On This Day, February 21, 1990 … At the 32nd annual Grammy Awards, Bonnie Raitt took home four awards, including Album of the Year for Nick of Time. She also won for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female and Best Rock Vocal Performance, Female for the album’s title track, as well as Best TraditionalRead More →
Jason Kempin/Getty Images John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Dion Dimucci and Mavis Staples will be honored at the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music’s second annual American Music Honors. The awards are handed out to artists “who have demonstrated artistic excellence, creative integrity, and a longstanding commitment to the value ofRead More →
photo credit: Bill Bernstein Foreigner has been on their Farewell tour since 2023, and while guitarist Mick Jones is the only original member still associated with the band, he hasn’t been part of the tour. He’s now revealed that Parkinson’s disease is what’s been keeping him from performing. “Fans will haveRead More →
ABC Now that it’s been announced that Sam Mendes will direct four separate movies about The Beatles — one for each band member — the speculation about who’ll play Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr has begun. Variety has offered up some of suggestions, including Daisy Jones & TheRead More →
Mike Marsland/WireImage The Rolling Stones’ signature Crossfire Hurricane rum may be hitting your local liquor stores soon. The band has just signed a deal with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits to distribute the rum across the U.S. starting in late February. The Stones launched Crossfire Hurricane, a proprietary blend of CaribbeanRead More →
Samir Hussein/WireImage Rod Stewart has hinted that he and his former Faces bandmate, Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, may be releasing new music at some point. During an interview with Vulture to promote his new album Swing Fever with Jools Holland, which drops February 23, Stewart talked about songs that he’sRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rainforest Fund After announcing a handful of U.S. shows for 2024, James Taylor has revealed dates for a full summer tour. The tour kicks off May 29 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and includes a two-night stand at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, asRead More →
Ethan Miller/Getty Images We haven’t heard much from Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen since the death of brother and bandmate Eddie Van Halen, but that’s about to change. A post on publisher Harper Collins’ website reveals that Alex has written a new book, Brothers, which will be released on OctoberRead More →
Elektra/Asylum/Warner Music Group Opening statements are expected Wednesday in the trial of three men charged in a conspiracy involving nearly 100 pages of Don Henley’s handwritten notes and lyrics for the Eagles album Hotel California. According to the indictment, Glen Horowitz, Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinki possessed notes that included lyrics to the songs “HotelRead More →
On This Day, February 20, 1974… Steely Dan released their third studio album, Pretzel Logic, which was the last to feature the full lineup of Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Denny Dias, Jim Hodder and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter. Future albums would be recorded by Becker, Fagen and hired studio musicians. PretzelRead More →
