Updated version of 1990 Billy Joel concert film to be screened in theaters this fall
Courtesy of Trafalgar Releasing & Sony Music Entertainment In honor of the 50th anniversary of Billy Joel‘s solo career, a remixed and re-edited version of the Piano Man’s 1990 concert film Live at Yankee Stadium will be
Jonathan Cain says his lyrical inspiration for Journey's 'Freedom' album was “heaven sent”
BMG Journey‘s first new studio album in 11 years, Freedom, was released last month. The 15-track collection was recorded mostly remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, with guitarist Neal Schon overseeing the music with veteran drummer/producer Narada Michael
ZZ Top adds three new US shows with Jeff Beck to 2022 tour
Jeff Beck and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons in 2009; Kevin Mazur/WireImage ZZ Top recently lined up three September concerts in their home state of Texas featuring guitar legend Jeff Beck and Heart‘s Ann Wilson as special guests.
Madonna says Broadway musical about Michael Jackson brought her to tears
John Shearer/Getty Images Count Madonna as a big fan of Broadway’s jukebox musical MJ: The Musical. She says she loved it so much, she cried. Taking to her Instagram Stories, the queen of pop described heading to New York City’s Neil Simon Theatre to
The Rolling Stones, U2 among Pollstar's top touring artists of the last 42 years
David Wolff-Patrick/Redferns; Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage A variety of famous veteran acts populate the top of Pollstar‘s new lists of the top touring artists by total box-office grosses and total ticket sales, based on information the concert-industry publication began
Elton John, ABBA's Benny Andersson take advantage of TikTok song mashup trend
Ian Gavan/Getty Images for Harlequins If you’re on TikTok, chances are you’ve come across several videos soundtracked to a mashup of ABBA‘s “Chiquita” and Elton John‘s “Bennie and the Jets.” So, what happened when the songs’ creators found out about it?
Legendary Warner Bros. Records executive Mo Ostin dead at 95
Courtesy of Warner Records Archives Mo Ostin, the legendary record executive who headed the Warner Bros. Records label for over 30 years, died “peacefully in his sleep” on Sunday at age 95, according to a Warner Music
CCR documentary 'Travelin' Band,' companion live album coming in September
Craft Recordings Creedence Clearwater Revival has unveiled plans to issue a previously unreleased live album capturing a historic 1970 show the band played in London in conjunction with the recently announced concert film and documentary Travelin’ Band:
Ex-Foreigner singer Lou Gramm says he doesn't want to reunite with his old band again
Donald Kravitz/Getty Images In 2017 and 2018, founding Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm and the band’s other surviving original former members rejoined the group for several special reunion shows, but Gramm says it’s unlikely that he’ll play any
Celebrating David Bowie tribute tour adds new dates
Courtesy of Scrote Fourteen new dates have just been added to the 2022 edition of the star-studded Celebrating David Bowie tribute tour, which is scheduled to kick off October 6 in San Diego and run through a