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Patti Smith Celebrated During All-Star Tribute Concert Featuring Bruce Springsteen And Michael Stipe
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Terry Manning, Engineer On Classic Led Zeppelin And ZZ Top Albums, Dies At 77
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Record Store Owner Finds Rare 1962 Beatles Recordings
Mar 27, 2025

Lindsey Buckingham And Mick Fleetwood Have Reunited In The Recording Studio
Mar 27, 2025

Kenny Chesney, June Carter Cash, And Tony Brown To Be Inducted Into Country Music Hall Of Fame
Mar 26, 2025

Bruce Springsteen Added To Star-Studded Lineup For Patti Smith Tribute Concert
Bruce Springsteen has joined the all-star lineup for the sold-out People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith show at Carnegie Hall in New York on March 26. The tribute event, honoring the 50th anniversary of Patti Smith's iconic debut album, H...
Mar 26, 2025

Lizzo Set To Portray Sister Rosetta Tharpe In Upcoming Biopic
Lizzo has landed her first leading role in a film, as the Grammy-winner is set to portray the iconic gospel rock pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a biopic by Amazon MGM Studios. Tharpe is known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll, and the Arkansas native...
Mar 25, 2025

Ed Sheeran Enlists Harry Styles, Elton John, And Coldplay To Sign Letter Urging U.K. Government To Support Music Funding
Ed Sheeran, along with industry heavyweights like Harry Styles, Coldplay, and Elton John, are urging the U.K. government to allocate £250 million for music education in an open letter to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The letter - which Sheeran s...
Mar 25, 2025

Dolly Parton Reveals That She Has "Not Stopped Crying" Since Opry Tribute to Late Husband Carl Dean
Dolly Parton has shared her feelings about the emotional tribute to her late husband, Carl Dean, that took place at the end of the Grand Ole Opry's 100th anniversary special. The event came to a stirring finish as the Opry stage was filled with country...
Mar 24, 2025

Charley Crockett And Leon Bridges Announce “The Crooner & The Cowboy” Joint Tour
Texas musicians Charley Crockett and Leon Bridges will embark on a joint tour together dubbed, The Crooner and the Cowboy. The jaunt begins with a high-profile performance at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on June 5, and ramps up again in late Augus...
Mar 24, 2025

Dead And Company Honor Phil Lesh During Las Vegas Sphere Performance
Dead and Company honored the late Phil Lesh, co-founder of the Grateful Dead, by performing his signature song, "Box of Rain," at Las Vegas' Sphere on Saturday (March 22) during their first weekend back at the state-of-the-art venue. The tribute was le...
Mar 24, 2025

Dolly Parton Had Rules For Sabrina Carpenter Before She Agreed To Do The "Please Please Please" Remix
In a new interview with Knox News, Dolly Parton revealed that she set some ground rules before collaborating with pop star Sabrina Carpenter on a remix of the song, "Please Please Please." "I told her, 'Now, I don't cuss,'" Parton recalled. "'I don't m...
Mar 21, 2025

Generations Of Country Stars Pay Tribute To The Opry's Enduring Legacy In Celebration Of Its 100th Anniversary
Country stars of all ages took part in the three-hour Opry 100: A Live Celebration special that was broadcast on NBC on Wednesday night. They all paid tribute to the history and impact that the Grand Ole Opry has had over the course of its 100 years. T...
Mar 20, 2025

Brian May Teases That New Queen Material "Could Happen"
In a new interview with MOJO, Queen's Brian May expressed the possibility of the celebrated rock band releasing their first new single in 30 years. "I think it could happen," May said. "Both Roger [Taylor] and I are constantly writing and coming up wit...
Mar 20, 2025

Barbra Streisand Nearly Collaborated With Madonna And Bette Midler On Her 1993 Album
In a new interview with Barbra Streisand's A&R rep, Jay Landers, he revealed that during the making of Babs' 1993 Back to Broadway album, a remarkable collaboration with Madonna and Bette Midler was planned. The diva-filled trio were going to take ...
Mar 20, 2025