Mike Marsland/WireImage Forget about the movies. According to Variety, Cher‘s performance got the best response at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Cher headlined the annual fundraiser for amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research, taking the stage at the event in the South of France in the early hours of May 24.Read More →
On This Day, May 24, 1974 … Fifty years ago today, David Bowie released his eighth studio album, Diamond Dogs. Coming off the worldwide success of 1972’s Ziggy Stardust and 1973’s Aladdin Sane, Bowie dove into several projects, including a Ziggy Stardust musical and a TV production inspired by GeorgeRead More →
Swan Song/Rhino Entertainment On May 24, 1974, Bad Company, the English supergroup made up of former Free members Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke, former Mott The Hoople guitarist Mick Ralphs and former King Crimson bassist Boz Burrell, released their self-titled debut album, which turned out to be a huge hit. TheRead More →
Mike Lewis Photography/Redferns Bruce Springsteen was celebrated in London on Thursday, being honored as an Academy Fellow of The Ivors Academy. He’s the first international songwriter to receive the honor by the U.K. organization, which presents The Ivor Novello Awards, celebrating excellence in British and Irish songwriting. According to The Standard, The Beatles‘ Paul McCartney wasRead More →
Mercury Studios The recent documentary about former Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett, Have You Got It Yet?: The Story of Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd, will be released on DVD and Bu-ray, as well as digitally and on demand, on July 19. The film, which was originally released in June 2023, was directedRead More →
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Foreigner is giving their fans a chance to win a custom Harley Davidson motorcycle, and it’s all for a good cause. The band is selling a custom Ticket To Ride T-Shirt, with 100% of the proceeds going to Shriners Children’s Hospitals. Each T-shirt purchased comes with a chance to winRead More →
ABC/Heidi Gutman Bon Jovi is the subject of a new Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibit set to open June 8, one day after the band’s new record, FOREVER, comes out. The Bon Jovi Forever exhibit will cover an entire floor of the museum, giving fans an overview ofRead More →
Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Van Halen drummer and co-founder Alex Van Halen is getting ready to part with instruments from his personal collection. Backstage Auctions just announced a new auction of The Alex Van Halen Collection, featuring over 350 lots filled with drum kits, snare drums, kick drums, cymbals, sticks, mallets and more. ThoseRead More →
Courtesy of The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones have just expanded their Hackney Diamonds tour by one show. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers added an additional stop at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Ridgedale, Missouri, on July 21, which is now the final stop on the U.S. tour. ThunderRead More →
Rhino Van Halen’s ninth studio album, For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, their third with frontman Sammy Hagar, is getting an expanded reissue from Rhino this summer. The reissue, dropping July 12, will include the remastered original album, along with an album of rarities and live tracks, including previously unreleased alternative versions ofRead More →
