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Joe Elliott on a new Def Leppard album: ‘We got a game plan’

Friday, May 29 by ABC News

It's been four years since Def Leppard released their last album of new material, Diamond Star Halos, but it sounds like fans won't have to wait much longer for a new record. Frontman Joe Elliott tells ABC Audio the band has recorded several songs... Read More.

Barry Manilow addresses whether he’s had ‘work done’: ‘I’m as vain as anybody else’

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

Barry Manilow will be 83 in June, and he still looks pretty good, but he admits that he's had some help in that department - sort of.Speaking to the Los Angeles Times to promote his new album, What a Time,... Read More.

Heart’s Ann Wilson screens new documentary ‘In My Voice’ in NYC

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

Heart's Ann Wilson is currently promoting her new documentary, In My Voice, by traveling to different cities with director Barbara Hall. On Wednesday night they hosted a screening at New York's City Winery, followed by a Q&A with fans.In the... Read More.

Journey’s Jonathan Cain says it’s time to say farewell: ‘We’re just repeating ourselves’

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

Journey is currently out on their Final Frontier Tour, which is scheduled through the end of November, and keyboardist Jonathan Cain says the band's retirement is coming at the right time.Describing the tour as "a grind," Cain tells the Rock... Read More.

U2 joins Shane MacGowan tribute album

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

U2 has been added to the track list for the upcoming tribute album to late Pogues frontman and fellow Irish artist Shane MacGowan.Bono and company have put their spin on the Pogues song "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" for the compilation, due out Nov.... Read More.

Report: Authorized TV series about Céline Dion’s family in the works

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

Céline Dion's forthcoming Paris residency has put her back in the spotlight, and now a TV drama about her formative years is in the works.Deadline reports that the movie's working title is Growing Up Dion, and it has the support... Read More.

On This Day, May 28, 2007: The Police reunited for first tour in over 20 years

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

On This Day, May 28, 2007 ...The Police launched their reunion tour at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.The tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band, was the first time Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers had toured together since 1986.The... Read More.

Duran Duran’s John Taylor on Nile Rodgers: ‘I always feel kind of safe when he’s around’

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

Duran Duran recently dropped the new song "Free to Love," which is their latest collaboration with Chic's Nile Rodgers.Bassist John Taylor tells ABC Audio that Nile's greatest contribution to the song is "this crazy kind of almost Afro, this guitar... Read More.

Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters to play Tom Morello-curated Power to the People Festival

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

Bruce Springsteen and Foo Fighters are among the artists who'll be performing at Power to the People Festival, scheduled for Columbia, Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion on Oct. 3.Described as a "non-partisan" "day of peace, love, justice, and music," the festival is curated by Tom... Read More.

Lou Gramm on being back out on the road: ‘I get excited about seeing a large audience’

Thursday, May 28 by ABC News

Original Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm is currently on tour and tells ABC Audio that getting out on a stage is something he loves to do."I get excited about seeing a large audience," he says, "and then running out there and starting the first song... Read More.

Classic Hits

Joe Elliott on a new Def Leppard album: ‘We got a game plan’

Barry Manilow addresses whether he’s had ‘work done’: ‘I’m as vain as anybody else’

Heart’s Ann Wilson screens new documentary ‘In My Voice’ in NYC

Journey’s Jonathan Cain says it’s time to say farewell: ‘We’re just repeating ourselves’

U2 joins Shane MacGowan tribute album

Report: Authorized TV series about Céline Dion’s family in the works

On This Day, May 28, 2007: The Police reunited for first tour in over 20 years

Duran Duran’s John Taylor on Nile Rodgers: ‘I always feel kind of safe when he’s around’

Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters to play Tom Morello-curated Power to the People Festival

Lou Gramm on being back out on the road: ‘I get excited about seeing a large audience’

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