Rush has just announced that they will be putting out six different physical and digital editions of their album Moving Pictures which was originally released on February 12th, 1981. The biggest package, fit for Rush’s biggest fans, is the Super Deluxe Edition including three CDs, one Blu-ray audio disk, five vinyl LPs, a 44-page hardcover book of […]
Sting has sold his entire songwriting catalog, including both solo work and songs written for the Police, to Universal Media Group for a reported $250 million. The agreement includes copyrights and royalties. “It is absolutely essential to me that my career’s body of work have a home where it is valued and respected,” Sting said […]
To embark on the journey of recording his fourth album with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, Slash took the band on the road to Nashville to record where Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, B.B. King, and many other legends created iconic music, at RCA Studios. There, Slash and the band recorded the 10 songs […]
Ringo Starr has just announced that he will be bringing his All Starr Band on the road this summer. The band, which includes Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette, Hamish Stuart, and the return of All Starr alum Edgar Winter, will be embarking on May 27th in Rama, Ontario, and wrap up their […]
For the first time since their 2019 Moving On! Tour, the Who has just announced an exciting and extensive North American tour. Called the Who Hits Back! Tour, the classic rockers will embark from Florida in the spring and wrap up in Las Vegas in November. The touring band includes lead singer Roger Daltrey, lead […]
1963 – The first Beatles single “Please Please Me” was released in the U.S. on the Vee-Jay label. Capitol Records, EMI’s United States label, were offered the right to release the single in the U.S., but turned it down. Dick Biondi, a disc jockey on WLS in Chicago and a friend of Vee-Jay executive Ewart […]
Billy Idol has taken a step back from his upcoming tour with Journey, as he reports needing surgery for a chronic sinus infection. “I am absolutely gutted that I won’t be able to perform the upcoming dates with Journey as planned,” Idol said in a statement. Initially, the rocker was set to begin the Freedom […]
Aerosmith has just announced that they will be regretfully canceling their summer 2022 European tour due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its concerns. “It is with deep regret we must announce that our European Tour, scheduled to take place in June and July 2022, has been canceled,” the band said in a statement. “We […]
According to analytics service Viberate, Queen is the most-played rock band on radio around the world and the fourth most-played artist across all genres. “We crunched the annual numbers behind every relevant music and social media channel, from Spotify to Beatport and TikTok, and drew conclusions regarding music industry trends and markets in 2022,” the […]
Joni Mitchell has officially joined Neil Young in the boycott against Spotify’s relationship with Joe Rogan and his podcast, which has been known to spread disinformation about COVID-19 and vaccinations. “Irresponsible people are spreading lies that are costing people their lives,” the Canadian musician wrote in a statement. “I stand in solidarity with Neil Young […]