Canadian folk musician Ian Tyson, writer of 'Four Strong Winds,' dies
Boris Spremo/Toronto Star via Getty Images Canadian folk musician Ian Tyson, one half of the duo Ian & Sylvia, passed away Thursday at the age of 89. According to a post on Facebook, he died at his ranch in Alberta, Canada,
Cyndi Lauper, The Police and more reach YouTube’s Billion Views Club in 2022
Courtesy of YouTube Music Getting 1 billion views on YouTube is quite a feat, but plenty of artists reached that milestone in 2022 — including classic tunes from Cyndi Lauper, The Police, R.E.M. and Europe. Cyndi’s 1983 hit “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” received 1.13
Artists pay tribute to late fashion designer Vivienne Westwood
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for LG SIGNATURE British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, who made punk and new wave fashion mainstream, died Thursday at age 81, and her loss is being felt throughout the music community. Several artists
The Year in Rock 2022: Joni Mitchell makes triumphant return
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic When Joni Mitchell suffered a brain aneurysm in 2015, few people thought she’d ever return to the public eye, let alone perform again. But that all changed in 2022. –The singer’s good year started in April, when she
Steven Tyler accused of sexual relationship with a minor
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Steven Tyler is facing a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she had a relationship with him in the ’70s when she was a minor. Rolling Stone reports that in a suit filed in Los Angeles, the
The Year in Rock 2022: New tour, new album, ticket controversy and more for Bruce Springsteen
Danny Clinch It was quite a year for Bruce Springsteen fans, who saw The Boss announce a new tour, but then anger them with ticket prices. He also released a new album, made several surprise concert appearances and more.
Peter Frampton announces free Nashville concert next month
Frank Hoensch/Redferns In 2019 Peter Frampton announced he was retiring from touring due to a progressive muscle disorder, but apparently that doesn’t mean he’s ready to give up playing live altogether. In fact, he’s already lined up a new
Gov’t Mule postpones New Year’s Eve run due to “medical emergency”
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Gov’t Mule fans are going to have to make some new New Year’s Eve plans. The band was supposed to kick off a run of shows in Philadelphia Thursday, but just announced the entire schedule
Belinda Carlisle hints at new music coming next year
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Looks like we may be getting new music from The Go-Go’s next year. Frontwoman Belinda Carlisle announced the news in a New Year’s Eve-related tweet that featured a throwback NYE performance. The singer posted a video clip of her performing
The Year in Rock 2022: Neil Young takes on Spotify
Gary Miller/Getty Images Neil Young is certainly known for standing up for what he believes in, and he did that in a big way this year, taking on Spotify. It all started in January when Neil, upset about