Paul Simon announces new North American A Quiet Celebration Tour dates

Paul Simon on stage (Photo credit Jake Edwards)Paul Simon is bringing his A Quiet Celebration Tour back to the U.S.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced a new set of North American tour dates that kick off June 4 in Palo Alto, California, and wrap with two shows at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois, July 17 and 18.The trek includes shows in Forest Hills, New York, near where Simon grew up in Queens, as well as stops at such […]

February 3, 2026

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Van Halen releasing expanded edition of 5150 for 40th anniversary

Cover of Van Halen's '5150' (Rhino)Van Halen is celebrating the 40th anniversary of 5150, their first album featuring new frontman Sammy Hagar.On March 27, just three days after the album’s actual 40th anniversary, the band will release an expanded edition of the album as a three-CD/LP/Blu-ray set.The set features a remastered version of the 1986 release, as well as bonus 7-inch single edits and extended 12-inch tracks. There’s also a CD featuring unreleased live recordings from Van Halen's Aug. 27, 1986, concert at New Haven Veterans […]

February 3, 2026

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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ debuts at #1 on the Digital Song Sales chart

Bruce Springsteen performs on stage as part of a concert in protest of federal agents in Minnesota at First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis on Friday, January 30, 2026. (Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)Bruce Springsteen’s new song “Streets of Minneapolis” is already making an impact on the charts.Billboard reports that the protest song, which he released on Jan. 28, has debuted at #1 on the Digital Song Sales chart for the week ending Jan. 29. Luminate […]

February 3, 2026

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Elton John taps Lola Young to headline annual Oscar viewing party

Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Elton John has tapped newly minted Grammy winner Lola Young as the entertainment for his annual Oscar viewing party, which benefits his AIDS Foundation.The 34th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party will take place March 15 in West Hollywood, California. The event will be co-hosted by Elton and his husband, David Furnish, and Neil Patrick Harris and his husband, David Burtka. […]

February 3, 2026

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Three Dog Night founding member Chuck Negron dead at 83

Musician Chuck Negron, former singer of the classic rock band Three Dog Night, performs onstage during the Happy Together tour at Saban Theatre on July 14, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)Chuck Negron, founding member of Three Dog Night, has died at the age of 83. According to Negron’s representative, he passed away Monday at home in Studio City, California, “surrounded by his loving family.”No cause of death was revealed, although the statement from his rep […]

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On This Day, Feb. 3, 1973: Elton John scored his first US #1 with ‘Crocodile Rock’

On This Day, Feb. 3, 1973…Elton John landed his first #1 single with “Crocodile Rock,” from his sixth studio album, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player.The song went on to spend three weeks in the top spot and earned a Platinum certification by the RIAA.The song also topped the chart in Canada and Switzerland, and hit #5 in the U.K.Elton went on to have nine #1 hits in the U.S. over the course of his career. His last #1 was “Candle […]

February 3, 2026

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Joe Elliott says Def Leppard is ready to launch new ‘next level’ Vegas residency

Photo of Def Leppard (Photo by Ross Halfin)Def Leppard launches Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency at The Colosseum on Tuesday and fans can expect quite a show. This will be the band’s third residency in Vegas, and frontman Joe Elliott tells ABC Audio "they keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger."He says the beauty of Las Vegas is that it allows you to go big and "it just enthuses you to put on a show,” noting their latest residency […]

February 3, 2026

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Joe Elliott says Def Leppard is ready to launch new ‘next level’ Vegas residency

Photo of Def Leppard (Photo by Ross Halfin)Def Leppard launches Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency at The Colosseum on Tuesday and fans can expect quite a show. This will be the band’s third residency in Vegas, and frontman Joe Elliott tells ABC Audio "they keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger."He says the beauty of Las Vegas is that it allows you to go big and "it just enthuses you to put on a show,” noting their latest residency […]

February 3, 2026

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Gov’t Mule expands spring tour with new dates

Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule performs at the Forum River Center on October 22, 2025, in Rome, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)Gov’t Mule has announced some new spring tour dates.The band, led by Warren Haynes, has announced 11 new shows, featuring Larkin Poe and Maggie Rose on select dates.The new dates begin April 14 in Kansas City, Missouri, and wrap April 28 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The shows extend the band's already announced tour, which begins March 27 in Denver.An artist presale for tickets to […]

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