Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser Elton John, Paul McCartney and The Who‘s Pete Townshend are among the artists who’ve signed an open letter published in The Times calling out plans to change U.K. copyright laws to benefit AI companies. The letter contends that the planned changes “represent a wholesale giveaway of rights and income from the U.K.Read More →
David Livingston/Getty Images Chris Jasper, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame R&B group The Isley Brothers, passed away Sunday, according to an announcement on his official Facebook page. He was 73. According to the post he had been diagnosed with cancer in December. A classically trained musicianRead More →
On This Day, Feb. 25, 1984… Van Halen hit #1 with the track “Jump” off their sixth studio album, 1984. The song was the rock band’s only #1 single. The tune’s popularity was aided by its music video, which was a staple on MTV. The clip, directed by Pete AngelusRead More →
Express Newspapers/Getty Images The success of A Complete Unknown continues to shine a spotlight on the career of Bob Dylan, and now a new auction is giving fans a chance to own a piece of memorabilia from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. RR Auction recently launched a newRead More →
PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images Over the years, Jimmy Kimmel has hosted celebrity guests galore on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, but he says there’s still one star who’s eluded him. Speaking to People, Kimmel said, “I wouldn’t say I’m desperate to get anybody, but we’ve never had Madonna on the show,Read More →
Disney/Jennifer Pottheiser Elton John‘s concert at LA’s Dodger Stadium in 2022 was billed as his final North American show — except for the fact that he’ll be rocking a different stadium in California this spring. Elton will do a one-night-only benefit concert at San Diego’s Petco Park on May 9;Read More →
Disney/Randy Holmes The Beatles‘ Ringo Starr made his Grand Ole Opry debut over the weekend. The rocker performed at the Nashville institution on Friday, coming onto the stage in a big white cowboy hat, like the one he wears on the cover of his recently released country album, Look Up. “AsRead More →
Photo Credit: Shimon Karmel Bachman Turner-Overdrive has announced dates for their new Roll On Down The Highway 2025 tour. The tour will consist of nine co-headlining shows with The Marshall Tucker Band, with Jefferson Starship as special guest, and another nine shows with the “Taking Care of Business” rockers as theRead More →
Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic Singer Dionne Warwick has paid tribute to her good friend, singer Roberta Flack, who passed away Monday at the age of 88. “We now say Rest In Peace and receive the loving award the Heavenly Father has for her,” Warwick shared in a statement. “I’ll miss our conversationRead More →
ABC/Randy Holmes U2 has marked the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with the release of a reading set to a piano piece. In a post on Instagram, Bono shares that the song and reading of the poem, “My Friendly Epistle” by 19th century poet Taras Shevchenko, is one he and The Edge sentRead More →
