Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Green Day continues to tease mysterious "1972" project
FilmMagic/FilmMagic for Life is Beautiful Music & Art FestivalLast month, Green Day shared an Instagram post which shows the punk trio recording at RAK Studios in London. That tease featured...
Jan 24, 2022
Crazy to the Bone: Sammy Hagar & The Circle to launch Crazy Times tour with George Thorogood in June
Courtesy of Live NationSammy Hagar and his current group The Circle have unveiled plans for a 14-show U.S. trek dubbed the Crazy Times tour featuring special guests George Thorogood & The Destroye...
Jan 24, 2022
Girls Just Want...to Go Viral: Cyndi Lauper is the latest singer to join YouTube's billion-views club
Terry Lott/Sony Music Archive via Getty ImagesCyndi Lauper's smash hit "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is officially a billionaire -- if you count YouTube views, that is. The video for her 19...
Jan 24, 2022
Foreigner, Grand Funk Railroad, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening to open for Kid Rock on 2022 tour
Donald Kravitz/Getty Images; Gary Miller/Getty ImagesWell-known veteran rock acts Foreigner and Grand Funk Railroad, as well as Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening, will be opening for Kid Rock on var...
Jan 24, 2022
Bob Dylan sells entire recorded-music catalog to Sony Music Entertainment; announces US spring tour
Kevin Mazur/WireImageSony Music Entertainment announced today that it's acquired Bob Dylan's entire recorded-music catalog, as well as the rights to various future releases. The 80-year-old folk-rock ...
Jan 24, 2022
Ringo Starr featured on title track of Men at Work frontman Colin Hay's upcoming solo album
Lazy Eye/Compass RecordsRingo Starr plays drums on a brand-new song by Men at Work frontman Colin Hay called "Now and the Evermore," which is the title track of Hay's forthcoming solo album. Hay, who ...
Jan 24, 2022
Daryl Hall's first solo compilation 'BeforeAfter' due in April, teaming with Todd Rundgren for joint tour
Legacy RecordingsHall & Oates singer Daryl Hall will release his first-ever solo best-of compilation, titled BeforeAfter, on April 1, and to promote the album, Daryl will be teaming up with fellow...
Jan 24, 2022
Broken Heart? Nancy Wilson reveals Heart's plans to tour again have been shelved
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for God's Love we DeliverLast year, Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson told ABC Audio that both she and her sister and band mate Ann were interested in touring together again, possi...
Jan 24, 2022
John Mellencamp releases Springsteen duet "Did You Say Such a Thing" as latest single from brand-new album
Cover: Speck Mellencamp/Republic RecordsCoinciding with today's release of John Mellencamp's latest studio album, Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, the famed singer-songwriter has released a new single from t...
Jan 21, 2022
Patti LaBelle featured on soundtrack to the new Apple TV+ reboot of 'Fraggle Rock'
Lakeshore RecordsFraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, a reboot of the original show, premiered today on Apple TV+, and coinciding with its debut, a soundtrack has been released via digital formats. One of ...
Jan 21, 2022