Sheryl Crow and Billy Joel onstage in 2006; KMazur/WireImage Back in 2022, Sheryl Crow, Lionel Richie and Billy Joel teamed up for a one-off show in Atlanta. But Sheryl says when she broached the subject of the three of them doing an entire tour together, Billy wasn’t interested. While performing atRead More →
Godine Books Joan Baez is ready to share her poetry with the public for the first time ever. The folk singer is set to release her first book of poetry, When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance: Poems, on April 30. The book is described as an “intimate, autobiographical poetryRead More →
Jason Kempin/Getty Images The Black Crowes launched their Happiness Bastards tour at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House on Tuesday, April 2, treating fans to a mix of new songs, hits and deep tracks. According to setlist.fm, the band kicked things off with the track “Bedside Manners” from Happiness Bastards, their first albumRead More →
Michael Putland/Getty Images When you think of successful pop acts of the ’70s and ’80s, the Australian soft rockers Air Supply may not come to mind. But the chart-topping duo will be the subject of an upcoming biopic called All Out of Love: The Air Supply Story, Variety reports. Due outRead More →
Bob Burns, the original drummer for Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died in a car crash near his home in Cartersville, Georgia. Burns helped to form Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1964 with Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins and Larry Junstrom, but left the group in 1974. He is credited on recordings from the group’s firstRead More →
Hollywood Records/EMI Classic songs by Queen and Fleetwood Mac are among the most-streamed songs in the U.K. A new list compiled by the Official Charts Company has revealed the 300 most-streamed songs released in the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, and while Oasis’ “Wonderwall” is #1, the top 10 is dominated by classic tracks. Queen’s iconic “Bohemian Rhapsody”Read More →
artwork by Karsten Steiger Foreigner doesn’t seem ready to say farewell to their Farewell tour. The band just announced a new set of fall dates featuring special guests Lita Ford and Loverboy. The latest leg of the tour kicks off September 23 in Charleston, West Virginia, with dates confirmed through OctoberRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Beyoncé’s latest album, Cowboy Carter, features her interpretation of The Beatles classic “Blackbird,” and it turns out she took more than just inspiration from the band. Variety has confirmed that the song, retitled “Blackbiird” for Bey’s album, includes acoustic guitar and foot tapping by Paul McCartney, taken from the song’s original backing track. Credits forRead More →
Amy Sussman/Getty Images Artists including Jon Bon Jovi, R.E.M. and Peter Frampton have signed an open letter protesting the “predatory use of AI to steal professional artists’ voices and likenesses, violate creators’ rights, and destroy the music ecosystem.” The letter, which was put out by the organization Artist Rights Alliance, is also signedRead More →
Courtesy Sphere Entertainment Dead & Company are spending some more time in Las Vegas. The band just added some new dates to their upcoming Dead Forever residency at Sphere Las Vegas. The band — Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti — have extended the residency through July, with six new shows taking placeRead More →
