On This Day, Dec. 16, 1989: Billy Joel hits #1 with ‘Storm Front’

On This Day, Dec. 16, 1989…Billy Joel hit #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with his 11th studio album, Storm Front.The album featured Joel’s third #1 single, “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” along with the top-10 single “I Go To Extremes” and the top-40 ballad “And So It Goes.”The album also boasted several songs that became fan favorites, including “The Downeaster 'Alexa',” and “Shameless,” the latter of which was later covered by country star Garth Brooks.Storm Front earned Joel five Grammy nominations, including song of […]

December 16, 2025

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Rare items from The Beatles, Bob Dylan part of new Marvels of Modern Music auction

The Beatles celebrate the completion of their new album, 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', at a press conference held at the west London home of their manager Brian Epstein. The LP is released on June 1st. (Photo by John Pratt/Keystone/Getty Images)Items from The Beatles, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan and more are part of a new Marvels of Modern Music auction being put on by RR Auctions.Among the highlights of the auction is an extremely rare EMI mono acetate pressing of The […]

December 16, 2025

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Mariah Carey donates items to Julien’s MusiCares Charity Relief Auction

Mariah Carey at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' on July 24, 2025. (Disney/Randy Holmes)If all you want for Christmas is an item used by Mariah Carey, luck may be on your side. The singer, who is the MusiCares Person of the Year, has launched a charity auction in partnership with the nonprofit and Julien's Auctions.Up for auction on Feb. 1, 2026, will be a pink 1950s-style Thunderbird convertible used as a prop during Mariah's performance of "Dreamlover" at her Number 1 to Infinity Las Vegas residency. […]

December 16, 2025

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Styx announces new tour dates with Cheap Trick

Terry Gowan, Will Evanovich, Chuck Panozzo, James "JY" Young, and Tommy Shaw of Styx perform during The Brotherhood Of Rock Tour at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre on July 06, 2025, in Alpharetta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)Styx has announced a string of tour dates with special guest Cheap Trick.The two bands will team up for five shows, starting May 16 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and wrapping May 24 in Lincoln, Nebraska.Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 […]

December 15, 2025

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Table tennis fan Peter Gabriel ‘delighted’ his song is featured in ‘Marty Supreme’

Peter Gabriel performs at Little Caesars Arena on September 29, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images)The Peter Gabriel track “I Have the Touch” is featured on the soundtrack of the new Timothée Chalametmovie Marty Supreme, about a table tennis prodigy. In a post on Instagram, Gabriel says he's delighted the song is being used in the film, particularly because he's a fan of the sport.“The song is rarely asked out for a dance and I have always loved table tennis,” he […]

December 15, 2025

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David Bowie’s longtime pianist to celebrate rock legend with all-star shows

David Bowie performing at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for Aids Awareness, at Wembley Stadium, Picture taken Easter Monday, 20th April 1992. (Photo by Nigel Wright/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)David Bowie’s longtime pianist Mike Garson is set to celebrate his music with a trio of special shows, where he’ll be joined by an A-list lineup of rockers.Bowie's Piano Man: A Decade in the Stars will take place at the Sun Rose West Hollywood in Los Angeles Jan. 8-10. It will not only celebrate Bowie’s birthday, […]

December 15, 2025

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The #1 song in the world right now is a Christmas tune — and it’s not Mariah Carey’s

Wham! 'Last Christmas' (Sony Music)Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" may be the #1 song in the U.S. right now, but the #1 song in the world is a different Christmas tune.For the first time ever, "Last Christmas" by Wham! has topped the Billboard Global 200. The 1984 hit by the British duo is only the second Christmas song to top the Global 200 since the chart began in 2020. The first was, of course, Mariah's song.Meanwhile, […]

December 15, 2025

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Official video for George Harrison’s ‘Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)’ to be released

Former Beatle, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Cannes, France, 30th January 1976. Harrison is in Cannes for the Midem music industry trade fair. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)George Harrison’s classic tune “Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” is getting an official video.Harrison's official Instagram page gave fans a preview of the animated clip, which has been directed by Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard. The video is being released on Tuesday at 9 a.m. PT.“Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)” […]

December 15, 2025

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All she wants for Christmas: Mariah Carey sets all-time chart record with 20th week at #1

Mariah Carey 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' 30th anniversary (Sony Music Entertainment)There was just one thing Mariah Carey needed for Christmas, and now she has it: an all-time Billboard chart record.Her 1994 holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has just racked up its 20th overall week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, setting a new mark for longest domination of the top spot on that chart. The previous record of 19 weeks was jointly […]

December 15, 2025