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Red Hot Chili Peppers among artists headlining 2022 Austin City Limits festival
ABC/Randy HolmesRed Hot Chili Peppers are the artists confirmed to headline the 2022 Austin City Limits Music Festival, which will take place October 7-9 and October 14-16 in Austin, Texas. The event'...
May 10, 2022
"Something Special": Duran Duran's classic second album, 'Rio,' was released 40 years ago today
ParlophoneLast week, Duran Duran celebrated being chosen for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and today the British New Wave band marks the 40th anniversary of the release of...
May 10, 2022
U2's Bono to publish memoir, 'Surrender,' in November
Penguin Random HouseU2's Bono has certainly lived an interesting life, and now we'll get to read his side of the story in his memoir, Surrender, coming November 1. The book may be titled after U2's so...
May 10, 2022
Band featuring ex-members of Chicago & Rascal Flatts, Journey's Deen Castronovo, releasing debut album soon
Jason Scheff & Jay DeMarcus: Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for The Kevin Carter Foundation; Deen Castronovo: Scott Legato/Getty ImagesGeneration Radio, a new supergroup featuring former Chicago singer/...
May 10, 2022
Listen to Peter Gabriel singing on new Arcade Fire song, "Unconditional II (Race and Religion)"
C Flanigan/Getty Images; Columbia RecordsPeter Gabriel appears on the brand-new Arcade Fire song "Unconditional II (Race and Religion)," from the band's latest studio album, WE, which was released Fri...
May 09, 2022
Mavis Staples, Goo Goo Dolls' Johnny Rzeznik to be honored at Little Kids Rock benefit next week
Erika Goldring/Getty Images; Daniel Knighton/Getty ImagesGospel/soul legend Mavis Staples and Goo Goo Dolls frontman Johnny Rzeznik will be honored at the 20th anniversary benefit for the Little Kids ...
May 09, 2022
The sting and the bite! The Scorpions launching 2022 North American tour with Whitesnake in August
Courtesy of Live NationAfter wrapping up their "Sin City Nights" Las Vegas residency last month, German rockers The Scorpions have now unveiled dates for a full 2022 North American tour in support of ...
May 09, 2022
Ringo Starr accepts honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music via virtual speech: "I'm a doctor at last"
ABC/Randy HolmesOn Saturday, Ringo Starr was presented with an honorary doctorate by Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music as part of the renowned school's 2022 commencement festivities. The f...
May 09, 2022
U2's Bono and The Edge performed at a Kyiv bomb shelter Sunday following invite from Ukraine's president
The Edge and Bono in 2017; Mark Horton/Getty ImagesU2 singer Bono and guitarist The Edge paid a surprise visit on Sunday to a subway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, that's currently serving as a bomb shelte...
May 09, 2022
Graham Nash "very proud" of new live album featuring performances of his first two solo studio records
Photo: Amy Grantham/Proper RecordsOn Friday, Graham Nash released his new concert album, Live -- Songs for Beginners/Wild Tales, which features the folk-rock legend performing his first two solo album...
May 09, 2022