Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser If the first day is any indication, Elton John stands to make a bundle from the Christie’s auction of the contents of his Atlanta, Georgia, home. The first day of the sale, February 21, brought in $8 million, according to ArtsandCollections.com. All 49 lots were sold, with theRead More →
Courtesy A BEAUTIFUL NOISE Musical Neil Diamond’s music will be leaving Broadway this summer. Producers just announced that A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical will have its final performance at New York’s Broadhurst Theatre on June 30, after 35 preview performances and 657 regular performances. But the show willRead More →
On This Day, February 22, 1989… The 31st Grammy Awards added a new category, Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, but it was not without controversy. Jethro Tull won the award for their album Crest of the Knave, beating out Metallica, who were the favorites to win for their album …And JusticeRead More →
Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Janie’s Fund A lawsuit accusing Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler of sexual assault in the ’70s has been dismissed after a judge ruled the plaintiff waited too long to file her case. The suit was filed in New York in November on behalf of former child model Jeanne Bellino,Read More →
Songwriters Hall of Fame Diane Warren, already a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, has been announced as this year’s recipient of the hall’s highest honor: the Johnny Mercer Award. The award is given to Hall members “whose body of work is of such high quality and impact thatRead More →
Paul Stanley/Wentworth Gallery KISS fans know Paul Stanley can rock out onstage, but music isn’t his only artistic endeavor. Stanley has had a successful art career for years, and he tells ABC Audio it started as an outlet for him when he was going through some hard times. “I wasRead More →
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Bonnie Raitt is returning to Austin City Limits. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer appears on the Saturday, February 24, episode of the PBS series, performing classic tunes and highlights from her 2022 album, Just Like That… . Raitt taped the episode back in October and was joinedRead More →
Left to right: Foreigner’s Mick Jones, Mark Ronson. Photo credit:Desiree Navarro/WireImage Foreigner is one of the nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and producer Mark Ronson has recruited some celebrity friends to make the case for why they deserve to be inducted. Ronson, who’s the stepsonRead More →
Morningstar Music Productions/MVD Entertainment Eric Clapton and James Taylor are among the artists contributing to a new album celebrating the music of “Mr. Guitar” Chet Atkins. We Still Can’t Say Good Bye, billed as “a musician’s tribute to Chet Atkins,” features an A-list lineup of artists performing on 15 tracks madeRead More →
Matthew Baker/Getty Images Roger Daltrey has booked his first U.S. show for 2024. The Who frontman is set to headline The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in San Diego, California, on May 6, with KT Tunstall serving as special guest. The concert is billed as a one-off show, where fans can expectRead More →
