I was just inormed that ilve stream ticket sales have been extended to 10am Pacific time June 6. Calling all #StarTrek fans!

If you want to see the live stream of my interview with #StarTrek Discovery creator Bryan Fuller on Sat 6/6 at 1pm Pacific, ticket sales will close at 9pm Pacific (5am CET on June 6) tonight. www.eventbrite.com/e/fred-talks...

@bunnyhull.bsky.social Congrats on producing and co-writing the incredible new single by Thelma Houston. open.spotify.com/track/43ViNH...

The brand-new single by Thelma Houston was released a few minutes ago. And I love it. open.spotify.com/track/43ViNH...

Like pop music? Here are 4,700 pop music videos from all over the world -- guessing you have not heard most of these great songs before. fredbronson.com/Videos-Pop-G...

Marilou & I are deeply saddened by the loss of our lifelong friend, Marcia. Not just a gifted, innovative artist, she also happened to be a genuinely nice person. Smart, funny, & just plain fun to be around. Thankfully, her memory lives on and we will never stop missing her. shorturl.at/wx6BV

How many Idols does it take to order brunch? In this case, four. Clark Beckham, Kimberley Locke, Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo. Plus former Idol producer Simon Lythgoe and the mother of season 15's Olivia Rox. A good time was had by all. #AmericanIdol

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social There are not enough words available in a post to list all the things that make you one of my favorite people on this Earth, but #1 is your love of #StarTrek (I wrote two episodes of TNG). What are you doing Saturday afternoon? This is at 1pm Pacific Time:

Looking forward to seeing @debhaalandnm.bsky.social become New Mexico's next Governor. Congratulations on tonight's primary victory, and onward to November!

@corybooker.com Congrats on your Democratic Primary win. And everything to come in the future. What better way to celebrate than with this #StarTrek event at 4pm ET on Saturday!

Coming tomorrow, 6/3: the brand-new single by Thelma Houston, "Love Is The Power." I've heard it and it is fantastic! Written by Thelma and Bunny Hull (who wrote "New Attitude"). I'll post a link here.

If you intend to watch the live stream of my interview with Bryan Fuller, and I hope you do, please note ticket sales end at 9pm PT on 6/5. Live stream 1pm PT Saturday 6/6. #StarTrek #PushingDaisies #Hannibal #AmericanGods

Mariska Veres – Is Het Waar? {Is It True} [The Hague, The Netherlands; Pop](1965) Dutch-language cover of Brenda Lee song on Topkapi/Imperial . https://redd.it/1jq0o26 https://youtu.be/SYD-MgNUObI

Join us for the live stream! #StarTrek

If you can't be in Los Angeles on June 6, you can watch a live stream of my interview with Bryan Fuller, who wrote for #DeepSpaceNine and #Voyager before creating #StarTrekDiscovery. Ticket sales will close before June 6, so don't wait! www.eventbrite.com/e/fred-talks...

If I hadn't been forced to use a pen name. #StarTrek\

Our second title for what became "Ménage à Troi": #StarTrek

Our original title for what became "Ménage à Troi": #StarTrek

Our original title for what became "The Game." #StarTrek

The long wait is over. The new single by The Fizz, "A Crazy Shot In The Dark," is finally here and I'm making my mind up -- I love it. open.spotify.com/album/3wB4qx... #TheFizz #BucksFizz @MIKE_STOCK_HQ

Pushing Daisies fans in So. Calif! Series creator Bryan Fuller will be interviewed by me at Vitello’s in Studio City CA at 12 noon on June 4. Come meet Bryan in person. In-person tickets and for those outside of the area, live stream tickets are available here: www.eventbrite.com/e/fred-talks...

Bryan Fuller had a dream: to write for StarTrek. He did that and more, becoming a producer on #StarTrekVoyager and then creating #StarTrekDiscovery. I'll interview him on stage at Vitello's in Studio City CA at 12 noon on June 6! Reserve your seats now! www.eventbrite.com/e/fred-talks...

I love that my on-stage interview with Freda Payne and Scherrie Payne already has 9,400 views om YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiK2...

Why am I thinking of @NickiFrench today? Because we met on May 10, 1995 at Hundred House in London while I was visiting @mikestockmusic and Matt Aitken. And on May 10, 2000, I asked the first question at Nicki's 1st #Eurovision press conference. So a double remembrance.

Bryan Fuller has created some of TV's most creative and unique series: #PushingDaisies, #Wonderfalls, #DeadLikeMe and #StarTrek: Discovery. I'll interview him on stage at the Velvet Martini Lounge at Vitello's in Studio City CA on June 6. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/fred-talks...

