Madonna and Rocco in 2013; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Madonna took to Instagram on Aug. 11 to wish her son Rocco Ritchie a happy 24th birthday with a heartfelt post. Alongside a carousel of videos and photos of Rocco through the years, Madonna wrote, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROCCO— the long and WindingRead More →
Denise Truscello/WireImage After canceling his big 200th residency performance at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Aug. 7 due to strep throat, Rod Stewart has now canceled two additional shows due to another illness. A message on Rod’s Instagram on Aug. 9 said that the “Maggie May”Read More →
IOC via Getty Images An election year means rallies, and rallies mean music, and music usually means artists complaining about candidates using their songs without permission. On Aug. 10, one artist issued a statement criticizing a candidate’s use of her signature song — even though she’s Canadian and can’t voteRead More →
ABC/Michael Yada The fact that many top artists — like Coldplay‘s Chris Martin and Beyonce — are available to hire for weddings and birthday parties if the price is right is one of the worst-kept secrets in the music industry. But some artists just flat-out refuse to do them, even if the money isRead More →
The Rocket Record Company Two real estate properties that served as the site of a number of legendary musical moments over the years are on the market. First up is Caribou Ranch in Nederland, Colorado. It was purchased and turned into a high-end residential recording studio in 1972 by producer JamesRead More →
Women Who Rock Melissa Etheridge is set to headline this year’s Women Who Rock benefit concert presented by Gibson Gives. The concert will take place Aug. 28 in Pittsburgh. It will feature an all-female-fronted music lineup and proceeds will benefit women’s health research. “The Women Who Rock benefit concert isRead More →
Denise Truscello/WireImage Rod Stewart was set to perform at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace Wednesday, Aug. 7, in what was to have been a residency-ending performance of his show Rod Stewart: The Hits. Earlier on Wednesday, he announced that the final show wouldn’t actually be his final show after allRead More →
Abramorama Carole King once performed a groundbreaking concert in New York City’s famed Central Park, but she isn’t planning a repeat of that performance, despite what you might have seen online. Apparently someone on Facebook created an event claiming that the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has a showRead More →
Live Nation Las Vegas/Caesars Entertainment/Denise Truscello After announcing that he was going to end his 13-year Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace with his 200th show on Aug. 7, Rod Stewart has changed his mind. Speaking about ending the residency earlier this year, Rod told ABC AudioRead More →
BAD Records Bryan Adams has dropped the new single “Rock and Roll Hell,” which is actually one of two songs he co-wrote with Jim Vallance and Gene Simmons for KISS. The other is “War Machine,” and Adams is set to release both on 7-inch vinyl on Aug. 30. Both tracks appearedRead More →
