Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

Gene Simmons adds more dates to his US spring tour
Disney/Eric McCandlessGene Simmons has added a handful of new dates to his U.S. tour with his Gene Simmons Band.In addition to his previously announced shows, which start in April in California and ru...
Andrea Dresdale Jan 08, 2025

X user claims they were scared of the 'sinister vibes' in Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl'
Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley filming 'Uptown Girl' video; Vinnie Zuffante/Getty ImagesThe words "Billy Joel" and "sinister vibes" don't normally go together, which is why one user on social platfo...
Andrea Dresdale Jan 08, 2025

Elton John lands on Variety500 list of showbiz leaders
Noam Galai/Getty Images for TIMEVariety has put together its annual list of the 500 biggest names in showbiz over the past year, and Elton John has made the cut.The Rock & Roll Hall of F...
Jill Lances & Andrea Dresdale Jan 08, 2025

Cher says she 'hasn't even started' Part 2 of her memoirs, due out November 2025
Dey Street BooksCher's autobiography, The Memoir: Part One, has been #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for six weeks, so people are obviously excited for Part Two, which is due in November...
Andrea Dresdale Jan 08, 2025

Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown' earns four SAG Awards nominations
Photo by Macall Polay, Courtesy of Searchlight PicturesThe Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown continues to rake in the accolades.The film just earned four nominations for the 31st annual Screen Actor...
Jill Lances Jan 08, 2025

Listening parties announced for Ringo Starr’s new country album, 'Look Up'
UMG NashvilleRingo Starr’s country album, Look Up, drops Friday, and independent record stores across the country will be celebrating.The folks who put on Record Store Day will be holding L...
Jill Lances Jan 08, 2025

Allman Brothers Band founding member Dickey Betts to be celebrated at memorial concert
Art by Taylor W Rushing The life of the late Allman Brothers Band guitarist and co-founder Dickey Betts will be celebrated in February with an all-star concert taking place in Macon, Georgia -- t...
Jill Lances Jan 08, 2025

Grateful Dead teams with Stündenglass for new collection of gravity infusers
Clayton Call/RedfernsThe Grateful Dead has once again teamed with Stündenglass, makers of the world's first gravity powered infusers, for a new collection that will give their fans a new way...
Jill Lances Jan 08, 2025

On This Day, Jan. 8, 2016: David Bowie released his final album, 'Blackstar'
On This Day, Jan. 8, 2016 ...David Bowie released his 25th album, Blackstar, to coincide with his 69th birthday.The record, produced by longtime producer Tony Visconti, wound up being Bowie’s fi...
Jill Lances Jan 08, 2025

KISS settles lawsuit with former hairstylist
ABC/TsuniKISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have settled a lawsuit filed by their longtime hairstylist who sued the duo for wrongful termination.David Matthews, not to be confused with Ro...
Jill Lances Jan 07, 2025
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