The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame officially unveiled its 2026 class on Monday night, with Phil Collins, Oasis, Billy Idol, Wu-Tang Clan, Luther Vandross, Sade, Joy Division/New Order and Iron Maiden all named as inductees. Ryan Seacrest and Lionel Richie revealed the inductees on the latest episode of American Idol for the show’s Rock Hall episode. Beyond the performer category, Queen Latifah, Gram Parsons, Celia […]

This year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class has been announced. Eight new artists will be inducted into the hall for 2026: Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Phil Collins, Sade, Luther Vandross, and Joy Division/New Order. These performers have been selected for creating “music whose originality, impact, and influence has changed the course […]

It’s been a good week for the Ed Sullivan estate and those associated with it. Within a six-day period, the 2025 Netflix documentary Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan received nominations for Emmy and Peabody Awards, and on Monday (April 13) night, it was revealed that the legendary late TV host will receive the Rock & Roll Hall […]

Sullivan’s long-running variety show gave TV exposure to many Black music artists at a time when such exposure was hard to come by. Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan (Netflix), Pee-wee as Himself (HBO Max), Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything (Hulu) and Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV) are among the programs focused on music […]

The bright overhead lights were almost blinding, bleaching the stage as a young Black man stepped forward at “The Ed Sullivan Show” wearing nothing but belted trousers and an open velvet vest, his oak-colored skin glowing under the glare. From the wings, he had watched the audience settle—a sea of white faces dressed as if […]

With ‘The Late Show’ leaving and no new occupant announced, the future of Broadway’s most storied talk show stage is suddenly up in the air. In the if-these-walls-could-talk sweepstakes, the Ed Sullivan Theater might never shut up. Built in 1927, located at 1697-1699 Broadway between 53rd and 54thstreets, and in more or less continuing operation […]

Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara were once household names, appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show more than 30 times and turning their real-life marriage into a comedy act that captured millions of viewers. For their son, Ben Stiller, however, those appearances were bittersweet. “I remember him talking about, ‘Sometimes the only time I would see my parents is when they were […]

He was a cultural TV icon best known for introducing Elvis and the Beatles, but Ed Sullivan had a much deeper effect on American music and culture than most ever realized. For twenty-three years, tens of millions of people gathered around the television to see what new and different acts he might feature on his […]

Long before HBO turned Sunday night into TV-monoculture ground zero, there was Ed Sullivan. Born in Harlem and raised in Port Chester, New York, the sportswriter, syndicated columnist and radio-program personality was tapped by CBS to host a weekly variety show for the television network. The master of ceremonies had a few ideas about what […]

Watching Sunday Best is a bittersweet experience. Mostly because so many of the people featured in this brilliant Netflix documentary are no longer with us, including director Sacha Jenkins, who passed away in May of this year. The finished product is a beautiful special that pays homage to the wonderful legacy of Ed Sullivan and the legendary artists he showcased. Whether it’s Nat King […]