L-R: Rod Stewart, record label head Clive Davis, producer Richard Perry; L. Cohen/WireImage Rod Stewart is “devastated” by the death of Richard Perry, who produced most of his best-selling Great American Songbook albums. Perry died of cardiac arrest on Dec. 24 in LA, according to the New York Times. HeRead More →
In 2023 Bruce Springsteen was forced to postpone his tour with the E Street Band due to a bout with peptic ulcer disease, but he didn’t stay away from the stage for long. The Boss returned to the road in April 2024, kicking off his rescheduled tour in Phoenix, and then spent a good portionRead More →
2024 was a milestone year for Billy Joel, in more ways than one. It started in February, when he released “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first pop single since 2007’s “All My Life.” The ballad was cowritten by Billy, Freddy Wexler, Arthur Bacon and Wayne Hector, and was reminiscentRead More →
Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures The Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown hits theaters on Thursday, and the final trailer for the film just dropped. While the clip features scenes from the movie, as well as audio of Timothée Chalamet singing the Dylan classic “Like A Rolling Stone,” the main focus of the trailerRead More →
Silver Arrow Records The Black Crowes are nominated for a Grammy for their latest album Happiness Bastards, and they certainly feel honored by the recognition. The album, the group’s first collection of new material in 15 years, is nominated for Best Rock Album, and will compete with The Rolling Stones’ Hackney Diamonds,Read More →
On This Day, Dec. 24, 1988 … Glam rockers Poison landed their first and only #1 song with the power ballad “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” The song, from the band’s sophomore album, Open Up and Say … Ah!, spent three weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 and was #3Read More →
Mindless Records/|BMG The Rolling Stones‘ Keith Richards is one of the many artists who have recorded a cover of Chuck Berry’s classic holiday song “Run Rudolph Run,” and now he’s sharing why he chose the tune. “I mean to me it’s the hippest Christmas song that there is,” Keith shared on socialRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Looks like we may be getting some new music from Paul McCartney next year. The legendary Beatle, who recently wrapped the 2024 leg of his Got Back tour, answered some questions from fans on his website, and revealed he’s planning to get back in the studio. When asked ifRead More →
On This Day, Dec. 23, 1989 … Phil Collins landed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Another Day in Paradise,” from his #1 album …But Seriously. The song, which spent four weeks on top of the chart, highlighted the problem of homelessness, and the video featured Collins singing,Read More →
It was a monumental year for The Beatles, as they celebrated the 60th anniversary of the first time they arrived in the U.S. In February 1964 The Beatles — Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr — made their first visit to the U.S. to play The Ed Sullivan Show, which wasRead More →
