On This Day, April 5, 1980… R.E.M. played their first-ever show at a friend’s birthday party at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in their home city of Athens, Georgia, although at the time they were unnamed. The band — vocalist Michael Stipe, bassist Mike Mills, guitarist Peter Buck and drummer Bill Berry — performed a set filled with originals andRead More →

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Bruce Springsteen had a few surprises in store for his fans as he kicked off a two-night stand at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on Thursday, April 4, and they began right at the top of the show. According to setlist.fm, The Boss led off the concert with aRead More →

ABC/Randy Holmes U2 has donated a prize package of merch from their Las Vegas residency, U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere, to raise money for a trio of Irish charities. The package includes a poster, two T-shirts and a pair of “Bono Fly Sunglasses,” as well as a tourRead More →

Disney/Randy Holmes Lenny Kravitz is giving fans a sneak peek at the music video for his latest single, “Human,” which is set to debut Friday, April 5, at 12 p.m. ET. The rocker shared a brief snippet of the clip on social media, which sees various people with their heads buried in theirRead More →

Blue Note Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler has just released the official video for “Two Pairs of Hands,” the latest single off his upcoming album, One Deep River. The black-and-white clip is set in the studio with the cameras getting closeups of Knopfler and his band performing the track. “Two Pair of Hands” is the third singleRead More →

Elyse Jankowski/Getty Images Sammy Hagar is set to make an appearance at Sunday’s CMT Music Awards.  The former Van Halen frontman will take part in a tribute to the late country star Toby Keith, which will also feature Lainey Wilson and Brooks & Dunn, backed by Keith’s longtime band. Lukas NelsonRead More →

ABC/ Heidi Gutman Paul McCartney is letting fans know that he more than approves of Beyoncé‘s cover of The Beatles’ “Blackbird.”  “I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird,’” McCartney shares on Instagram. “I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights messageRead More →

George Pimentel/WireImage Neil Young has revealed some exciting news for fans of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. In a post on his Neil Young Archives site, the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer revealed that a live album featuring an early concert by CSNY is in the works. The concert inRead More →