Tag: Classic Hits

Slash Feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators Announce North American Tour

After just dropping their most recent single “The River Is Rising” at the end of last week, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators have now revealed details for a 2022 tour of the same name. Beginning in Portland, Oregon and rounding out in Orlando, Florida, the 28 city North American headline tour is set […]

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne Biopic Confirmed

The story of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s iconic and notorious relationship spanning over decades was recently picked up as an untitled, biopic-style film by Polygram Entertainment. Lee Hall, the writer of Rocketman, will be contributing to the script.  “Our relationship at times was often wild, insane, and dangerous, but it was our undying love that […]

Elton John’s “The Lockdown Sessions” Arrives Friday With a Line-up Across Generations

Elton John’s new collaborative album, The Lockdown Sessions, is arriving on Friday. With an impressive list of duets, covers, and guests, the album consists of 16 tracks mostly recorded over the past 18 months during John’s personal experience of the pandemic.  After putting his live tour on hold due to COVID, John says that the […]

Slash Teases New Single “The River Is Rising” With BTS Clip

Arriving on October 22nd, Slash’s new single, “The River Is Rising,” will be the first release since Living The Dream, his 2018 album.  The legendary guitarist previewed the new track on social media in a short video showing some behind-the-scenes footage of himself and his band, Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, jamming in-studio.  “This was […]

Rock Hall 2021 Induction Speakers Announced Including Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney

Presenters for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have been announced.  Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson will be inducting Carole King, Paul McCartney will be inducting the Foo Fighters, Dr. Dre will be inducting LL Cool J, Drew Barrymore will be inducting the Go-Go’s, and Angela Bassett will be inducting Tina Turner. In […]

Mick Jagger Responds to Paul McCartney’s Dig at The Stones

“…they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are,” Paul McCartney remarked in an interview last week about the other English rock band that took on the scene around the same time as The Beatles.  During a recent show following McCartney’s comment, Mick Jagger took to the stage to respond, tongue-in-cheek, to […]

Paul Simon Turns 80 And Announces New Audiobook — Featuring New Music

This past Wednesday, Paul Simon celebrated his 80th birthday by announcing Miracle and Wonder: Conversations With Paul Simon, a new audiobook collaboration with Malcolm Gladwell.  The five-hour audiobook will feature conversations from over 30 hours of interviews, new music for the first time since 2018, as well as previously unreleased live studio versions of well-loved […]

Carlos Santana Recruits Chris Stapleton for “Joy”

The fourth single from Carlos Santana’s upcoming album, Blessings and Miracles, “Joy” is an upbeat and groovy collaboration with country singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton.  As a creation meant to deliver exactly what it’s titled, the guitar-laden track blends Santana’s iconic talent and Stapleton’s vocals.  “I was very intrigued to work with Chris,” Santana expressed in an […]

Alice Cooper Dives Into His Past in New Audible Project, “Who I Am: The Diary of a Vampire”

Alice Cooper does a deep dive in “Who I Am: The Diary of a Vampire” as part of the newest edition of Audible’s Words + Music series.  For the project, the hard rock legend tells a number of road stories, his writing process, and experiences shared with other rockers over the years. Cooper also chose […]

BMI London Awards Honor Songs by The Rolling Stones, Queen, and More

At the 2021 BMI London Awards, a number of classic hits were honored with a slew of Million-Air Awards, a title that recognizes songwriters of iconic songs that have been broadcasted more than a million times on TV and radio. Sting’s writing for The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” sat at the top of the […]