Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Mariah Carey has received many honors over her storied career, including six Grammys and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. But she’s still salty that she didn’t get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — and that she hasn’t won evenRead More →
On This Day, Nov. 4, 1963 … The Beatles took part in the Royal Variety Performance show in London, in front of an audience that included the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. The show is held annually to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity. The band performed “From Me To You,”Read More →
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Quincy Jones, a longtime music industry powerhouse and hitmaking producer of multi-platinum albums, including Michael Jackson‘s Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, died on Sunday. He was 91. His death was announced by his publicist, Arnold Robinson, who said Jones died at his home in BelRead More →
Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Sammy Hagar is once again dipping into the Van Halen archives to share a classic performance from the band. The rocker posted a video to YouTube of the band performing the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge track “Runaround.” The performance is from a July 27, 1995, concert at Alpine ValleyRead More →
Disney/Randy Holmes Eddie Murphy has reportedly signed on to play a funk music icon on screen. Variety reports that the actor/comedian is set to star as Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in a biopic directed by Bill Condon, the same director who directed Murphy in Dreamgirls, a role that earned himRead More →
ABC/Eric McCandless With Halloween in the past, many are already focusing on their plans for the Christmas season. NBC, for example, has just announced A Motown Christmas special, which will bring together legends and contemporary stars for performances of more than 25 Motown hits and a few holiday favorites. The lineup includesRead More →
Keystone/Getty Images Queen recently released the box set Queen 1, dedicated to their self-titled debut album, and in the latest installment of their Queen The Greatest video series, they are giving fans a little insight into the making of the record. Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor share what it wasRead More →
Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images The Grateful Dead is ringing in November by once again launching 30 Days of Dead. The month-long campaign offers fans an unreleased live Dead track from the vault every day throughout November, with each download selected by Dead archivist and producer David Lemieux. “The tracks are yours, 100% free gua-ran-teed,”Read More →
On This Day, Nov. 1, 1969 … The Beatles topped the Billboard 200 album chart with Abbey Road. The album spent 11 weeks at #1 and a total of 490 weeks on the chart. Abbey Road was the last album The Beatles recorded, although Let It Be was the last album they finished and released before theirRead More →
Rhino Talking Heads have shared a previously unreleased track from their upcoming box set celebrating the band’s debut album, Talking Heads: 77. The latest is “Pulled Up (Alternate Pop Version),” a new take on the album’s closing track. Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition), dropping Nov. 8, will be made up ofRead More →
