On This Day, March 13, 1993… Eric Clapton hit #1 with Unplugged, an album featuring performances from his MTV Unplugged episode, which was recorded live in front of a studio audience. The album, which featured performances of such songs as “Tears in Heaven,” about the death of his four-year-old son, Conor,Read More →
Getty/Suzi Pratt AC/DC‘s Brian Johnson and Dire Straits‘ Mark Knopfler are teaming up for a new TV series for Sky Arts. Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends is described as “a joyous journey through decades of music” and will have the pair opening up about their careers, music that shaped their lives and more. They will alsoRead More →
Disney/Picture Group Bon Jovi continues to get fans excited for new music. The band is set to drop the new song “Legendary” on Thursday, March 14, at 9 a.m., and in a new tease, they appear to be dropping hints about their upcoming album. The Rock & Roll Hall ofRead More →
Elton John, David Furnish; Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation While Elton John has written original music for successful Broadway shows — and has even won a Tony Award for his trouble — there’s never been a so-called “jukebox musical” that features all of his classic hits. Elton’sRead More →
Two years after he pulled all his music from Spotify, Neil Young has announced he’s putting his music back on the streaming service, although he’s not necessarily happy about it. “Spotify, the #1 streamer of low res music in the world — Spotify, where you get less quality than we made, willRead More →
Electra Records/Rhino It was 40 years ago March 13 that The Cars released their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City, which was a blockbuster hit for the group. Considered by many to be the band’s comeback album, Heartbeat City, produced by Mutt Lange, resulted in huge mainstream success for The Cars, with theRead More →
Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Lenny Kravitz officially has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On Tuesday, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee, known for hit songs “Fly Away” and “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over” was honored during a ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard in front of theRead More →
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Barry Manilow isn’t giving up touring — but he is visiting certain cities for the last time. In February he announced his final shows in eight cities for this summer: St. Louis, Indianapolis, Chicago, Green Bay, Omaha, Des Moines, St. Paul and Milwaukee. Now he’s added nineRead More →
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Rick Springfield has penned a heartfelt tribute to “All By Myself” hitmaker Eric Carmen, whose wife, Amy, announced on March 11 that he passed away at the age of 74. “This is almost more than I can stand. I have always been a huge Eric fan,” SpringfieldRead More →
Butterfly Records/Big Machine Label Group Looks like Dolly Parton’s rock album was a rousing success. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s latest album, Rockstar, which featured guest appearances by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Steven Tyler, Stevie Nicks, Sting, Steve Perry, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts and more, has been certified Gold by the RIAA. “When I setRead More →
