit
’s “Venus” to
I May Destroy You
’s “Something About Us,” these musical moments helped push their series to new heights.
By
Sean T. Collins
living in her uptown world
Nov. 18, 2020
Princess Diana’s Dance Partner Remembers Their ‘Uptown Girl’ Performance
“I was the nervous one! I was shaking in the wings. What if she doesn’t like it? What if I dropped the future queen of England?”
By
Devon Ivie
respect the classics
July 17, 2020
Billy Joel Has Never Seen a Piano He Couldn’t Play
The Piano Man stopped during a motorcycle ride when he saw a piano left for trash.
By
Justin Curto
the piano man cometh
Feb. 29, 2020
Billy Joel Cordially Invites You to Break Into His Mansion
You just maybe won’t make it out alive.
By
Devon Ivie
hot takes
Oct. 31, 2019
All of Prince’s Pop-Culture Hot Takes From His New Book,
The Beautiful Ones
He thought we needed a new word for what Beyoncé does.
By
Justin Curto
tv development
Sept. 25, 2019
Billy Joel’s Music Is Becoming a TV Show. Here’s What We Know
Called
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant
.
By
Jackson McHenry
callbacks
May 12, 2019
The 9 Best Easter Eggs in the
Veep
Finale
Did you catch all these callbacks to previous episodes?
By
Jen Chaney
recovery
Nov. 11, 2018
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry Hospitalized After Collapsing at Billy Joel Concert
The duo performed “Walk This Way” before the health scare.
By
Devon Ivie
in conversation
July 23, 2018
Billy Joel on His Songwriting Silence, the Country Today, and His Ideal Farewell
“I never
felt like I was as good as I wanted to be. My bar was Beethoven.”
By
David Marchese
music
July 19, 2018
Bruce Springsteen Surprises Billy Joel Audience, Delighting Dads Everywhere
It was a moment so precious dads everywhere will be talking about it until at least next Christmas.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
peaceful protests
Aug. 22, 2017
Billy Joel Silently Protested Nazis by Wearing the Star of David Onstage
A quiet response to the surge of white-nationalist activity across the country.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
roll clip!
Apr. 15, 2017
Kevin Spacey Rocked an Extraordinarily Strong Look to Duet With Billy Joel
Sounds good, too.
By
Karen Brill
last night on late night
Jan. 10, 2017
Billy Joel Ranks the Top 5 Billy Joel Songs
It’s just “Uptown Girl” five times over (kidding).
By
Halle Kiefer
roll clip!
Jan. 1, 2017
See Billy Joel Sing ‘Miami 2017’ in Miami, 2017
The piano man rang in the new year with his 1976 hit.
By
Tolly Wright
famous people doing nice things
June 25, 2016
Swell Guy Billy Joel Performs With a Billy Joel Cover Band
Three excellent tunes.
By
Devon Ivie
roll clip!
June 18, 2016
Billy Joel Dedicates Rare Performance of ‘You’re Only Human’ to Orlando
Joel hasn’t performed the song since 1987.
By
Greg Cwik
Jan. 8, 2016
Jimmy Fallon Joined Billy Joel at MSG Last Night
His “Start Me Up” is a must-see.
By
Halle Kiefer
last night on late night
Jan. 7, 2016
Joel, Fallon, and Simmons Did ‘The Longest Time’
Ooh-
whooo
-ooh.
By
Nate Jones
jerry seinfeld
Dec. 1, 2015
What’s the Deal With Jerry Seinfeld? He’s Got a Residency at the Beacon Theater
This residency is making me thirsty!
By
Emma Barrie
Nov. 24, 2015
Jennifer Lawrence Recalls Her Best 2015 Memory
And the backstory behind it.
By
Halle Kiefer
new yorker festival
Oct. 5, 2015
4 Decades Later, Billy Joel Still Isn’t Sick of Playing ‘Piano Man’
But he doesn’t feel the same way about all of his hits.
By
Katie Levingston
harmonica man
Aug. 15, 2015
Kevin Spacey Learned Harmonica for Billy Joel
The master thespian isn’t just an impressionist.
By
Greg Cwik
vulture lists
Feb. 3, 2015
The Complete Works: Ranking All 121 Billy Joel Songs
Billy Joel is the closest thing Madison Square Garden has to a sure thing — certainly more than the Knicks or the Rangers or the Liberty.
By
Christopher Bonanos
last night
Jan. 21, 2015
Behold Leslie Knope’s Awful Version of ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’
Well,
someone
started this fire.
