Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images The second annual American Music Honors, hosted by the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center For American Music at Monmouth University, took place in New Jersey on Wednesday, with The Boss on hand to induct one of this year’s honorees, John Mellencamp. “Seymour, Indiana, is the birthplace of our next honoree, and I haveRead More →
ABC/José A. Alvarado Jr. The new Hulu docuseries Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story features some unheard music from the group — and Jon Bon Jovi says in the future everyone will get to hear it. Asked by Billboard if the archival music will ever come out, he says, “Yes.Read More →
Adam Berry/Redferns Artists including Graham Nash, Yes and Duran Duran have signed an open letter supporting the proposed Fans First Act, which aims to “combat predatory resellers and the use of illegal bots” in the concert ticket industry. The letter was released by a coalition called Fix the Tix, organized byRead More →
Courtesy Live Nation Neil Young & Crazy Horse opened their Love Earth Tour in San Diego, California, on Wednesday, April 24, treating fans to a 14-song set filled with classics. Rolling Stone reports that Young opened with his iconic track “Cortez the Killer.” The band — drummer Ralph Molina, bassistRead More →
Artwork by Anton Corbijn/Sony Music Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour has given fans their first preview of his upcoming solo album Luck and Strange, which drops September 6. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just released the new tune “The Piper’s Call,” with the video set to debut on Friday,Read More →
On This Day, April 25, 1987… Three weeks after its release, U2’s The Joshua Tree hit number one on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album, the band’s fifth studio release, was U2’s first U.S. chart-topper, and it remained at number one for nine weeks. The record included future U2 classics “With or Without You”Read More →
Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns Mike Pinder, keyboardist, vocalist and founding member of the Moody Blues, passed away Wednesday, April 24 at the age of 82. The news was confirmed in a statement from his family, which was shared on Facebook by his Moody Blues bandmate John Lodge. “Michael’s family would like toRead More →
Lester Cohen/Getty Images Robert Plant’s career following the breakup of Led Zeppelin in 1980 will be explored in a new picture book coming later this year. Portraits of Robert Plant, from Rufus Publications, is a 240-page coffee table book featuring rare and previously unseen photos from well-known rock photographers. It also includesRead More →
Vevo Billy Idol is giving fans some insight into his Rebel Yell hit “Eyes Without A Face” in a new video for Vevo Footnotes. In the clip, Idol explains that his aim with the song was to put out something that was the opposite of what was popular during the ’80s. Read More →
Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images John Fogerty is packing up and moving out of the home he recently bought from Sylvester Stallone. Fogerty purchased the 2.2-acre ranch in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley back in October, reportedly shelling out a little over $17.2 million. The Robb Report says he’sRead More →
