Courtesy Live Nation Billy Joel and Sting are teaming up for more stadium shows in 2024. The rockers and friends are now set to co-headline the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday, October 25, and Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Saturday, November 9. The Vegas concert is Billy’s first Sin City show since he headlinedRead More →
KMazur/WireImage The late Robbie Robertson and director Martin Scorsese, his good friend and collaborator, will be honored with the Society of Composers and Lyricists’ Spirit of Collaboration Award. The award honors “a composer/director relationship which has created a prodigious body of work.” In addition to the Oscar-nominated score for Killers of the Flower Moon, RobertsonRead More →
On This Day, January 25, 1991… Paul McCartney recorded an episode of MTV Unplugged at Limehouse Studios in Wembley, London. The legendary Beatle took the name of the show literally, performing each song completely unplugged, unlike other artists who used acoustic instruments plugged into amplifiers. The set list featured such songs as “Blackbird,” “We CanRead More →
Photo: Courtesy Queen Rock Montreal If you missed the chance to see Queen Rock Montreal in IMAX theaters last weekend, you now have a second chance. The film’s IMAX release has been extended, with additional showings set to run from Friday, January 26, to Thursday, February 1. The extension comes after theRead More →
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Back to the Future fans probably couldn’t imagine the film without Christopher Lloyd playing Doc Brown, but it turns out he may not have been the first choice for the role. While at the Sundance Film Festival, Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo told The Wrap he was originally offered the part by the film’s producer Steven Spielberg and director Robert Zemeckis. MothersbaughRead More →
Photo by Barry Wentzel Melanie Safka, best known for her breakthrough appearance at Woodstock and her #1 hit “Brand New Key,” has passed away at age 76. Safka was one of three solo female singers to perform at Woodstock. Her appearance inspired her to write the tune “Candles in the Rain,”Read More →
Kevin Mazur/MTV VMAs 2021/Getty Images for MTV/ ViacomCBS First he took a shot at Sammy Hagar; now David Lee Roth is taking aim at Eddie Van Halen’s son, Mammoth WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen. In a new Roth Show video, the rocker shares his displeasure at having had to work with Eddie’s son, who played bass in Van Halen from 2007Read More →
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Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage He’s not currently nominated for a Grammy, but Billy Joel will take the stage at this year’s Grammy Awards, set for February 4 in Los Angeles. Over the years, The Piano Man has won five Grammys, including Album of the Year for 52nd Street, and Record and Song of the Year for “JustRead More →
Hyperion/Disney Books Elton John‘s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour may be in the rearview mirror, but the memories will last forever. The Rocket Man has announced a new book, Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life On Tour, which offers fans a behind-the-scenes look at the record-breaking tour, from its kickoff in Allentown,Read More →
