Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
This is the best Green Day song, according to Billie Joe Armstrong
ABCCan you guess what Billie Joe Armstrong thinks is the best Green Day song? In an interview with Vulture, Armstrong shares that "Jesus of Suburbia" is the track that "sticks out" for him. "It's so e...
Apr 26, 2021
Stevie Wonder & Gloria Estefan celebrate 'Sesame Street' tonight on doc '50 Years of Sunny Days'
ABCTonight on ABC, Stevie Wonder and Gloria Estefan are among the stars who'll be "on their way" to Sesame Street. They'll be celebrating the groundbreaking, Emmy-winning children's show in a two-hour...
Apr 26, 2021
Ronnie Wood reveals second cancer diagnosis; releasing new art print for addiction-recovery charity
Credit: Kevin MazurAfter surviving a bout with lung cancer a few years ago, Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood reveals that he's been given "the all-clear" after experiencing a second cancer scare d...
Apr 26, 2021
Report: Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake Super Bowl show to get "Framing Britney Spears" treatment
Kevin Mazur/WireImageThe New York Times/FX documentary Framing Britney Spears documented how Justin Timberlake allegedly used the media to make Britney Spears the villain in their breakup. Now Page Si...
Apr 26, 2021
Check out Todd Rundgren's eclectic new collaborative song with Sparks, "Your Fandango"
Cleopatra RecordsTodd Rundgren has released a third advance track from his forthcoming studio album, Space Force, a collaborative tune called "Your Fandango" that he co-wrote and recorded with the ecl...
Apr 26, 2021
Elton John & Dua Lipa duet at annual Oscar party, raise $3 million for global effort to end AIDS
David M. Benett/Getty Images for the Elton John AIDS Foundation The 29th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party went virtual this year, but still raised millions for the cause. A 60-minute pre-...
Apr 26, 2021
The Kinks' Dave Davies reflects on band's 1971 'Percy' soundtrack on album's 50th anniversary
Sanctuary RecordsThe Kinks' soundtrack to the 1971 oddball British comedy Percy was released 50 years ago this past month, and coinciding with the milestone anniversary, a limited-edition vinyl pictur...
Apr 26, 2021
Billie Joe Armstrong explains why it "felt really good" to buckle down and record 'Welcome to My Panic'
ABCBillie Joe Armstrong has a massive gift to Green Day fans, the tell-all experience Welcome to My Panic which tells the origins of the band's greatest hits. The special runs an hour-and-a-half, whic...
Apr 23, 2021
Apple TV+ docuseries focusing on the classic music that was released in 1971 to premiere in May
Courtesy of Apple TV+A new eight-part docuseries focusing on the impact that music released 50 years ago, in 1971, had on politics and culture will premiere May 21 on Apple TV+. 1971: The Year That Mu...
Apr 23, 2021
Watch music video for ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons' new solo song, "Desert High"
Credit: Blain ClausenLast week, Billy Gibbons released a second advance track from his forthcoming solo album, Hardware -- a brooding, atmospheric spoken-word tune called "Desert High." Now, a music v...
Apr 23, 2021