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Watch Billy Joel band members, Joel's daughter & more pay tribute to NYC by singing "New York State of Mind"
Johnny Louis/Getty ImagesNew York City and its arts scene, including Broadway and concerts, are back, and a number of well-known singers are paying tribute to the Big Apple's resiliency by praising it...
Andrea Dresdale Aug 16, 2021

KISS announces new Las Vegas residency scheduled for late 2021/early 2022
Courtesy of Live NationWith KISS set to relaunch its End of the Road farewell tour this Wednesday in Mansfield, Massachusetts, the rock legends have now announced plans for a new Las Vegas residency, ...
Matt Friedlander Aug 16, 2021

George Harrison's 1970 album 'All Things Must Pass' back in top 10 of 'Billboard' 200 after reissue's release
Capitol Records/UMeGeorge Harrison's classic 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass, which spent seven straight weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 after its original release, has returned to the top 10 of...
Matt Friedlander Aug 16, 2021

The Cure's Simon Gallup announces departure from band
Erika Goldring/FilmMagicThe Cure bassist Simon Gallup has left the band. In a Facebook post over the weekend, Gallup wrote, "With a slightly heavy heart I am no longer a member of the Cure! Good luck ...
Josh Johnson Aug 16, 2021

"I thought it was the wrong idea": Barbra Streisand appears to criticize Lady Gaga's 'A Star Is Born'
Warner Bros. PicturesWhen Lady Gaga's version of A Star Is Born came out in 2018, Barbra Streisand, who starred in the 1976 version of the film, praised it, and Gaga, as "wonderful," and said she "lov...
Andrea Dresdale Aug 16, 2021

Birthday girl Madonna strikes major catalog deal, new 40th anniversary releases coming in 2022
High Rise/Warner Music Group2022 will mark the 40th anniversary of Madonna's recording debut, and today, her 63rd birthday, she's announced that she's entered into a new partnership that will allow he...
Andrea Dresdale Aug 16, 2021

Nancy Wilson hopeful about a new Heart tour: "I think [Ann] wants to do, and I want to do it"
Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesHeart's Ann and Nancy Wilson have both been busy with solo musical projects since the band last toured in 2019, but Nancy says she thinks there's a good chance that the Rock &a...
Matt Friedlander and Matt Wolfe Aug 16, 2021

Long Time Here: David Crosby celebrates his 80th birthday today
Credit: Anna WebberHappy 80th birthday to David Crosby, the golden-voiced folk-rock legend who co-founded The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and also has establ...
Matt Friedlander Aug 14, 2021

Eagles' 1970s studio albums getting released as high-quality two-LP vinyl sets
Rhino/Mobile Fidelity Sound LabHigh-quality audiophile versions of The Eagles' classic 1970s albums are being reissued as two-LP 45-rpm vinyl box sets and on the SACD format by the Mobile Fidelity Sou...
Matt Friedlander Aug 13, 2021

Latest episode of 'Queen The Greatest' YouTube series focuses on five hits written by guitarist Brian May
Photography by Barry BowdenThe latest episode of Queen's weekly YouTube video series Queen The Greatest premiered today, profiling five successful songs that guitarist Brian May has written for the ba...
Matt Friedlander Aug 13, 2021
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