Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
David Byrne added to Miley Cyrus’ New Year’s Eve special
NBCDavid Byrne is ready to help America ring in the new year. Rolling Stone reports the Talking Heads frontman has just been added to NBC’s Miley Cyrus-hosted New Y...
Dec 29, 2022
The Year in Rock 2022: Maybe the 'Strangest Thing' was the music we listened to along the way
The middle of the Venn diagram between Kate Bush and Metallica fans probably wasn't all that big at the beginning of 2022. By the end of the year, however, both the English art pop singer and the...
Dec 29, 2022
Tune in: U2 receives Kennedy Center Honors during CBS special airing Wednesday
STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty ImagesEarlier this month U2 was the recipient of the prestigious Kennedy Center Honors, and fans will finally get to see the celebration Wednesday, when the ce...
Dec 28, 2022
The Year in Music 2022: Elton John's still standing, still touring, still scoring hits
Ben Gibson for Rocket EntertainmentIn January 2022, Elton John resumed his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour for the first time since the pandemic, and continued to add dates and special shows...
Dec 28, 2022
Bob Marley’s grandson Jo Mersa Marley dies at 31
Johnny Louis/Getty ImagesBob Marley’s grandson Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley passed away Tuesday at the age of 31. A rep confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, although...
Dec 28, 2022
The Year in Rock 2022: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts a new class
Courtesy of the Rock & Roll Hall of FameAnother set of musicians were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, but before it actually happened there was at least one unexpect...
Dec 28, 2022
David Lee Roth releases new live recording of Van Halen’s 'Everybody Wants Some'
Kevin Mazur/MTV VMAs 2021/Getty Images for MTV/ ViacomCBSDavid Lee Roth is covering Van Halen again. The rocker just shared a new live version of the band’s hit “Everybody W...
Dec 27, 2022
Clive Davis says Whitney Houston was "making a valiant attempt" to give up drugs before she died
Sony PicturesWhitney Houston's mentor Clive Davis says before the singer's shocking death in 2012, she was trying very hard to get clean. The superstar singer was found unconscious in a bathtub in a B...
Dec 27, 2022
Pink Floyd charity single raises over $600,000 for Ukraine relief
Sony MusicBack in April, Pink Floyd released the brand-new song “Hey Hey Rise Up” to help the people of Ukraine, and apparently it was a huge success. The ban...
Dec 27, 2022
Source shoots down Cher engagement speculation
joce zerojack/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesAre Cher and boyfriend Alexander “AE” Edwards taking the next step in their relationship? Well, it certainly looked that way, with the 76-year-old...
Dec 27, 2022