Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Bob Weir, Dead & Company, Annie Lennox taking part in climate change initiative amid COP27 summit
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicArtists including Dead & Company, Bob Weir and newly-minted Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Annie Lennox are taking part in a new climate change social media campaign c...
Nov 07, 2022
The Beatles' Revolver returns to 'Billboard' top five thanks to deluxe special edition
Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMeThe Beatles' album Revolver, which first topped the Billboard 200 album chart in 1966, is back in the top five, thanks to a deluxe special edition reissue that came out Oct...
Nov 07, 2022
The Black Crowes book two Las Vegas gigs over Super Bowl weekend
Courtesy Live NationThe Black Crowes will be spending Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas. The band has booked two performances at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort on Friday, February 10 a...
Nov 07, 2022
Hear "Guinnevere" from David Crosby's upcoming solo live album; release date moved
Photo credit: Maxine Evans/BMGDavid Crosby has released another advance track from his first ever solo live release, David Crosby & The Lighthouse Band Live at the Capitol Theatre. You can watch s...
Nov 07, 2022
Cher seemingly confirms romance with music producer Alexander Edwards
joce zerojack/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesOver the weekend, Cher seemingly confirmed rumors that she's dating 36-year-old music producer Alexander "A.E." Edwards. The two were first spotted out together No...
Nov 07, 2022
Parole hearing transcript reveals John Lennon's murderer thought, "Wouldn't it be something to kill him?"
G Major/Mirrorpix/Getty ImagesWhen Mark David Chapman stared at a picture of John Lennon, he said to himself, “Wouldn't it be something to kill him?" That's according to a transcript of Chapman'...
Nov 07, 2022
Dolly Parton says Steve Perry is singing on her rock album
Paul Natkin/Getty ImagesAside from his 2018 album, Traces, and his 2021 Christmas album, The Season, Steve Perry hasn't done a lot of recording in the past 20+ years. But apparently, the former J...
Nov 07, 2022
Lionel Richie to be honored with Icon Award at 2022 AMAs
Ramona RosalesFresh off his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame over the weekend, Lionel Richie has been announced as this year’s recipient of the Icon Award at the 2022 American Mus...
Nov 07, 2022
Lionel Richie, Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Eurythmics: The '80s rule at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Lionel Richie sings "Easy" with Dave Grohl on guitar; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of FameThe 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which took place in L.A. on S...
Nov 07, 2022
Original Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor unable to join band mates at Rock Hall induction, reveals cancer diagnosis
Taylor plays with Duran Duran in 2004; Brian Rasic/Getty ImagesOriginal Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, who left the band in 2006 but was set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame wi...
Nov 05, 2022