Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Stevie Nicks pens letter to Vladimir Putin: "I hope you never sleep again"
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of FameWhenever there's some kind of crisis in the world, Stevie Nicks turns to her journal -- and then she shares her words with her fans. Wh...
Mar 01, 2022
Ex-GN'R drummer Matt Sorum's memoir, 'Double Talkin' Jive,' now due out in May
Photo: Mark Maryanovich/Rare Bird LitAfter its original September 2021 publication date was postponed, former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum's memoir, Double Talkin' Jive: True R...
Mar 01, 2022
New lyric video for Helen Reddy's "I Am Women" premieres as part of new Women's History Month campaign
UMeThe UMe label has launched a new multi-faceted celebration dubbed "I Am Woman" in honor of Women's History Month this month, and International Women's Day on March 8. To kick off the commemoration,...
Mar 01, 2022
ELO's 1974 album 'Eldorado' to be reissued on high-quality vinyl and CD formats
Legacy Recordings/Mobile Fidelity Sound LabHigh-quality audiophile versions of the Electric Light Orchestra's fourth studio, 1974's Eldorado, will be released in the coming months by Mobile Fidelity S...
Mar 01, 2022
Van Morrison, Diane Warren taking part in virtual event celebrating 2022 Best Original Song Oscar nominees
Courtesy of Songwriters Hall of FameVan Morrison and prolific hit songwriter Diane Warren are among the music artists and composers who will discuss their Oscar nominations for this year's Best Origin...
Feb 28, 2022
Watch Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' new video for their cover of the 1965 soul tune "Searching for My Love"
Rounder RecordsRobert Plant and Alison Krauss have debuted a music video for their new cover of the 1965 soul tune "Searching for My Love," which appears on the duo's 2021 collaborative album, Raise t...
Feb 28, 2022
Madonna once asked Benedict Cumberbatch if he was using his "real" name
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/ViacomCBSBenedict Cumberbatch shared a very unique memory he has of Madonna, which involves her asking a pretty personal question. Appearing recently on The&n...
Feb 28, 2022
The Police's Stewart Copeland joins Eddie Vedder for cover of "Message in a Bottle" during Vedder's LA solo show
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicPolice drummer Stewart Copeland made a surprise appearance at Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder's solo concert in Los Angles this past Friday. Vedder invited Copeland on stage for ...
Feb 28, 2022
Late Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones was born 80 years ago today
David Redfern/RedfernsBrian Jones, the accomplished slide guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who founded The Rolling Stones, was born 80 years ago today, February 28, 1942. Jones, who died at age 27 ...
Feb 28, 2022
Green Day cancels Russia concert in response to invasion of Ukraine
Timothy Hiatt/Getty ImagesGreen Day has canceled the band's upcoming concert in Moscow due to Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. "With heavy hearts, in light of current events we feel it is necessa...
Feb 28, 2022