Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

The Zombies' history to be documented in new film, 'Hung Up on a Dream'
Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesAn official documentary about the British Invasion band The Zombies titled Hung Up on a Dream is currently in the works and is being directed by filmmaker and alternative-ro...
Matt Friedlander Jul 27, 2022

UB40 debuts video for new song "Champion," official anthem of 2022 Commonwealth Games
SoNo Recording Group LLC/Evo Music Ltd.UB40 recently released "Champion," the official anthem for the 2022 Commonwealth Games sporting event, and now, a companion music video for the tune has deb...
Matt Friedlander Jul 26, 2022

Rolling Stones members send birthday wishes to Mick Jagger, who turned 79 today
David Wolff-Patrick/RedfernsHere's wishing a very Happy Birthday to Mick Jagger, who still has us rocking at age 79. In celebration of Jagger's big day, his bandmates Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood bo...
Matt Friedlander Jul 26, 2022

Songs by Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Otis Redding make Barack Obama's summer playlist
ABC/Jeff NeiraFormer President Barack Obama has unveiled the 2022 edition of his annual summer playlist. Among the 44 songs that made the cut are Obama pal Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" as...
Josh Johnson and Matt Friedlander Jul 26, 2022

Watch Slash shred "Sweet Child o' Mine" in new Capital One commercial
Gary Miller/Getty ImagesSlash is bringing his shredding chops to the advertising world. The Guns N' Roses rocker is featured in a new Capital One commercial in which the spokesperson declares that wor...
Josh Johnson Jul 26, 2022

Farm Aid 2022, with John Mellencamp and more, taking place in North Carolina this fall
Courtesy of Farm AidDetails have been unveiled about the 2022 Farm Aid festival, which will take place on Saturday, September 24 in Raleigh, North Carolina. As usual, the event will be headlined by Fa...
Matt Friedlander Jul 26, 2022

Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" hits new peak on 'Billboard' Hot 100
ZIK Images/United Archives via Getty ImagesKate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" keeps on running up that chart. Specifically, the Billboard Hot 100. The English artist's 1985 single, which has seen a ma...
Josh Johnson Jul 26, 2022

Green Day confirms intimate Lollapalooza aftershow
Burak Cingi/RedfernsAfter a mysterious tease earlier this week, Green Day has indeed announced an intimate Lollapalooza aftershow. The punk rockers will play Chicago's Metro concert hall this Friday, ...
Josh Johnson Jul 26, 2022

Elton John, Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers & among 2022 MTV VMA nominees
MTVElton John, Madonna and Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the nominees for the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. Elton has received two nods thanks to his hit collaboration with British pop star Dua Lipa,...
Matt Friedlander and Josh Johnson Jul 26, 2022

Mike Campbell unsure whether he'd ever take part in a Hearbreakers reunion
Daniel Boczarski/Redferns via Getty ImagesTom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell has been busy this year touring with his own band The Dirty Knobs, whose second album, External Combus...
Matt Friedlander Jul 26, 2022
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