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Jennifer Hudson recalls final phone call with Aretha Franklin
Courtesy of MGMJennifer Hudson stars as the legendary Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic Aretha, out August 13. Unfortunately, the iconic soul singer died in 2018, but Hud...
Aug 03, 2021
Collection of guitars owned by Journey's Neal Schon auctioned for more than $4 million
Courtesy of Heritage AuctionsThis past Saturday, the same day Journey rocked Chicago's Lollapalooza festival, the band's co-founder, Neal Schon, auctioned off a collection of his guitars, in the proce...
Aug 03, 2021
'Becoming Led Zeppelin' documentary to be screened at Italy's Venice Film Festival next month
Chris Walter/WireImageThe upcoming official Led Zeppelin documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin has been added to the lineup of the 2021 edition of Italy's Venice International Film Festival, which ru...
Aug 03, 2021
New York celebrates Tony Bennett's 95th birthday
Scott Legato/Getty ImagesIt's Tony Bennett's 95th birthday today, and he'll be celebrating with all of New York. New York State has officially proclaimed today Tony Bennett Day, with Governor Andrew C...
Aug 03, 2021
Get Vaxxed: Paul McCartney encourages fans to get the COVID-19 vaccine
©Mary McCartneySir Paul McCartney is hoping to encourage more of his fans to get the COVID-19 vaccine if they haven't already done so. Taking to Instagram on Monday, the 79-year-old mus...
Aug 03, 2021
Tito Jackson explains the hold up on a hologram Michael Jackson for a Jackson 5 reunion tour
Gulf Coast Records/Hillside Global Ahead of the release of his second blues-inspired solo album, Under Your Spell, Tito Jackson is setting the record straight about the status of T...
Aug 03, 2021
Lindsey Buckingham says most of Fleetwood Mac "would love to see me come back" to the band
ABC/Eric McCandlessIn recent new episode of Marc Maron's WTF Podcast, Lindsey Buckingham says despite his firing from Fleetwood Mac in 2019, "pretty much everyone [in the band] would love to see me co...
Aug 03, 2021
Listen to alternate versions of The Beach Boys' "Surf's Up" and "This Whole World" from Feel Flows box set
Capitol Records/UMeThe Beach Boys have debuted two more advance tracks from the band's forthcoming box set, Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf's Up Sessions 1969-1971, the release of which was recentl...
Aug 02, 2021
Billy Gibbons says Dusty Hill recorded vocal tracks for new ZZ Top songs before his death
Stephen J. Cohen/Getty ImagesAfter the sudden and unexpected death of ZZ Top's Dusty Hill last week, the group's frontman, Billy Gibbons, revealed that the late bassist had recorded several tracks, in...
Aug 02, 2021
Sammy Hagar says before he died, Eddie Van Halen wanted to make music with him
SGranitz/WireImageSammy Hagar has spoke previously about how he and Eddie Van Halen made peace with each other prior to Eddie's death in October 2020. But now, in a new interview, Hagar says his...
Aug 02, 2021