My interview with Freda Payne and Scherrie Payne at the Velvet Martini Lounge in Studio City CA on May 2 was a huge hit with the audience. Freda & Scherrie were dynamic, funny, and didn't hold anything back!

Until now, to see one of my live celebrity interviews, you had to be at Vitello's in Studio City, CA. But now we will be live streaming. So you can watch me talk to Freda Payne ("Band of Gold") & Scherrie Payne (the Supremes). May 2, 1pm PT, 4pm ET, 10pm CET. tickets.klikevents.net/fredpaynelive

After doing hundreds of interviews for #Billboard, I'm bringing those skills to the stage at Vitello's in Studio City, CA. On May 2 my guests will be Freda Payne ("Band of Gold") & Scherrie Payne (final lead singer of the Supremes). Please join us! Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/fred-talks...

When I was in New York last week, I saw one of my favorite TV series of all time transformed into a Broadway show. Don't miss #Schmigadoon when you are in NYC. Great T-shirts, too.

The next episode of my series "Smokey's Place" is all about songs written by Berry Gordy. Airing on #SiriusXM Channel 74, Smokey's Soul Town. Monday 4/27 8pmET, 5pmPT Wednesday : 4/29 3pmET, NoonPT Friday : 5/1 10pmET/7pmPT Sunday : 5/3 6pmET/3pmPT

#StarTrek fans in the Coachella Valley -- celebrate the 60th anniversary with my talk about my life with Star Trek on April 29. Admission is free.

Just a reminder that I will be interviewing Freda Payne ("Band of Gold") and Scherrie Payne (final lead singer of the Supremes) on stage at The Velvet Martini Lounge at Vitello's in Studio City on May 2, over a Saturday brunch. You can be there, too! www.eventbrite.com/e/fred-talks...

Very excited that my favorite #Eurovision song of all time is finally on #Spotify. It's #Cyprus 1995. @AlexPanayi "Sti Fotia" The English translation as well! open.spotify.com/track/0x6nxP...

My latest #Billboard article is about a '60s band you've never heard of. But it's one of the most fascinating stories I've ever written. www.billboard.com/music/rock/t...

If you're a fan of Joel Whitburn's #Billboard chart books, listen to Lou Simon's The Jukebox Diner tonight on #SiriusXM 60s Gold (Channel 73) between 5-5:30pm PT/8-8:30pm ET to learn of the exciting future for Record Research!

I also have to give a special thanks to @fredbronson.bsky.social, who not only connected us with Ernie, but kept the interview he did with Gene Roddenberry for his college paper preserved and sent me photos of it for the article.

Some great reading if you are a #StarTrek fan . trekmovie.com/2026/04/09/f...

If you're a Star Trek fan and you live in or near Palm Springs, CA, go to this talk with @fredbronson.bsky.social! We've had him on the podcast and he was part of @trektalks.net this year, and he has so many great, unheard stories. I'd go if I were there for sure.

If you live in the Coachella Valley & are a fan of #StarTrek... Admission free ($5 donation to the center requested):

My newest episode of Smokey's Place will air next week on SiriusXM, Channel 74. It's all about Motown groups that changed lead singers. There is a special surprise guest! Monday 4/13 8pmET/5pmPT Wed 4/15 3pmET/12noonPT Fri 4/17 10pmET/7pmOT Sun 4/19 6pmET/3pmPT

I interviewed the newly-minted top 11 on the current season of #AmericanIdol. Check out their profiles in #Billboard. www.billboard.com/lists/americ...

Today is the greatest day in Swedish music history. On April 6, 1974, #ABBA won the #Eurovision Song Contest and Blue Swede became the first Swedish act to top the #Billboard Hot 100, with "Hooked on a Feeling." www.billboard.com/music/pop/ab...

Today's interiew on stage with Thelma Houston was exceptional! People loed hearing her inside stories. Next, on May 2 at Vitello's in Studio City CA, Freda Payne & Scherrie Payne. www.eventbrite.com/e/fred-talks...

62 years ago today, the #Beatles held the top 5 positions on the #Billboard Hot 100, an unprecedented event.

23 years ago today, the season 2 #AmericanIdol finalists came to the #Billboard office to film a segment where I taught them how our charts work. @KimberleyLocke @CarmenRasmusen @joshgracin

Hit Songs Are Lasting Longer on the Charts – But Why?

If you're a #Motown fan -- or a Thelma Houston fan -- and you live in Southern California, come join us on Saturday for this unique event! www.eventbrite.com/e/fred-talks...

Please tune in to TrekTalks this Saturday at 1:10pm Pacific Time on YouTube for a panel "Remembering Gene and Majel." #StarTrek