Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
On This Day, April 15, 2001: Ramones frontman Joey Ramone died
On This Day, April 15, 2001 ...Twenty five years ago, Ramones frontman Joey Ramone died in New York City, just one month before he would have turned 50.The rocker died following a private battle with ...
Apr 15, 2026
On July 3, Madonna will let us hear her 'Confessions II'
Madonna, 'Confessions II,' (Warner Records)After wiping her Instagram and teasing her new album, Madonna has now released details of Confessions II, the long-awaited sequel to her 2005 album...
Apr 15, 2026
Phil Collins' children, including Lily Collins, congratulate him on Rock Hall induction
Phil Collins and Lily Collins attend the afterparty for the LA premiere of 'Mirror Mirror,' March 2012 in Hollywood. (Todd Williamson/Getty Images For Relativity Media)Some of Phil Collins' children, ...
Apr 15, 2026
Tedeschi Trucks Band explores 'different sounds' with 'Future Soul' album
Tedeschi Trucks Band's 'Future Soul' (Fantasy Records)Tedeschi Trucks Band recently released their sixth studio album, Future Soul, and according to guitarist Derek Trucks, their aim was to try someth...
Apr 15, 2026
Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and more set for 'Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us' concerts
(L-R) Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi perform during the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Jon Bon Jovi during the 66th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Phot...
Apr 14, 2026
KISS' avatar show to open in Las Vegas in 2028 with new songs
Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley perform during the final show of KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 02, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for L...
Apr 14, 2026
Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs announce new album, 'Mission of Mercy'
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell has new music to share.The rocker and his band The Dirty Knobs — guitarist/keyboardist Chris Holt, bassist Lance Morrison and dr...
Apr 14, 2026
Late Blondie drummer Clem Burke’s memoir to be released in September
Clem Burke's 'The Other Side of the Dream (My Life In and Out of Blondie)' (HarperCollins)Blondie drummer Clem Burke passed away in 2025, but his life story is about to be told in a posthumous me...
Apr 14, 2026
Earth, Wind & Fire documentary to open 25th anniversary Tribeca Festival
Earth, Wind & Fire (photo credit from HBO: Michael Ochs Archives)Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson's documentary about R&B legends Earth, Wind & Fire is set to open the 25th anniversa...
Apr 14, 2026
Phil Collins ‘pleased and honored’ to be inducted into the Rock Hall as a solo artist
English drummer, singer, songwriter, and former member of the rock band Genesis, Phil Collins performs onstage at the Joe Louis Arena during the first show of the band's Invisible Touch Tour, on Septe...
Apr 14, 2026