On This Day, Dec. 18, 2020: Paul McCartney releases ‘McCartney III’

Paul McCartney released the solo album McCartney III, the third installment in a trio of solo albums on which he played most of the instruments himself.The Beatle recorded the album at his Sussex studio while in lockdown due to COVID-19. McCartney III would go on to debut at #1 in the U.K. and #2 in the U.S. and earn Grammy nominations for best rock album and best rock song for “Find My Way.”In 2021, McCartney released McCartney III Imagined, a remixed version of the album […]

December 18, 2025

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‘Stranger Things” Finn Wolfhard on how he got gig directing George Harrison video

George Harrison November 23, 1971. (Photo by: Ann Limongello/ABC Photo Archives)The first-ever video for George Harrison’s "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" was just released, directed by Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard. And it turns out he may not have gotten the gig if it wasn't for some of his Hollywood friends.Wolfhard explains how he got the job in a new interview with Vulture, revealing he was first introduced to George Harrison's son, Dhani Harrison, through his Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire co-star Paul Rudd. He was then […]

December 18, 2025

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Paul McCartney’s ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ gets the Vevo Footnotes treatment

Paul McCartney performs live on stage at Paris La Defense Arena during the 'Got Back!' Tour on December 04, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)With Christmas just days away, Paul McCartney is giving fans some insight into his holiday classic "Wonderful Christmastime."The Beatles legend has released a Vevo Footnotes version of the song’s video, revealing the stories behind the track."I’m thinking about Liverpool Christmas parties, that’s really all I’m doing with that song," McCartney shares in one […]

December 17, 2025

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Video of John Lennon & Yoko Ono performing at 1971 Attica prison benefit concert released

John Lennon and Yoko Ono chatted with host Dick Cavett 1971. (ABC/ANN LIMONGELLO)A new video has just been released of John Lennon and Yoko Ono performing at a benefit concert for the families of those killed in New York's Attica prison in 1971.The concert took place 24 years ago, on Dec. 17, 1971, at the Apollo Theater in New York. Video shows John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band performing what was then a new song, “Attica State.”The clip opens with […]

December 17, 2025

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Cheap Trick defends performing at the Kennedy Center Honors

Rick Nielsen (L) and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick perform during the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on April 25, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage)Cheap Trick is responding to criticism for performing at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, which took place in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7.The band appeared at the ceremony, which was hosted by President Donald Trump, to honor KISS. They performed the band’s classic “Rock & Roll […]

December 17, 2025

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Grahame Lesh announces concerts celebrating his late father, Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh

Phil Lesh performs as Phil Lesh & Friends during the Great South Bay Music Festival at Shorefront Park on July 22, 2023 in Patchogue, New York. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)The life and career of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh will once again be celebrated with a series of concerts at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York.Phil’s son Grahame Lesh has announced dates for Unbroken Chain: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Phil Lesh. The shows […]

December 17, 2025

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Eurythmics’ Annie Lennox sings theme song for ‘Outlander’s’ final season

'Outlander' season 8 artwork (courtesy of Starz)Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox is the latest artist to record the theme song for the opening sequence of the Starz series Outlander.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer performs “The Skye Boat Song” for the show's eighth and final season. It's a 19th century Scottish song, with the show’s version using the text of the Robert Louis Stevenson poem "Sing Me a Song of a Lad That Is Gone," although the lyrics have been changed to "sing me […]

December 17, 2025

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Stevie Nicks announces first non-festival show of 2026

Stevie Nicks performs at BST Hyde Park at Hyde Park on July 12, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns)Stevie Nicks has announced her first non-festival show of 2026.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to headline Lucas Oil Live in Thackerville, Oklahoma, on April 18.“I couldn’t stay away for long,” Stevie wrote on Instagram. "See you there!"Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.In addition to the Oklahoma show, Stevie is set to play New […]

December 17, 2025

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On This Day, Dec. 17, 1949: Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers was born

On This Day, Dec. 17, 1949…Singer Paul Rodgers was born in Middlesbrough, England.Rodgers would go on to form the rock band Free in 1968 with drummer Simon Kirke, guitarist Paul Kossoff and bassist Andy Fraser. The band landed a #1 hit with ”All Right Now,” which Rodgers co-wrote with Fraser.After their breakup, Rodgers and Kirke formed the supergroup Bad Company with Mott The Hoople’s Mick Ralphs and the King Crimson’s Boz Burrell.Bad Company’s self-titled debut album was released in 1974 […]

December 17, 2025