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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Photo: Courtesy Queen Rock Montreal Queen is set to release a new video of a performance from their recent IMAX release, Queen Rock Montreal. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will drop the video for “Let Me Entertain You” on their YouTube channel on Thursday, March 14, at 12 p.m. ET. “ExperienceRead More →

Disney/Picture Group During the first week of March, Bon Jovi launched a countdown website, BonJoviForever.com, with announcements in various cities promising that 2024 would be “legendary.” Now we know what the band is counting down to. It’s a song called, you guessed it, “Legendary,” which will arrive March 14 atRead More →

Paul Natkin/WireImage The success of the Bob Marley biopic, Bob Marley: One Love, has motivated a lot of music fans to rediscover the reggae legend’s music.  The film was released on Valentine’s Day, bringing in $160.5 million worldwide, with a U.S. opening weekend of $28.7 million, and lots of those moviegoers followedRead More →

Frontiers Music Srl Blue Öyster Cult has shared another preview of their upcoming album Ghost Stories, which is due out April 12. The band has released the second single from the album, “Don’t Come Running To Me,” along with a video for the track. Ghost Stories features a collection of “lost gems”Read More →

Disney/Chris Willard Chic’s Nile Rodgers has been named Laureate for the the 2024 Polar Music Prize. He will be honored at a ceremony held May 21 in Stockholm, with the Swedish royal family in attendance. “Dance music has been played for thousands of years. However, there are few in history,Read More →