Mariano Regidor/Redferns Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler, AC/DC and Chaka Khan are among the honorees at this year’s Silver Clef Awards, a charity gala scheduled to take place July 5 in London. The annual ceremony is presented by the charity Nordoff and Robbins, which provides music therapy to those “living with life-limiting illness, disability and isolation.”Read More →
On This Day, May 30, 1987 … Rocker David Bowie kicked off his Glass Spider tour in support of his album Never Let Me Down. The tour was known for its elaborate set design, which included what looked like a giant spider with light-up legs. It was described at the time as “theRead More →
Brian Epstein, left, with The Beatles; Cummings Archives/Redferns Midas Man, the long-in-the-works biopic about late Beatles manager Brian Epstein, is set to open the 2024 Toronto Jewish Film Festival. The film will premiere Thursday at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. For more info, visit TJFF.com. Midas Man stars TheRead More →
Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images She’ll get money, babe. Cher has emerged victorious in a lawsuit against Mary Bono, the widow of Cher’s late ex-husband, Sonny Bono, who died in 1998. Cher’s complaint was that Mary claimed she no longer had to pay Cher her, well, share ofRead More →
Criss Cain European fans of Heart are out of luck: The band has canceled their European tour, which was set to kick off in June, run through July and include festival appearances, in addition to headlining dates. The band announced on Instagram that the shows are being scrapped because Ann WilsonRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman We’re less than two weeks away from the release of the new Bon Jovi album, FOREVER, and the first single, “Legendary,” is a hit. Jon Bon Jovi tells ABC Audio why he felt that “Legendary” was the right song to be the album’s first single. “You know, IRead More →
Dave Hogan/Getty Images A run of iconic concert films will screen on AXS TV as part of the cable channel’s summer programming. Among those being shown are Queen‘s Live at Wembley, Tom Petty‘s Live from Gatorville and Robert Plant‘s Live from the Artists Den, which will air June 29, June 22 and June 1, respectively.Read More →
UMe/Polydor The Police‘s final album, Synchronicity, is being reissued in honor of its 40th anniversary. The release will be available in a variety of different formats, including six-CD and four-LP sets, on July 26. The most expansive edition boasts 55 previously unreleased tracks, including alternate takes, instrumentals, demos and liveRead More →
Courtesy of Julien’s Auctions Looks like someone didn’t need any “Help!” spending their money on a unique collectible from The Beatles. On the first day of its Music Icons sale at the Hard Rock Cafe New York, Julien’s Auctions sold a 12-string guitar used by John Lennon to record several BeatlesRead More →
On This Day, May 29, 1969… Folk supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash, made up of former Byrds member David Crosby, former Buffalo Springfield member Stephen Stills and former Hollies member Graham Nash, released their self-titled debut album. The album peaked at #8 on the Billboard Album chart and spawned twoRead More →
