Jim Dyson/Getty ImagesPaul McCartney’s recently announced Got Back tour just got an additional show. The new date, which was added “due to overwhelming demand,” is scheduled for June 8 at Boston’s Fenway Park, and joins a previously announced June 7 co…
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Daryl Hall releases 2012 cover of Eurythmics’ “Here Comes the Rain Again” featuring Dave Stewart
Legacy RecordingsHall & Oates singer Daryl Hall has released a live version of the 1984 Eurythmics hit “Here Comes the Rain Again” that he performed with the latter group’s Dave Stewart as an advance track from his upcoming solo compilation, BeforeAfte…
George Thorogood and the Destroyers releasing compilation of band’s original songs in April
UMeGeorge Thorogood and the Destroyers are known for recording memorable versions of other artists’ tunes, but frontman George Thorogood has written plenty of memorable songs as well. It’s those originals that are the focus of a new compilation titled,…
Hear Bonnie Raitt’s new single, “Made Up Mind”
ADA/Sub PopHere’s something to talk about: Bonnie Raitt has released a new single from her upcoming album, Just Like That…, which will be released on April 22.
The song, “Made Up Mind,” is a cover of a tune by the Canadian alt-country-folk group The…
The Scorpions’ Klaus Meine says his band’s new album, ‘Rock Believer,’ is for “the hard and heavy community”
Spinefarm RecordsThe Scorpions’ long-awaited 19th studio album, Rock Believer, the band’s first new record since 2015’s Return to Forever, arrived today.
Frontman Klaus Meine tells ABC Audio that with the album, exemplified by its title track, The Sco…
Video of Nancy Wilson, Davey Johnstone and others covering “Here Comes the Sun” premieres Saturday
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for God’s Love we DeliverHeart’s Nancy Wilson has recorded a new version of The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” with longtime Elton John guitarist Davey Johnstone and actor/drummer John Stamos, and a video for the cover will prem…
Black History Month tribute: Monica remembers the late Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston at the American Music Awards in 1986; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMonica was one of the late Whitney Houston’s closest friends, and for Entertainment Tonight’s Black History Month spotlight, the Grammy winner remembered one of the…
Scorpions to celebrate ‘Rock Believer’ album’s release Friday with virtual studio tour, new video premiere
Wagner Meier/Getty ImagesTomorrow, The Scorpions will release Rock Believer, the veteran German rockers’ first new studio album since 2015, and to celebrate its arrival, the band will treat fans to a short studio tour via their YouTube channel at 12:45…
High-quality vinyl and CD reissues of Van Halen’s first six albums due out soon
Warner Records/Mobile Fidelity Sound LabHigh-quality audiophile versions of Van Halen’s first six studio albums will be released later this year as two-LP box sets mastered at 45 rpm, as well as on the SACD format, by the Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, sta…
Deluxe reissue of Queen guitarist Brian May’s second solo album, Another World, due out in April
Universal Music EnterprisesQueen guitarist Brian May’s second solo album, 1998’s Another World, will be reissued in multiple formats and configurations on April 22 as the second installment of the Brian May Gold Series solo reissue campaign.
The remas…
Ann Wilson says she and sister Nancy “don’t see eye to eye” on Heart now, but they’re “working on it”
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for God’s Love We DeliverDuring a recent interview that streamed on TalkShopLive, Nancy Wilson revealed that plans for a new Heart tour were on hold because she and her sister and band mate Ann were at odds over the musician…
“Good Readin'”: Rascals singer/keyboardist Felix Cavaliere releasing memoir in March
Daniel Knighton/Getty ImagesRascals singer, keyboardist and songwriter Felix Cavaliere will release his autobiography, aptly titled Memoir of a Rascal, on March 22.
The book follows Cavaliere from his childhood in Pelham, New York, to his years with o…
The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson collaborates with psych-rockers Howlin Rain on two Mott the Hoople covers
Silver Current RecordsBlack Crowes frontman Chris Robinson has teamed with psychedelic blues-rock band Howlin Rain to record covers of two Mott the Hoople songs that have been released digitally and also are available to order as a limited-edition seve…
Green Day shares new “1972” teaser
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Life is Beautiful Music & Art FestivalGreen Day is continuing to tease new music.
Over the last few months, the punk trio has uploaded various videos showing them in a recording studio, each with the year 1972 prominently fe…
Elton John teams with hot fashion line Teddy Fresh for new collection inspired by his “lust for life”
Erika Goldring/Getty ImagesWhen it comes to fashion, Elton John knows no boundaries. He’s happy to work with Gucci — and does, regularly — but now, he’s also teaming up with a fashion line started by a YouTube star.
Thursday sees the launch of the “…
How Lionel Richie ended up in Foo Fighters’ new gory horror comedy
Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for SiriusXMFoo Fighters are branching out into film: The superstar rock band’s new horror comedy Studio 666 hits theaters February 25. But in-between the decapitations, electrocutions, stabbings, chainsaw murders and one very…
Paul McCartney contributes early solo song to new initiative helping homeless people
Kevin Kane/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of FamePaul McCartney has contributed his 1970 acoustic song “Junk” to The Man/Kind Initiative for use in a video promoting the charity’s campaign to aid the homeless in the Los Angeles area.
The vide…
Report: Elton John’s plane forced to make emergency landing Tuesday en route to New York
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesElton John’s private jet was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday after experiencing technical failure at 10,000 feet, according to various reports.
The U.K. tabloid The Sun reported that Elton was flying from England to…
Ringo Starr, Billy Joel, Paul Stanley and other stars pay tribute to late Procol Harum frontman Gary Brooker
Mark Horton/Getty ImagesA variety of noteworthy musicians from the rock and pop world, including Ringo Starr, Billy Joel and KISS’ Paul Stanley, have paid homage to Procol Harum lead singer and pianist Gary Brooker, who died Saturday at age 76 after a …
Howard Jones releasing new studio album, ‘Dialogue,’ this year; announces US summer tour with Midge Ure
Rick Diamond/Getty Images for IEBAVeteran U.K. synthpop star Howard Jones is preparing a new studio album titled Dialogue, the third in a trilogy of electronic releases following the 2015 multimedia project Engage and the 2019 album Transform.
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