Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ named greatest song of all time in new UK poll

Cover art for Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'/Hollywood Records/EMIFolks in the U.K. sure do love their Queen, specifically "Bohemian Rhapsody."The U.K. radio network Gold Radio recently polled its listeners to uncover the greatest song of all time, with Queen’s 1975 classic landing at #1.“Wow. Yet again, you lovely people have remembered Bo Rhap with maximum fondness!” Queen’s Brian May says. “Thanks Gold Radio listeners! Much appreciated by us!”Coming in at #2 on the list of the top 300 songs is the Eagles’ "Hotel California." Simon & Garfunkel’s "Bridge Over Troubled Water" […]

August 26, 2025

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On This Day, Aug. 26, 2007: The Rolling Stones wrapped the A Bigger Bang World Tour

On This Day, Aug. 26, 2007 ...The Rolling Stones played the final night of a three-night stand at London’s O2 Arena to wrap their A Bigger Bang World Tour.The tour, in support of their album A Bigger Bang, launched in Toronto in August 2005. But like most of their tours, they played a surprise club show ahead of the tour in the same city.The tour consisted of 147 shows, and when it wrapped it became the highest-grossing tour of all time, […]

August 26, 2025

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Jon Bon Jovi, John Mayer are going on tour — with Matthew McConaughey

Jon Bon Jovi and Matthew McConaughey at National Conference for Service and Volunteering, June, 2009 (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images For Entertainment Industry Foundation)Matthew McConaughey is launching a book tour in September, and he's taking some big-name musicians along for the ride.To promote the book, Poems & Prayers, the actor is visiting a variety of cities, and for select stops he'll have a special guest with him. He'll appear at King's Theatre in Brooklyn on Sept. 16, where he'll be joined by Jon Bon Jovi. He'll appear at the […]

August 26, 2025

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Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin shows leave fans ‘in tears’

Jason Bonham performs at Budweiser Stage on July 31, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images)Jason Bonham recently added more dates to his tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti, and he’s bound to have fans of all ages coming out to his shows.The rocker tells ABC Audio he’s seen “three generations of people” at his concerts, some of whom have personal connections to the original band.“I had people that were in line ... in 1980 on the day before my dad […]

August 26, 2025

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Bon Jovi drummer Tico Torres denies he’s retiring

Tico Torres attends the UK Premiere of 'Thank You and Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story' on April 17, 2024 in London, England. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Disney+Tommy used to work on the docks, but Tico Torres is still drumming in Bon Jovi. Torres has taken to Bon Jovi's Instagram to deny apparent reports that claimed he'd retired from the "Livin' on a Prayer" band."I'm here to dispel a lot of rumors that I've read," Torres says. "People [are] calling me up, […]

August 25, 2025

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John Fogerty wanted to tag CCR rerecordings ‘Taylor’s Version’ on ’Legacy’ album

'Legacy' album artwork. Concord RecordsJohn Fogerty's new album, Legacy, includes rerecorded versions of classic Creedence Clearwater Revival songs like "Proud Mary," "Fortunate Son" and "Have You Ever Seen the Rain." Each track on the album is tagged "John's Version," a nod to Taylor Swift's own rerecording project. As it turns out, Fogerty wanted to be even more direct with his reference to the pop star."I wanted them to call [the rerecordings] Taylor's Version," Fogerty tells Billboard. "I lobbied for that: 'You want this […]

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Fundraiser launched for ex-Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom ‘TC’ Constanten amid lung cancer battle

Tom Constanten performs at the 'Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music' 40th Anniversary DVD And Blu-Ray release party at Hard Rock Cafe - Times Square on June 4, 2009 in New York City. George Napolitano/FilmMagicFormer Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom "TC" Constanten is battling lung cancer, and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is raising money to help support him.Donated funds will go toward covering Constanten's medical bills, as well as "other vital living expenses.""Over the years I have experienced such generosity that it […]

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New Who? Only if Roger Daltrey can co-write with Pete Townshend

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform at Parco Della Musica on July 22, 2025 in Milan, Italy. Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty ImagesThe Who is currently on a North American farewell tour, but if you're hoping it will be accompanied by new music, Roger Daltrey has one specific condition.When asked if he'd want to make another Who album, Daltrey tells The New York Times, "No, there'd be nothing in it for me, unless I co-wrote the songs with Pete […]

August 25, 2025

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On This Day, Aug. 25, 1970: Elton John played his first-ever show in North America

On This Day, Aug. 25, 1970 ...Elton John played his first-ever live show in North America, kicking off a six-night stand at The Troubadour in Los Angeles.According to setlist.fm, Elton’s nine-song set opened with the now-classic “Your Song” and also featured “Border Song,” “Take Me to the Pilot” and “Burn Down the Mission.” He also performed a cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Woman.”Elton played shows in San Francisco, New York and Philadelphia, and eventually launched his first full-length tour that October in […]

August 25, 2025