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 →
ABC/Michael Yada U2 has launched a new digital series that will treat fans to live recordings and remixes that came out before we all enjoyed our music online. The series, U2 To Love and Only Love – Deep Dives and B-Sides, kicked off Friday, April 5. The band plans toRead More →
Big Machine Records We’re getting another preview of the upcoming Tom Petty tribute album, Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty. The latest track released is Dolly Parton’s cover of “Southern Accents,” which is accompanied by a music video featuring footage of Petty throughout his life, including some personalRead More →
Roxie Records/BMG Lenny Kravitz has dropped the video for his latest single “Human,” from his upcoming album, Blue Electric Light. The clip, directed by Joseph Kahn, kicks off with a bunch of people distracted by their phones, which are later pulled out of their hands and sucked into a large stack ofRead 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 →
Ricardo Gomes Madonna‘s lawyers have filed a response to a lawsuit by two fans who are suing the Queen of Pop because she started her concert late. The lawyers argue that the plaintiffs haven’t proven they’ve truly suffered any kind of “injury” due to her tardy start. The fans complainedRead 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 →
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 →
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 →
