StubHub, the world’s largest event marketplace, released its fifth annual summer tour preview, breaking down the most in-demand acts of summer 2019 with The Rolling Stones taking the lead. Key findings in the preview include: The Rolling Stones position at No. 1 is one of the strongest in recent history, outselling 2018’s top-selling summer artist, […]
Hard Rock International is proud to announce a continuation of its partnership with The Mercury Phoenix Trust, a UK charity created in memory of Freddie Mercury by Queen band members Brian May and Roger Taylor together with their manager Jim Beach to support the global fight against HIV/AIDS, that includes a series of collaborative initiatives […]
The Who’s iconic rock opera, ‘Tommy’, has turned 50 years old. This form of art is a perfect example of making something tragic into something beautiful. The Who’s Pete Townshend has long been open about the physical and sexual abuse he suffered as a child, which he’d later process with the help of ambitious, personal […]
Following the kick-off of this year’s North American leg of his record-breaking FRESHEN UP Tour, PAUL McCARTNEY adds to his Summer of LIVE: Paul has confirmed updated releases of four albums capturing performances spanning from his 1975-1976 return to U.S. arenas with Wings to his intimate 2007 set at Amoeba records in Los Angeles. The […]
In 1969, Plastic Ono Band (John Lennon and Yoko Ono) recorded Give Peace A Chance, an anti-war anthem for generations of pacifists and music fans around the world. The song was recorded live from Lennon and Ono’s Queen Elizabeth Hotel suite in downtown Montreal, where John and Yoko were holding their famous “Bed-in for Peace” […]
Music icon and creative entrepreneur Bret Michaels creates, produces & now presents CCCrockerfest: a unique, mobile, city to city day of festival experience combining Celebrity & local chefs with Country, Pop & Classic Rock artists who will interact on-stage together to perform their biggest hits, making this the ultimate tailgate block party concert series, engaging […]
A rock musical based on the music of Texas trio ZZ Top is slated to open in Las Vegas in 2020. “We’re excited about this fantastic project and look forward to hearing our music in a new innovative context,” said ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons. “Fans have often told us that we’ve provided the soundtrack to […]
On Friday, May 17th, Bruce Springsteen dropped the second song from his upcoming solo album, Western Stars, and it revealed a whole different gear from the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. Springsteen’s first new studio album in more than five years — and 19th overall — will be released on June 14 by Columbia […]
The Rolling Stones are delighted to announce the rescheduling of their 2019 ‘No Filter’ North American tour in full. All the cities from the previous postponed shows are locked in with full details of 17 concerts announced today. The only Canadian date at Burl’s Creek in Ontario remains scheduled for Saturday June 29, 2019. Additionally, […]
Pop music royalty and legends in the making were on hand for exclusive performances and a surprise special guest as ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) celebrated the writers and publishers of the most-performed music of the past year at the 36th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards last night in Los Angeles. […]