On This Day, March 25, 1947… Reginald Kenneth Dwight was born in Pinner, Middlesex, England. In 1967, he began using the name Elton John (he legally changed it to Elton Hercules John in 1972) and would go on to become one of the most beloved and successful recording artists in theRead More →
Ali Louis Bourzgui (Tommy) and the ensemble of ‘The Who’s Tommy’/Photo credit Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman The newly reimagined version of The Who’s Tommy is set to open on Broadway Thursday, and director Des McAnuff, who also directed the original production, says the idea to bring it back was sparked by anotherRead More →
Courtesy Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame Last year, the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame opened a special exhibit dedicated to Billy Joel. Now, the Hall will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a June tribute concert celebrating the Piano Man’s music. The June 7 showRead More →
John Medina/Getty Images Bruce Springsteen has just relaunched his tour with the E Street Band after a six-month break to deal with a diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease. But now, The Boss has revealed that during the worst stages of his condition, he wasn’t able to sing at all. CallingRead More →
Big Machine Records Country star Dierks Bentley has released a cover of Tom Petty‘s “American Girl” for an upcoming tribute album, and in the video for the song, he’s playing one of Petty’s guitars. Shot at Nashville’s Clementine Hall, the video features Bentley and his band performing Petty’s 1977 classic,Read More →
UMe/Capitol March marks the 50th anniversary of Aerosmith‘s album Get Your Wings, and in honor of the milestone, the band is releasing a whole slew of new stuff. First, there’s a limited-edition vinyl, due out May 17. To match the year of release, there will only be 1,974 copies, each pressedRead More →
Cover art by Sir Peter Blake/BMG There are more than 60 artists playing on Mark Knopfler‘s all-star charity single “Going Home (Theme from Local Hero,” but now that the official video is out, you can see who is playing what, and when. As the song plays, the name of eachRead More →
Neil Young and Joni Mitchell in 2012; Lester Cohen/WireImage After removing her music from Spotify in 2022 in solidarity with her old friend and fellow Canadian icon Neil Young, Joni Mitchell‘s classic albums are back on the streaming service. As previously reported, Young pulled his music from Spotify in January 2022,Read More →
Courtesy of ‘Tammy Faye’ Elton John‘s latest musical will hit Broadway on October 19, and tickets are going on sale the last week of March. The musical, Tammy Faye, was a hit in London last year and is coming to Broadway’s Palace Theatre, with previews starting October 19. The ticketsRead More →
CBS These days, streaming services are all the rage, so that’s where many top artists — from Elton John to Taylor Swift — are taking their concert specials. But Billy Joel‘s upcoming TV special documenting his 100th residency concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden will be on good ol’Read More →
