Dave Hogan/Getty Images A new portrait of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury is helping to raise money for an important cause. The portrait, “The Mercury,” was painted by Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood and is described as “a homage to one of the greatest singers in the history of Rock music.” It featuresRead More →
Thomas Monaster/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images The new documentary One to One: John & Yoko reportedly features an eerie declaration from John Lennon regarding whether he felt his political activism put his safety at risk. The film covers Lennon’s planned Free The People Tour in the early ’70s, which aimedRead More →
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Looks like Donald Trump will have to stop playing the classic Isaac Hayes-penned track “Hold On (I’m Coming)” at his political rallies. The Hayes estate sued the Trump campaign in August, demanding they stop using the tune, which Hayes co-wrote with David Porter for Sam & Dave, at rallies. They also sought $3 million to coverRead More →
Harper Collins Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen has shared a clip of a previously unreleased song he wrote with his late brother, Eddie Van Halen. The rocker just shared a snippet of the tune, “Unfinished,” on social media. It will be featured on the audiobook of Alex’s upcoming memoir, Brothers. TheRead More →
Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser Elton John has revealed on social media that he’s been struggling with an eye infection that has affected his vision. “Over the summer, I’ve been dealing with a severe eye infection that has unfortunately left me with only limited vision in one eye,” he writes. “I am healing,Read More →
ABC/Gavin Bond Lionel Richie has made his New Year’s plans. The R&B legend is set to perform in Dubai, headlining the New Year’s Eve Under the Stars Gala at Atlantis, The Palm Dubai. Richie is expected to treat the New Year’s audience to a show filled with his legendary hits, which willRead More →
Al Pereira/Getty Images The Kinks’ Dave Davies has let everyone know how he feels about an AI-generated track that was supposed to sound like a Kinks song, and his opinion was enough to get the song taken down. “What the (f***) is this??? This Kinks AI cover is like horror show sounds (f******)Read More →
On This Day, Sept. 3, 2017 … Steely Dan co-founder Walter Becker died at the age of 67, just months after he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of esophageal cancer. Becker, born in Queens, New York, was the guitarist, bassist and co-songwriter for the group, which he co-foundedRead More →
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine recently released a new single, “Wish,” which was inspired by his Beach Boys bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson. Jardine tells Rolling Stone he first had the idea for the song about 30 years ago. “It just dawned on me how much I missed them,”Read More →
Disney/Jenny Anderson Peter Frampton is getting ready to launch his Positively Thankful tour, and after all these years performing, he likes to change things up now and again when making his set list. “Obviously there’s certain songs that have to be there,” Frampton tells ABC Audio, but after that heRead More →
