Gary Miller/Getty Images As a U.K. citizen, Sir Mick Jagger can’t vote in the U.S. presidential election, but he took to Instagram to urge Americans to go to the polls, alongside photos of himself posing with six of his eight, count ’em, eight kids. “DON’T FORGET TO VOTE – JAGGERRead More →
Jon Bon Jovi; Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images; Pitbull; Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) After teasing it at a concert in September, Jon Bon Jovi and Pitbull have officially announced a musical collaboration: a song called “Now or Never,” which is essentially a remix of Bon Jovi‘s classic song “It’s My Life.” The songRead More →
Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images Drummer Jason Bonham has posted a message on Instagram explaining why he sat out the last four shows of Sammy Hagar‘s The Best of All Worlds Tour. In his absence, drummer Kenny Aronoff, who’d replaced Chad Smith in Hagar’s band Chickenfoot, stepped in. Bonham, son of Led Zeppelin‘sRead More →
Tim Walz, Michael Stipe, Dough Emhoff, Jon Bon Jovi, The War and Treaty’s Michael Trotter Jr.; Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images At a rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in Atlanta Sunday, Michael Stipe sang an R.E.M. classic with an unlikely musician backing him up: Jon Bon Jovi. In fan-capturedRead More →
Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Mariah Carey has received many honors over her storied career, including six Grammys and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. But she’s still salty that she didn’t get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — and that she hasn’t won evenRead More →
On This Day, Nov. 4, 1963 … The Beatles took part in the Royal Variety Performance show in London, in front of an audience that included the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. The show is held annually to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity. The band performed “From Me To You,”Read More →
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Quincy Jones, a longtime music industry powerhouse and hitmaking producer of multi-platinum albums, including Michael Jackson‘s Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, died on Sunday. He was 91. His death was announced by his publicist, Arnold Robinson, who said Jones died at his home in BelRead More →
Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Sammy Hagar is once again dipping into the Van Halen archives to share a classic performance from the band. The rocker posted a video to YouTube of the band performing the For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge track “Runaround.” The performance is from a July 27, 1995, concert at Alpine ValleyRead More →
Disney/Randy Holmes Eddie Murphy has reportedly signed on to play a funk music icon on screen. Variety reports that the actor/comedian is set to star as Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in a biopic directed by Bill Condon, the same director who directed Murphy in Dreamgirls, a role that earned himRead More →
ABC/Eric McCandless With Halloween in the past, many are already focusing on their plans for the Christmas season. NBC, for example, has just announced A Motown Christmas special, which will bring together legends and contemporary stars for performances of more than 25 Motown hits and a few holiday favorites. The lineup includesRead More →
