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Joe Perry on Aerosmith’s future: ‘You never know’

Wednesday, April 15 by ABC News

Joe Perry sounds hopeful that Aerosmith isn't over for good.Fans have been wondering about the future of the band ever since they canceled their Peace Out farewell tour in 2024 due to frontman Steven Tyler's continued vocal problems. Now, in a new interview with... Read More.

Phil Collins’ children, including Lily Collins, congratulate him on Rock Hall induction

Wednesday, April 15 by ABC News

Some of Phil Collins' children, including two who are acclaimed actresses, have taken to Instagram to congratulate him on his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.Lily Collins, star of Emily in Paris, wrote on her Instagram Story, "You did... Read More.

On This Day, April 15, 2001: Ramones frontman Joey Ramone died

Wednesday, April 15 by ABC News

On This Day, April 15, 2001 ...Twenty five years ago, Ramones frontman Joey Ramone died in New York City, just one month before he would have turned 50.The rocker died following a private battle with lymphoma, which he had been diagnosed with in 1995.... Read More.

Tedeschi Trucks Band explores ‘different sounds’ with ‘Future Soul’ album

Wednesday, April 15 by ABC News

Tedeschi Trucks Band recently released their sixth studio album, Future Soul, and according to guitarist Derek Trucks, their aim was to try something different this time around.The band's previous studio offering - a conceptual quadruple album called I Am the Moon, recorded during the... Read More.

Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and more set for ‘Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us’ concerts

Tuesday, April 14 by ABC News

Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi are among the artists set to perform at the two-night concert event Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us, put on by the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University in New Jersey.The concert event, celebrating... Read More.

KISS’ avatar show to open in Las Vegas in 2028 with new songs

Tuesday, April 14 by ABC News

KISS is giving fans an update on their planned avatar show, which was first unveiled during their final concert at New York's Madison Square Garden in 2023.Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and their manager, Doc McGhee, were interviewed for Pollstar, and... Read More.

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs announce new album, ‘Mission of Mercy’

Tuesday, April 14 by ABC News

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell has new music to share.The rocker and his band The Dirty Knobs - guitarist/keyboardist Chris Holt, bassist Lance Morrison and drummer Steve Ferrone - have announced that their fourth studio album, Mission of Mercy, will be... Read More.

Phil Collins ‘pleased and honored’ to be inducted into the Rock Hall as a solo artist

Tuesday, April 14 by ABC News

Phil Collins says he's honored to be chosen as part of the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class."Obviously I'm pleased and honored to be inducted," Collins wrote on Instagram. "It wraps up what has been a wonderful life... Read More.

Earth, Wind & Fire documentary to open 25th anniversary Tribeca Festival

Tuesday, April 14 by ABC News

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's documentary about R&B legends Earth, Wind & Fire is set to open the 25th anniversary Tribeca Festival in New York City.Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That's the Weight of the World) will have its world premiere on June... Read More.

Late Blondie drummer Clem Burke’s memoir to be released in September

Tuesday, April 14 by ABC News

Blondie drummer Clem Burke passed away in 2025, but his life story is about to be told in a posthumous memoir, The Other Side of the Dream (My Life In and Out of Blondie).According to the description, Burke began writing his memoir over 20... Read More.

Classic Hits

Joe Perry on Aerosmith’s future: ‘You never know’

Phil Collins’ children, including Lily Collins, congratulate him on Rock Hall induction

On This Day, April 15, 2001: Ramones frontman Joey Ramone died

Tedeschi Trucks Band explores ‘different sounds’ with ‘Future Soul’ album

Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and more set for ‘Music America: The Songs that Shaped Us’ concerts

KISS’ avatar show to open in Las Vegas in 2028 with new songs

Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs announce new album, ‘Mission of Mercy’

Phil Collins ‘pleased and honored’ to be inducted into the Rock Hall as a solo artist

Earth, Wind & Fire documentary to open 25th anniversary Tribeca Festival

Late Blondie drummer Clem Burke’s memoir to be released in September

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