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New Orleans Jazz Fest -- featuring Stevie Nicks, The Rolling Stones & more -- canceled due to COVID-19
Courtesy New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestivalThe New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which was to have taken place this October, has been canceled due to a resurgence of COVID-19 in the area...
Aug 09, 2021
Queen guitarist Brian May's response to anti-vaxers: "I'm sorry, I think they're fruitcakes"
Cole Bennetts/Getty ImagesEric Clapton recently made headlines for blaming "the propaganda" for what he described as his "disastrous health experience" after getting the COVID-19 vaccine, for supporti...
Aug 09, 2021
Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie sells catalog to same company that bought Lindsey Buckingham's
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesFleetwood Mac's Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham are now reunited. Well, at least their catalogs are. According to Variety, McVie, who just turned 78, has just sold...
Aug 09, 2021
Bruce Springsteen's daughter claims silver medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Julian Finney/Getty ImagesJessica Springsteen, the daughter of Bruce Springsteen and wife Patti Scialfa, rocked her first-ever Olympic Games over the weekend, taking home the silver med...
Aug 09, 2021
Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas dead at 70
Brill/ullstein bild via Getty ImagesDennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, co-founder and saxophonist of Kool & the Gang, died "peacefully in his sleep" in New Jersey, the legendary funk band a...
Aug 09, 2021
Def Leppard celebrating 'High 'n' Dry' album's 40th anniversary with livestream event at band's Vault website
Mercury RecordsDef Leppard will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band's sophomore album High 'n' Dry with a special livestreamed event that will premiere exclusively inside the Def Leppard Vault ...
Aug 09, 2021
Lynyrd Skynyrd postpones tour dates after Rickey Medlocke contracts COVID-19
Michael Chang/Getty ImagesLynyrd Skynyrd has postponed four of their concerts because longtime guitarist Rickey Medlocke has tested positive for COVID-19. In a note to fans, the band says their shows ...
Aug 07, 2021
Dead & Company's August and September tour dates available for livestream via nugs.net
Credit: Danny ClinchGrateful Dead spinoff group Dead & Company are set to continue their long strange trip with a new U.S. tour that kicks off later this month, and the nugs.net concert-streaming ...
Aug 06, 2021
Expansive 50th anniversary reissue of George Harrison's classic album 'All Things Must Pass' released today
Capitol/UMeThe expanded 50th anniversary reissue of George Harrison's classic 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass was released today in multiple formats and configurations. Among the various versions...
Aug 06, 2021
Duran Duran unveils track list of upcoming album, 'Future Past'; releases new song, "More Joy!"
Tape Modern/BMGDuran Duran has announced new details about their upcoming 15th studio album, Future Past, due out October 22. They've also released a new advance track from the record, "More Joy!" Ava...
Aug 06, 2021