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Report: Kenney Jones says he, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood have recorded "about 14 songs" for new Faces album
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty ImagesLast month, Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood revealed to The Times of London that he and his old Faces band mates Rod Stewart and Kenney Jones had been coll...
Sep 07, 2021
Happy 70th Birthday to The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde!
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesPretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde celebrates her 70th birthday today. Born in Akron, Ohio, Hynde moved to London in 1973 and eventually immersed herself in the city's pu...
Sep 07, 2021
Kool & the Gang is still "swinging" despite recent passing of two founding members
Kool & the Gang's Robert "Kool" Bell in 2012; Rob Ball/WireImageKool & the Gang reached a milestone with the release of their 25th studio album, Perfect Union, two weeks ago. However, it was d...
Sep 03, 2021
This Sunday would have been Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's 75th birthday
Neal Preston/© Queen Productions LtdLate Queen frontman Freddie Mercury was born 75 years ago this Sunday, September 5. Mercury, who died from AIDS in November 1991 at age 45, is widely regarded ...
Sep 03, 2021
Diana Ross' comeback album moved to November; hear new single, "If the World Just Danced"
Randee St. NicholasFans will have to wait a bit longer for Diana Ross' first album of new, original songs in 20 years. Originally scheduled to come out September 10, the album, titled Thank You, will ...
Sep 03, 2021
In new interview, David Crosby calls Neil Young "selfish," says Graham Nash is his "enemy"
Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesDavid Crosby has had a much-publicized ongoing rift with former band mates Neil Young and Graham Nash, and in a new interview with U.K. newspaper The Guardian, Crosby says h...
Sep 03, 2021
Elton John announces that his final London show will take place in Hyde Park in 2022
Ben Gibson/Rocket EntertainmentElton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour is back on and, as of now, it'll officially end in Australia in 2023. But the Rocket Man has just announced a new date...
Sep 03, 2021
Alice Cooper to serve as Grand Marshal of Phoenix's Fiesta Bowl Parade in December
Fiesta Bowl/See Bird FilmAlice Cooper has been chosen as one of the Grand Marshals for this year's Desert Financial Fiesta Bowl Parade, which takes place on Saturday, December 18, in the shock rocker'...
Sep 03, 2021
Rick James' daughter says fans will see "the good, the bad, the ugly" of her dad in 'B*tchin: The Sound and Fury of Rick James'
Mark Weiss/Courtesy of ShowtimeThe late Rick James' daughter, Ty, says she wanted to show the world that there was more to her famous father than just his outspoken personality, partyin...
Sep 03, 2021
Jackson Browne to appear on new episode of PBS' 'Austin City Limits' in November
Credit: Nels IsraelsonJackson Browne is among the artists who will be featured on the upcoming 47th season of PBS' popular live performance series Austin City Limits. The Rock & Roll Hall of...
Sep 03, 2021