Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio
Watch Elton John conduct "the ultimate zoom call" with his Lockdown Sessions collaborators
Rocket Entertainment Group/AKQAYes, we're all completely sick of Zoom calls, but maybe we wouldn't mind them so much if we were Zooming with Elton John. To collectively thank all the artists who parti...
Dec 21, 2021
Gimme all your money: ZZ Top sells catalog for a reported $50 million
Ross HalfinZZ Top is the latest veteran rock act to sell its catalog for big bucks. The little ol' band from Texas has made a deal with BMG and the investment firm KKR to acquire its "entire music int...
Dec 21, 2021
Eddie Money's kids Dez and Jesse release new version of their dad's tune "Everybody Loves Christmas"
Money MusicTwo of Eddie Money's musical kids, son Dez and daughter Jesse Money, are celebrating the holiday season and paying tribute to their late dad by releasing a new version of his 1997 yuletide ...
Dec 21, 2021
Ex-Yes singer Jon Anderson offering fans access to new music and more via Patreon membership platform
Credit: Deborah AndersonFormer Yes frontman Jon Anderson has partnered with the Patreon membership platform to offer fans access to brand-new songs, unreleased music and videos he's created, livestrea...
Dec 20, 2021
Mariah Carey brings Christmas back to the top of the 'Billboard' Hot 100 for a record third year
Samir Hussein/WireImageThe holidays now reign supreme on the Billboard Hot 100, with Mariah Carey's RIAA Diamond-certified hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" topping the chart for a third...
Dec 20, 2021
Billie Joe Armstrong appearing on 'Miley's New Year's Eve Party'; Green Day teases new music from studio
NBCBillie Joe Armstrong will be ringing in 2022 alongside Miley Cyrus. The Green Day frontman is set to perform on Miley's New Year's Eve Party, hosted by the pop star and Saturday Night Live cast mem...
Dec 20, 2021
Lindsey Buckingham part of lineup for 2022 Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis
Credit: Lauren DukoffFormer Fleetwood Mac singer/guitarist Lindsey Buckingham is among the artists who are confirmed to play the 2022 Beale Street Music Festival, which will be held April 29 to May 1 ...
Dec 20, 2021
Stevie Wonder is joined by Johnny Gill and Ledisi at his House Full of Toys benefit in Los Angeles
Lester Cohen/Getty Images for Wonder ProductionsStevie Wonder’s House Full of Toys benefit concert returned Saturday night in Los Angeles, featuring surprise performances by Johnny Gill&nbs...
Dec 20, 2021
George Harrison's star-studded 'The Concert for Bangladesh' live album released 50 years ago today
George Harrison, Bob Dylan and Leon Russell at The Concert for Bangladesh; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesToday marks the 50th anniversary of the release of The Concert for Bangladesh, the three-LP...
Dec 20, 2021
Five years after his death, George Michael's headstone is finally unveiled
Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesFive years after his death on Christmas Day 2016 at age 53, George Michael's grave is now officially marked. The British tabloid The Sun reports that the superstar's headstone...
Dec 20, 2021