Category Archives: Classic Hits & Oldies News – ABC Audio

Deluxe reissues of The Beatles' 1970 Let It Be album due out in October
Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMeThe Beatles' final studio album, Let It Be, will be reissued on October 15 in multiple configurations in advance of the highly anticipated The Beatles: Get Back documentary...
Matt Friedlander Aug 26, 2021

Roky Erickson tribute, featuring ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons, now available on CD; Gibbons talks Erickson fandom
Roger Kisby; Light in the Attic RecordsZZ Top's Billy Gibbons contributed the lead track to the album May the Circle Remain Unbroken: A Tribute to Roky Erickson, which was released as a limited-editio...
Matt Friedlander Aug 26, 2021

New Grateful Dead concert-film series premieres at The Coda Collection
Courtesy of The Coda CollectionThe Grateful Dead and the Rhino label have partnered with Amazon Prime's music-themed streaming The Coda Collection to launch a series of archival concert films. Three p...
Matt Friedlander Aug 25, 2021

Mariah Carey posts TikTok duet with Ryan Reynolds lip-syncing "Fantasy"
FOX via Getty ImagesMariah Carey doesn't seem too impressed with Ryan Reynolds' attempt at lip-syncing her song "Fantasy." In a new TikTok video, Mariah "duets" to an earlier video made by Ryan. The t...
Andrea Tuccillo Aug 25, 2021

Joni Mitchell named 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year honoree
Kevin Mazur/VF20/WireImageJoni Mitchell will be honored as the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year at the charity's 31st annual Person of the Year benefit gala, which will take place at the Los Angeles ...
Matt Friedlander Aug 25, 2021

Gene Simmons "sorry and ashamed" he hurt David Lee Roth's feelings, blames "diarrhea of the mouth"
ABC Audio; BG017/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesGene Simmons has apologized to David Lee Roth after making some insulting comments about founding Van Halen frontman during a recent Rolling Stone interview whi...
Matt Friedlander Aug 25, 2021

Vanilla Fudge to release cover of Supremes hit "Stop! In the Name of Love" next month; lines up US shows
Golden Robot RecordsVanilla Fudge had their biggest hit in 1967 with a psychedelic cover of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On," and now the veteran rockers are set to release a rendition o...
Matt Friedlander Aug 25, 2021

Rolling Stones members post tributes to late drummer Charlie Watts
Neil Lupin/Redferns via Getty ImagesFollowing the death of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts on Tuesday, the group's three surviving current members -- singer Mick Jagger and guitarists Keith Richa...
Matt Friedlander Aug 25, 2021

R.E.M. announces 25th anniversary 'New Adventures in Hi-Fi' reissue
Craft RecordingsR.E.M. has announced a reissue of the band's 1996 album New Adventures in Hi-Fi in honor of its 25th anniversary. The expanded collection, which includes the original album remastered,...
Josh Johnson Aug 24, 2021

Madonna wishes twins Stella and Estere a happy birthday: "2 Beautiful Souls"
Michael Tran/FilmMagicMadonna took to Instagram on Tuesday to celebrate her twin daughters, who turned nine years old. The singer posted a slideshow of photos of Stella and Estere throughout the years...
Andrea Tuccillo Aug 24, 2021
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