CBS Billy Joel wrapped up his 10-year residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden on July 25, and now the numbers are in. According to Billboard, the residency, which featured Billy playing one show per month at the legendary venue, earned just under $267 million and sold 1.9 million ticketsRead More →
Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Patti Smith has been added to the lineup of this year’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, happening Oct. 4-6 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Smith is set to play the festival’s closing night, which also features Brandy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Yo La Tengo,Read More →
gotpap/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour is getting ready to hit the road on his Luck and Strange tour, but a few lucky fans in England will get to see a preview of what he’s planning. Gilmour just announced he’s headlining two special rehearsal concerts, an evening show on Sept.Read More →
Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Kansas has announced a replacement for their bassist and co-lead vocalist Billy Greer, who recently announced his retirement after close to 40 years with the band. The rockers announced on social media that Dan McGowan, who has already filled in for Greer at shows in 2024, will be taking on theRead More →
On This Day, Sept. 11, 1982… John Mellencamp, then known as John Cougar, had the #1 album in the country, with his fifth studio album American Fool. It was his first and only #1 record. The album spent nine weeks at #1, and produced the #1 single, “Jack and Diane,”Read More →
Hollywood Records Queen fans will soon be able to experience their 1973 debut album in a whole new way. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are set to release a remixed and remastered version of the self-titled album on Oct. 25, with an expanded collector’s edition that comes withRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Bonnie Raitt has a lot of songs in her catalog that fans will want to hear when she’s out on tour, and she doesn’t see that as a bad thing. “I’m lucky enough to have songs that people will be mad if theyRead More →
Matthew Eisman/Getty Images Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour surprised patrons at bar in East Sussex, England, getting up on stage to join his daughter Romany Gilmour for an impromptu performance. David shared a clip of the performance on social media, which shows him walking into Neptune Live Music Bar and his daughterRead More →
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Janet Jackson Janet Jackson had an early start in the entertainment industry, but right now she has Control over 7-year-old son Eissa‘s life. If he wants in, she says he not only needs to make the decision on his own, he has to meet herRead More →
High Rise PR/GME You may never wanna dance again, but you’ll definitely want to shop again when you see the merchandise that’s just dropped celebrating the 40th anniversary of “Careless Whisper.” A lyric from the timeless George Michael hit — “Tonight the music seems so loud” — is featured on the collection, available viaRead More →
