Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Report: Four Tops musical expected to open on Broadway in early 2022
The Four Tops in 1985; Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty ImagesSole surviving original Four Tops member Duke Fakir is collaborating with Broadway producer Paul Lambert on a new musical focusing on the Motow...
Jun 02, 2021
Paint It, Gray: Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts turns 80 today
Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesRolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts celebrates his 80th birthday today, June 2. A longtime jazz aficionado, Watts developed a style that fit in well with the blues and rock 'n...
Jun 02, 2021
Ronnie Wood selling personalized prints of new Rolling Stones-themed portraits in honor of his 74th birthday
Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesToday is Ronnie Wood's 74th birthday, and in celebration of his big day and his 46 years as a member of The Rolling Stones, the guitar great is selling limited-edition signed ...
Jun 01, 2021
New Order's Unity tour with Pet Shop Boys postponed to 2022
New Order's Bernard Sumner; Jason Koerner/Getty ImagesNew Order's long-planned Unity tour with Pet Shop Boys has been postponed once more. The joint outing was originally scheduled for the fall of 202...
Jun 01, 2021
Alanis Morissette announces new 2021-2022 tour dates to celebrate 'Jagged Little Pill' 25th anniversary
Rob Ball/WireImageAlanis Morissette has announced new dates for her 25th anniversary Jagged Little Pill tour, which had initially been postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. portion ...
Jun 01, 2021
Queen drummer Roger Taylor to release new album, 'Outsider,' in October, coinciding with UK solo tour
Universal MusicQueen drummer Roger Taylor's first new solo studio album almost eight years, Outsider, will be released on October 1, and he'll support the record with a brief U.K. tour that same month...
Jun 01, 2021
Roger Waters explains reason for 'Animals' reissue's delay; says he's writing a memoir critical of David Gilmour
Pink Floyd Music Ltd.Founding Pink Floyd singer/bassist Roger Waters has written a lengthy message discussing the delayed release of a planned reissue of his former group's 1977 album, Animals, while ...
Jun 01, 2021
Guns N' Roses confirms rescheduled dates for summer North American tour
David Wolff - Patrick/RedfernsGuns N' Roses has confirmed the details for the band's 2021 summer North American tour. The trek, which includes a mix of rescheduled dates and brand-new shows, is now se...
Jun 01, 2021
In response to brother's lawsuit, Mariah Carey claims her difficult upbringing is of "public interest"
Andy Cohen BooksWhen Mariah Carey released her memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey last year, her sister Alison and her brother Morgan both sued her for defamation, claiming the stories she told of the...
Jun 01, 2021
Jackson Browne re-records "Doctor My Eyes" for a charity project
Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty ImagesJackson Browne has apparently re-recorded one of his classic songs for an upcoming charity project -- with...
Jun 01, 2021