Billboard

Songwriter Billy Steinberg’s Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits: ‘Like a Virgin’ & More

Steinberg crafted classics for Madonna, the Bangles, Heart, Whitney Houston, JoJo, Cyndi Lauper, Demi Lovato and others. By Gary Trust “The idea for that song came from personal experience,” Billy ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Steinberg, Hitmaker Behind Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin’ and Heart’s ‘Alone,’ Dead at 75

Billy Steinberg, the accomplished singer-songwriter who dominated the Eighties and Nineties with hits for Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, and more, has died. He was 75. Steinberg died Monday, ...
Variety

Billy Steinberg, Songwriter Who Co-Wrote Smashes Including ‘Like a Virgin,’ ‘True Colors,’ ‘Eternal Flame’ and ‘So Emotional,’ Dies at 74

His songs were also recorded by Pat Benatar, Tina Turner, Laura Branigan, Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon, Melanie C, Susanna Hoffs, Belinda Carlisle, Bette Midler ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Like a Virgin’ songwriter Billy Steinberg dies at 75

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Billy Steinberg, who wrote the lyrics to some of the biggest pop hits of the 1980s — including Madonna’s “Like a ...
Billboard

Songwriter Billy Steinberg, Co-Writer of ‘Like a Virgin’ and ‘True Colors,’ Dies at 75

The Grammy winner also penned hits for Whitney Houston and Demi Lovato, among others. By Melinda Newman Billy Steinberg, the Grammy-winning songwriter who co-wrote such pop classics as Madonna’s “Like ...
Deadline.com

Billy Steinberg Dies: Hall Of Fame Songwriter Who Co-Penned Five U.S. No. 1 Hits Including “Like A Virgin” Was 75

Billy Steinberg, a Hall of Fame songwriter who co-wrote Madonna‘s smash “Like a Virgin” and four other U.S. No. 1 singles including Whitney Houston’s “So Emotional” and The Bangles’ “Eternal Flame,” ...
CNN

World record speed skier Simon Billy describes ‘crazy feeling’ of traveling over 158 mph downhill

When he squeezes into his bright red ski suit and puts on his Darth Vader-esque helmet, speed skier Simon Billy hears nothing and sees very little. Despite almost losing two of his senses, the ...
Boxing Scene

James Toney: Filling in the Billy Blanks

It took only a few weeks of rigid training with Tae Bo fitness guru Billy Blanks to do it. Hall-of-famer Mike "The Bodysnatcher" McCallum couldn't do it. Roy Jones, Jr. couldn't do it nor could ...
USA Today

Billy Joel performs live for first time since brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel made a New Year's surprise return to the stage for the first time since revealing he was diagnosed with the brain disorder known as normal pressure hydrocephalus. The "Vienna" singer paid a ...
NJ.com

What’s the age difference between Billy Bob Thornton and his TV dad, Sam Elliott?

Sam Elliott and Billy Bob Thornton play father and son in season 2 of “Landman,” but what’s their age difference in real life? Elliott, 81, and Thornton, 70, are just 11 years apart. During a recent ...
KTLA

Billy Blanks explains why he created Tae Bo Reboot

War spreading across the middle east, following a joint US-Israeli strike against Iran over the weekend. In the aftermath of "Operation Epic Fury," which left Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and ...