On This Day, Aug. 12, 2012 … Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor, The Who and The Kinks’ Ray Davies were among the artists who performed at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics, held at Olympic Stadium. Queen’s May and Taylor were joined by Jessie J to perform “We WillRead More →
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Journey’s Neal Schon appears to be responding to his bandmate Jonathan Cain’s recent lawsuit, in which he accused Schon of overspending. In a post on social media, Schon shared a response to a fan who commented, “theres a lot of rumours about the band living its finalRead More →
Photo credit: Philip Macias Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh has announced the lineup for the 2024 edition of his benefit concert VetsAid, which is happening Nov. 11 at UBS Arena in Queens, New York, the first time it’s being held on the East Coast since it launched in Northern Virginia in 2017. In addition toRead More →
Madonna and Rocco in 2013; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Madonna took to Instagram on Aug. 11 to wish her son Rocco Ritchie a happy 24th birthday with a heartfelt post. Alongside a carousel of videos and photos of Rocco through the years, Madonna wrote, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROCCO— the long and WindingRead More →
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) The estate and family of legendary R&B singer Isaac Hayes has announced they are suing former President Donald Trump for copyright infringement over his use of the classic tune “Hold On (I’m Coming),” which Hayes and David Porter wrote for Sam & Dave. A letter to Trump and hisRead More →
ABC/Paula Lobo In the past year, Huey Lewis has appeared in the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary The Greatest Night in Pop and seen a musical based on his songs open on Broadway. Now he’s got a broadcast television project moving forward. Deadline reports that Huey will star in and executive produceRead More →
Roger Waters and David Gilmour in 2010; Dave M. Benett/CI Getty Images Entertainment Pink Floyd‘s David Gilmour and Roger Waters have been in a feud for a while now, which has resulted in public name-calling and legal threats. It’s hard to believe that the two ever got along, but accordingRead More →
Andrew Cotterill Eighties pop band Haircut 100, best known for songs like “Love Plus One” and “Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl),” is getting ready to tour the U.S. with the original lineup for the first time in over 40 years, and frontman Nick Heyward and guitarist Graham Jones are lookingRead More →
Denise Truscello/WireImage After canceling his big 200th residency performance at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Aug. 7 due to strep throat, Rod Stewart has now canceled two additional shows due to another illness. A message on Rod’s Instagram on Aug. 9 said that the “Maggie May”Read More →
IOC via Getty Images An election year means rallies, and rallies mean music, and music usually means artists complaining about candidates using their songs without permission. On Aug. 10, one artist issued a statement criticizing a candidate’s use of her signature song — even though she’s Canadian and can’t voteRead More →
