Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Eagles announce six new Hotel California Tour shows; trek now kicks off in New York City in August
Credit: Ron KochThe Eagles have added six new concerts to the beginning of their Hotel California 2021 Tour, which will feature the band playing its classic 1976 album Hotel California in its entirety...
Jun 07, 2021
Eight "iconic" stars will perform at "Official NYC Homecoming Concert in Central Park" in August
Ramin Talaie/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAs the pandemic eases there, New York City is reopening. And to celebrate, some big music stars are being tapped to perform at a blowout concert on the Gre...
Jun 07, 2021
Sinéad O'Connor says she is retiring from recording and touring
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesSinéad O'Connor took to Twitter over the weekend to announce that she is retiring from recording and touring. "This is to announce my retirement from touring and fro...
Jun 07, 2021
Did Mariah Carey exit Jay-Z's Roc Nation following "explosive meeting"?
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc NationAccording to a report, Mariah Carey has severed her ties with Jay-Z and quit the rapper's agency, Roc Nation. British tabloid The S...
Jun 07, 2021
Styx's Tommy Shaw on band's return to touring: Playing for our fans "lights every one of us up"
Credit: Jason PowellStyx kicks off a U.S. tour this month, coinciding with the release of the band's 17th studio album, Crash of the Crown. The outing, which begins with a June 16 headlining show in S...
Jun 07, 2021
In new Queen YouTube feature, Brian May recalls making "We Will Rock You" and reflects on song's legacy
© Queen Productions Ltd.The latest episode of Queen's weekly YouTube video series Queen The Greatest premiered today, and this installment focuses on the band's classic 1977 anthem "We Will Rock ...
Jun 04, 2021
Toto's Steve Lukather among musicians featured in new video for Kyle Gass' "Vaccinated" Ramones parody
Courtesy of Kyle GassToto guitarist Steve Lukather is one of many stars from the music and entertainment worlds who are featured in a new video for the song "Vaccinated," by Tenacious D member Kyle Ga...
Jun 04, 2021
Barbra Streisand's 'Release Me 2' coming in August
Columbia Records/Legacy RecordingsBarbra Streisand's putting out her first album since 2018, though the songs on the album aren't exactly what you'd call "new." Release Me 2, due out August 6, will fe...
Jun 04, 2021
Rod Stewart, Cher, Carole King, Celine Dion & more join social media campaign for World Environment Day
Karwai Tang/WireImageRod Stewart, Cher, Carole King, Barbra Streisand, Melissa Etheridge, and Kenny Loggins are among the artists who will use their social media on Saturday to call for help in solvin...
Jun 04, 2021
Jim Morrison's sister shares details about new book featuring late Doors singer's collected writings
Courtesy of HarperCollinsThis Tuesday, June 8, an expansive book of late Doors frontman Jim Morrison's writings called The Collected Works of Jim Morrison will be released, featuring the singer's prev...
Jun 04, 2021