Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

Cut "Footloose": Kenny Loggins reflects on not being allowed to perform his nominated song at the Oscars
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMany great Oscar moments of the past are musical, like Diana Ross and Lionel Richie duetting on "Endless Love" or Celine Dion singing "My Heart Will Go On." But back ...
Andrea Dresdale Apr 23, 2021

Van Morrison debuts new song, "Love Should Come with a Warning," from upcoming studio album
Courtesy of BMGVan Morrison has debuted the third advance track from his upcoming album -- the aptly titled Latest Record Project: Volume 1, which will be released on May 7. The new tune, "Love Should...
Matt Friedlander Apr 23, 2021

Cher adorably surprises fan with Alzheimer's with video call
Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesCher was actually able to turn back time for a fan with Alzheimer's, if just for a moment. The legendary superstar surprised Robin Steiner with a sweet FaceTime call, which he...
George Constantino Apr 23, 2021

KISS launches 'Off the Soundboard' live bootleg series with album documenting 2001 Tokyo concert
UMeKISS is launching a new series of official live bootlegs dubbed KISS -- Off the Soundboard with an album capturing a March 2001 concert that the band played in Japan at the Tokyo Dome. Off the Soun...
Matt Friedlander Apr 23, 2021

New Def Leppard box set 'Volume Three,' focusing on band's 2000s releases, due out in June
UMe/VirginDef Leppard has announced details of the latest installment of a limited-edition series of box sets spanning the band's entire recording career. The new collection, titled Def Leppard -- Vol...
Matt Friedlander Apr 23, 2021

Gloria Estefan joins cast of 'Father of the Bride' remake
Lars Niki/Getty Images for New York Women in Film & TelevisionGloria Estefan is heading to the big screen for the Cuban-American remake of Father of the Bride. According to Deadline, the singer has si...
Andrea Tuccillo Apr 23, 2021

Can't You Hear 'Em Rocking?: The Rolling Stones' 'Sticky Fingers' album was released 50 years ago today
UMeToday marks the 50th anniversary of the release of The Rolling Stones' classic 11th U.S. studio album, Sticky Fingers. Sticky Fingers started a streak of eight consecutive #1 studio albums for The ...
Matt Friedlander Apr 23, 2021

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's classic 1976 'Live Bullet' album to be reissued on vinyl
Capitol/UMeBob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band's classic, long-out-of-print 1976 concert album, 'Live' Bullet, will be reissued on vinyl on June 11 in celebration of its 45th anniversary. The album wil...
Matt Friedlander Apr 23, 2021

Peter Frampton says each track on his new instrumental covers album "is a tribute to the original artist"
UMePeter Frampton's latest studio album, an instrumental covers collection cleverly called Frampton Forgets the Words, gets its release today. The guitar whiz recorded the album in early 2019 with his...
Matt Friedlander Apr 23, 2021

Boy George teases Keanu Reeves appearance in new biopic
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Gabrielle's Angel FoundationKeanu Reeves may "pop in" for Boy George's forthcoming biopic Karma Chameleon -- at least that's what the Culture Club singer hinted at...
George Constantino Apr 22, 2021
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