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Talking Heads to release expanded ‘Tentative Decisions: Demos and Live’

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

In November, Talking Heads released Tentative Decisions: Demos and Live for Record Store Day Black Friday, featuring early band recordings. Now they are expanding the release.The original Tentative Decisions: Demos and Live collection included 11 songs that showed the evolution of the band. The... Read More.

See the trailer for the Billy Preston doc ‘Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It’

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

We are getting our first look at the upcoming documentary about legendary musician Billy Preston.A trailer for Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It has just been released, featuring archival footage of Preston performing, including clips of him with... Read More.

The music of Neil Young to be celebrated at Americanafest pre-Grammy concert

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

The music of Neil Young will be celebrated at a concert in Los Angeles ahead of the Grammy Awards.The Americanafest Pre-Grammy Salute to the Songs of Neil Young, put on by the Americana Music Association and the Americana Music Foundation, will be held Jan.... Read More.

KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons among 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

KISS' Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons are among the artists chosen for induction into the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame.The pair will be inducted into the 2026 class in the performers category, along with Kenny Loggins, Alanis Morissette and Taylor Swift.Non-performing songwriters set for... Read More.

On This Day, Jan. 21, 2025: The Band’s Garth Hudson died at age 87

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

On This Day, Jan. 21, 2025...Keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, who was the last surviving member of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Band, died at age 87.He passed away in his sleep in a nursing home near Woodstock, New York.The oldest and... Read More.

New box set explores The Beach Boys’ mid-’70s era

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

The Beach Boys' mid-1970s era is being explored in a new box set.We Gotta Groove: The Brother Studio Years, dropping Feb. 13, is a three-CD, three-LP box set highlighting music recorded between 1976 and 1977. It's made up of 73 tracks, 35 of which... Read More.

Bonnie Raitt to play Brandi Carlile’s Echoes Through the Canyon concerts

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

Bonnie Raitt is set to join Brandi Carlie for one of her Echoes Through the Canyon concerts, which will take place May 29 and 30 at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Gorge, Washington, outside of Seattle.Raitt, who Carlile called her "red... Read More.

On This Day, Jan. 20, 1983: Def Leppard released ‘Pyromania’

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

On This Day, Jan. 20, 1983...Def Leppard released Pyromania, their third studio album and the first to feature Phil Collen, who replaced the band's original guitarist Pete Willis.The album, produced by Mutt Lange, featured future Def Leppard classics "Photograph," "Foolin'" and "Rock of Ages."... Read More.

Bono sends bagpiper to wish Dolly Parton a happy 80th birthday

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

The legendary Dolly Parton turned 80 on Monday, and she received a special birthday surprise from U2 frontman Bono.Dolly shared an Instagram video of bagpiper Pat Darcy playing "Happy Birthday" in a conference room, as a cake reading "Love Bono"... Read More.

Men At Work announce summer tour dates

Wednesday, January 21 by ABC News

Men At Work, best known for such hit songs as "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under," has announced dates for a U.S. summer tour.Following an appearance at the BottleRock Festival in Napa, California, on May 22, the band, featuring original member Colin... Read More.

Classic Hits

Talking Heads to release expanded ‘Tentative Decisions: Demos and Live’

See the trailer for the Billy Preston doc ‘Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It’

The music of Neil Young to be celebrated at Americanafest pre-Grammy concert

KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons among 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees

On This Day, Jan. 21, 2025: The Band’s Garth Hudson died at age 87

New box set explores The Beach Boys’ mid-’70s era

Bonnie Raitt to play Brandi Carlile’s Echoes Through the Canyon concerts

On This Day, Jan. 20, 1983: Def Leppard released ‘Pyromania’

Bono sends bagpiper to wish Dolly Parton a happy 80th birthday

Men At Work announce summer tour dates

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