Donna Summer, Lynyrd Skynyrd songs get chart boost from the winter Olympics

Donna Summer performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 12, 1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)Donna Summer's classic track “MacArthur Park” has returned to the Billboard charts thanks to the winter Olympics.The song was used by American figure skater Alysa Liu for her long program when she won the gold medal. Thanks to the exposure, the song has landed at #1 on the Dance Digital Song Sales chart, up 575% in sales, with 2,000 downloads […]

March 3, 2026

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Paul McCartney says he was lied to about Rock & Roll Hall of Fame solo induction

Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jo Hale/Redferns)Paul McCartney was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1999, but it turns out he was expecting it to happen a lot earlier.Vanity Fair just published a 2015 interview with McCartney that was conducted for a biography about Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner and in it McCartney reveals Wenner, who co-founded the Rock Hall, went back on […]

March 3, 2026

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Photo of Elton John, husband and sons now on display at London’s National Portrait Gallery

Elton John and David Furnish attend the press conference during Elton John AIDS Foundation's 33rd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on March 2, 2025 in West Hollywood. (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Elton John AIDS Foundation)Elton John: He's not just like us. We've got our family photos framed on a shelf, but he's got his family photo hanging in one of London's most famous museums.A portrait of Elton, his husband David Furnish, their sons Elijah Furnish-John, 13, and Zachary Furnish-John, 15, plus […]

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Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings announce first US tour as The Guess Who in 23 years

Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings tour admat (Courtesy of Live Nation)Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings are set to tour the U.S. as The Guess Who for the first time in 23 years.The Canadian duo has announced dates for a U.S. leg of the Takin’ it Back Tour, with former Eagles guitarist Don Felder on board as special guest.The dates kick off June 25 in Shakopee, Minnesota, outside Minneapolis, and wraps Aug. 22 in Seattle, Washington.“Randy and I are incredibly grateful that our […]

March 3, 2026

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Barry Manilow announces new album, gives health update: ‘I look fabulous, right?’

Barry Manilow performs during 'Manilow: The Last Detroit Concert' at Little Caesars Arena, June, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)Despite his recent health issues, Barry Manilow seems to be doing just fine -- and he's thrilled about the success of his latest single, "Once Before I Go."In a new Instagram video, Barry says, "Well, looks like I made it, and I look fabulous, right?" He goes on to announce that the song has reached the top 10 on the […]

March 3, 2026

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Peter Gabriel releases ‘What Lies Ahead’ from upcoming album ‘o/i’

Cover of Peter Gabriel single "What Lies Ahead." Artwork by Judy Chicago (Real World Music Ltd / Sony Music Publishing/Peter Gabriel Ltd.)Peter Gabriel has released another track off his upcoming album, o/i.The latest, "What Lies Ahead," has been released to coincide with Tuesday’s blood/worm moon. Gabriel notes that the unfinished instrumental track of the song was played during his 2023 tour as a "work in progress.""The song actually began with a melody that my son Isaac was playing with and I thought, […]

March 3, 2026

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Ringo Starr to release new album, ‘Long Long Road’, in April

Ringo Starr's 'Long Long Road' (Universal Music)Ringo Starr is back with new music.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to release a new album, Long Long Road, on April 24. It's his second album with producer T Bone Burnett following 2025’s Look Up.“I’m blessed to have T Bone in my life right now and working with me on these records,” Ringo says in a statement. “After we did the last record, which I love listening to, this one […]

March 3, 2026

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On This Day, March 3, 1990: Paul McCartney kicks off a six-night stand in Tokyo, Japan

On this Day, March 3, 1990...Paul McCartney’s world tour came to Tokyo, Japan, with Sir Paul playing six sold-out nights at the Tokyo Dome.McCartney’s set included such Beatles classics as "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Can’t Buy Me Love," "Eleanor Rigby," "Let It Be," "Hey Jude" and more, as well as Wings tunes like "Band on the Run," "Let ‘Em In" and others.The shows were part of McCartney’s first world tour under his name, and his first major tour […]

March 3, 2026

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Organizer hoping for ‘special guests’ at The Music of Billy Joel tribute concert

'The Music of Billy Joel' (Courtesy Music Of Presents)Billy Joel is the subject of this year’s Music Of concert put on by New York entrepreneur Michael Dorf.This is Dorf's 21st Music Of charity concert, and he tells Rolling Stone it was the rocker’s documentary, Billy Joel: And So It Goes, that finally pushed him to make the Piano Man this year’s honoree.“I think there’s a lot of love for Billy, and a desire to hear his music,” Dorf says.This year’s show […]

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