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Neil Young gives update on new album with The Chrome Hearts

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

Neil Young is giving fans an update on his upcoming new album with his band The Chrome Hearts.In a post on his Archives website, Young writes that he recently played the album, Second Song, for his label, Reprise Records."It was... Read More.

Billy Joel’s ‘Last Play at Shea’ set for special outdoor Tribeca Festival screening

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

Billy Joel's concert documentary The Last Play at Shea is getting a special outdoor screening as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Tribeca Festival.The documentary, which debuted at the Tribeca Festival in 2010, will screen at Hudson Yards in New York City... Read More.

Posthumous Steve Cropper album to feature Eric Clapton, Brian May and more

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

Steve Cropper passed away in December, but fans will be getting new music from the late Booker T. and the M.G.'s guitarist this summer.Watching the Tide, the album Cropper and his band The Midnight Hour were working on prior to his death, will be... Read More.

Mick Jagger has fun with mannequin hands during ‘Tonight Show’ appearance

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

Mick Jagger got a chance to show off his comedic chops when he stopped by The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night.The Rolling Stones frontman took part in a comedy sketch, "Real People Fake Arms." Setting up the... Read More.

On This Day, May 7, 1977: The Eagles went to #1 with ‘Hotel California’

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

On This Day, May 7, 1977...The Eagles hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Hotel California," the title track from their fifth studio album, which also went to #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.The tune was the band's fourth #1 single, following... Read More.

Paul McCartney’s ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’ to be celebrated with nationwide record store release parties

Thursday, May 7 by ABC News

Paul McCartney's new solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, will be celebrated with record store release parties across the country.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer revealed a list of record stores hosting the events May 29-31. The Read More.

Heart’s Ann Wilson announces new shows with band Tripsitter

Wednesday, May 6 by ABC News

Heart's Ann Wilson has announced a new set of tour dates with her band Tripsitter.The trek kicks off Sept. 11 in The Villages, Florida, hitting cities in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York and more, before wrapping Oct. 9 in Ridgefield,... Read More.

Grateful Dead announces 50th anniversary ‘Steal Your Face’ reissue

Wednesday, May 6 by ABC News

Grateful Dead will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their double live album Steal Your Face with a new remastered release.Steal Your Face (50th Anniversary Remaster) is set to drop June 26, 50 years to the day of the album's original release. It will be... Read More.

Deep Purple to release new album, ‘SPLAT!’

Wednesday, May 6 by ABC News

Deep Purple is releasing a brand-new album this summer.The band - Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Don Airey and Simon McBride - will drop their 24th studio album, SPLAT!, on July 3, described in a press release as "the heaviest Deep Purple album... Read More.

Bryan Adams’ biggest hit marks 1 billion YouTube views

Wednesday, May 6 by ABC News

Bryan Adams' biggest hit is also one of the bestselling singles of all time, but even though it came out back in 1991, it's only now hitting a major YouTube milestone."(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" has just... Read More.

Classic Hits

Neil Young gives update on new album with The Chrome Hearts

Billy Joel’s ‘Last Play at Shea’ set for special outdoor Tribeca Festival screening

Posthumous Steve Cropper album to feature Eric Clapton, Brian May and more

Mick Jagger has fun with mannequin hands during ‘Tonight Show’ appearance

On This Day, May 7, 1977: The Eagles went to #1 with ‘Hotel California’

Paul McCartney’s ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’ to be celebrated with nationwide record store release parties

Heart’s Ann Wilson announces new shows with band Tripsitter

Grateful Dead announces 50th anniversary ‘Steal Your Face’ reissue

Deep Purple to release new album, ‘SPLAT!’

Bryan Adams’ biggest hit marks 1 billion YouTube views

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