Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
The Allman Brothers Band's 50th Anniversary MSG show to be released July 23
Kirk West/Kirk West PhotographyOn March 10, 2020, right around the time the entire live entertainment industry shut down due to COVID-19, The Allman Brothers Band performed a special 50th anniversary ...
May 28, 2021
Watch new lyric videos for The Rolling Stones' "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Child of the Moon" now
ABKCO MusicNew lyric videos for two 1968 Rolling Stone songs -- "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Child of the Moon" -- have been released to coincide with the debut of a digital EP featuring both of the trac...
May 28, 2021
Listen to Bono sing with late rapper DMX on new song, "Skyscrapers"
KMazur/WireImageIn February, legendary rapper DMX said that U2's Bono would appear on his upcoming album, on a song called "Skyscrapers." The gruff-voiced, chart-topping rapper passed away in Ap...
May 28, 2021
Queen's best-selling 'Greatest Hits' getting "collector's edition" reissue
Snowdon/© Queen Productions Ltd.jpgTo mark its 40th anniversary, Queen's 1981 Greatest Hits album is being freshened up for a new series of releases. The album's stayed on the Billboard 200 album...
May 28, 2021
Gloria Estefan saluting 25th anniversary of 'The Birdcage' with drag-themed Miami event
Manny Hernandez/Getty ImagesGloria Estefan's hit "Conga" is featured in the hit 1996 film The Birdcage, and now she and her husband Emilio are saluting the film's 25th anniversary by hosting a special...
May 28, 2021
RHCP's Chad Smith brings the "explosiveness" of drumming into visual art with upcoming exhibits
Credit: Laura GlassThis weekend, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith's visual artwork is going on display as part of the Ad Art Show at the New York City Oculus, and at Ocean Galleries in Stone H...
May 28, 2021
Rod Stewart's 1971 breakthrough solo album, 'Every Picture Tells a Story,' celebrates its 50th anniversary
Mercury Records/UMGFifty years ago today, May 28, 1971, Rod Stewart released his third solo album, Every Picture Tells a Story. While his previous two solo efforts brought Stewart critical acclaim, Ev...
May 28, 2021
Sweet releasing new single "System of the Slaves" in tribute to late founding member Steve Priest
Courtesy of SweetThe U.S.-based incarnation of the veteran U.K. power pop band Sweet will release a new digital single called "System of the Slaves" on June 11, via SoundCloud. The song is considered ...
May 27, 2021
Robert Plant says he's found a trove of unreleased music he wants to be released for free after he dies
Credit: Mads PerchLed Zeppelin's Robert Plant launched the fourth season of his Digging Deep podcast this week, and in the first episode, he revealed that he spent part of the COVID-19 pandemic catalo...
May 27, 2021
Roger Waters & Patti Smith among the artists who've signed an open letter in support of Palestine
Kate Izor; Mauricio Santana/Getty ImagesPatti Smith and founding Pink Floyd singer/bassist Roger Waters are among over 600 artists who have signed an open letter in support of Palestine and calling fo...
May 27, 2021