By
Margaret Lyons
lineups
Jan. 14, 2015
2015 Bonnaroo Lineup: Billy Joel, Mumford & Sons, and Kendrick Lamar
As well as Childish Gambino, Run the Jewels, and the Growlers.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
only in new york?
Nov. 17, 2014
Billy Joel Defends Taylor Swift Against New York Hate Hate Hate Hate Haters
New York Swift of Mind.
By
Jesse David Fox
music
Oct. 20, 2014
Billy Joel Is Working on New Music About the History of Long Island
It will probably never be released.
By
Nate Jones
Mar. 21, 2014
Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon Form a Two-Man Doo-Wop Group
The great Billy Joel was a guest on The Tonight Show last night, and count on Jimmy Fallon to not only sing “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” with him […]
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Mar. 21, 2014
Jimmy Fallon + Billy Joel + iPad = Doo-Wop Trio
The lion sleeps tonight show.
By
Jesse David Fox
residences
Dec. 3, 2013
Billy Joel Will Play MSG Concerts in Perpetuity
Once a month for as long as there’s demand, he says.
By
Margaret Lyons
the songs remain the same
Jan. 23, 2013
Which Old Songs Have Classic Rockers Pimped Out the Most?
An exhaustive study of greatest-hits compilations by the Stones, Billy Joel, and more reveals who resold the same song the most times.
By
Max Thorn
Dec. 14, 2012
Late Night Roundup: Colbert’s ‘Breaking Abbey’ and Jimmy Fallon Chats with […]
To spite Michelle Obama, who got to see the premiere of Downton Abbey early, Stephen Colbert exclusively premiered this new show last night: […]
By
Bradford Evans
lighters up
Dec. 13, 2012
Which Band Acted the Classic-Rock-iest at the 12.12.12 Concert?
Scoring the age-old moves, song choices, and “I love you, New York!” patter of the Stones, Who, Clapton, Billy Joel, Bruce, and the rest of the white guys.
By
Josh Wolk
tumblr
July 17, 2012
Listen to an Extensive Ode to Tumblr
Please reblog.
By
Eliot Glazer
who did it best
Nov. 9, 2011
Glee
vs. YouTube: Who Did ‘Uptown Girl’ Best?
Vote for your favorite version of Billy Joel’s “Uptown Girl.”
By
Jillian Goodman
permanent decisions
Sept. 1, 2011
Lindsay Lohan Gets Tattoo of Billy Joel Lyrics
Cool attitude.
By
Willa Paskin
music
Aug. 15, 2011
Record Labels Prepare to Battle Artists Over Song Rights
As usual, the RIAA are the villains.
By
Adam K. Raymond
literature
Mar. 31, 2011
Billy Joel Won’t Tell Us All His Deep Dark Secrets
His memoir is canceled.
By
Amos Barshad
clickables
Dec. 7, 2010
Hear All of Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits at Once, For Some Reason
The Harsh Side of the Internet wanted you to have this.
By
Amanda Dobbins
glee
Apr. 24, 2010
Glee
Creator ‘Interested’ in Britney-centric Episode
Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin, and Courtney Love may be on their way to William McKinley High, too.
By
Adam K. Raymond
chat room
Oct. 30, 2009
Billy Joel on Touring at His Age
“It’s not like it used to be, now they’re weird sizes and strange shapes.”
By
Owen Pye
snl
May 18, 2009
And We Will All Go Down Together: The
SNL
Season 34 Finale
Classic!
By
Mark Graham
roll credits
Aug. 16, 2008
Week in Review: Gold Medals Not Won By Michael Phelps
Who else took home the gold this week?
By
Lane Brown
apropos of nothing
Aug. 14, 2008
New York Branch of Rock Hall of Fame Finally Gives Billy Joel Something to Do With All That Crap in His Garage
Rejoice, New Yorkers! No longer will Cleveland, Ohio, hold a monopoly on the world’s most irrelevant cultural institution!
tube junkie
July 21, 2008
Exclusive Video: ‘Billy Joel Parking Lot’
We sent our nymag.com camera crew out to Queens to capture the crowds at Billy Joel’s final shows at Shea Stadium.
last night’s gig
July 17, 2008
Billy Joel’s Epic Shea Concert Moves Us to Tears
We freely admit to the cheesiness of our soul. We loved every second of last night’s show.
quote machine
July 17, 2008
Val Kilmer’s Non-Funny Hair Makes Him All Wrong to Play David Lee Roth
Plus: Michael Ian Black on his work in ‘Kids in the Hall.’
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