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After focusing on their past, U2 is making the sound of the future

Friday, May 23 by ABC News

It's been eight years since the last U2 album, but Bono and the boys are back.The BBC reports that backstage at The Ivors ceremony in London on Thursday, where the band was given a prestigious fellowship of The Ivors Academy,... Read More.

Nancy Wilson on Heart covering Led Zeppelin: Its just too much fun to not do it

Friday, May 23 by ABC News

Heart returned to the road earlier this year with their Royal Flush tour, and fans who caught their show saw a set that was filled with more than just Heart classics.The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band is known to cover Led Zeppelin in concert,... Read More.

Mick Jagger producing biopic of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

Deadline reported in March that pop star Lizzo would star as rock 'n' roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in an upcoming biopic. But now, news comes that Mick Jagger, in partnership with Live Nation Productions among others, is producing a feature film on Tharpe. This... Read More.

New Jersey bar cancels Springsteen cover band after Bruces anti-Trump comments

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

Here's a sentence you probably never thought you'd read: A bar in Toms River, New Jersey, won't allow a Bruce Springsteen cover band to perform there. And the reason has nothing to do with the actual band.According to NJ.com, Riv's... Read More.

Elton John marks Bernie Taupins 75th birthday with sweet post

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

Elton John's career might have been very different if he hadn't met Bernie Taupin way back in 1967, so it's no wonder he wished his songwriting partner a happy milestone birthday on Thursday.Elton, 78, posted a photo of him and... Read More.

Robert Plant supports Bruce Springsteens onstage comments

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

Robert Plant is the latest rocker to express his support for Bruce Springsteen, whose onstage comments during his shows in Manchester, England, have drawn the ire of President Donald Trump.In fan-shot footage of his May 18 show in Finland with the band Saving Grace, Plant... Read More.

Jethro Tull to release expanded five-CD edition of Living in the Past

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

Jethro Tull really is living in the past with a new reissue that expands their 1972 double compilation album, Living in the Past.Still Living in the Past, a five-CD/Blu-ray box set, is due out July 11. It includes remixes, edits, demos, live... Read More.

On This Day, May 22, 1976: Paul McCartney & Wings hit #1 with Silly Love Songs

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

On This Day, May 22, 1976 ...Paul McCartney & Wings hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with “Silly Love Songs,” which spent five weeks on top of the chart.The tune, from the 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound, was McCartney’s... Read More.

Rod Stewart talks three new albums, Elton, family & fitness: I’ve got so much more music to do

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

While some of his contemporaries are doing farewell tours, Rod Stewart is still going strong. He says he's got three new albums in the works, and no plans to stop performing.Speaking to AARP magazine, Rod, 80, says, "I’ve got so... Read More.

Don Felder opens The Vault for new solo album

Thursday, May 22 by ABC News

Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder will release his fourth solo album, The Vault - Fifty Years of Music, on Friday, featuring a collection of newly recorded versions of songs he's demoed over the past five decades.Felder tells ABC Audio that when he decided to dip... Read More.

Classic Hits

After focusing on their past, U2 is making the sound of the future

Nancy Wilson on Heart covering Led Zeppelin: Its just too much fun to not do it

Mick Jagger producing biopic of Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

New Jersey bar cancels Springsteen cover band after Bruces anti-Trump comments

Elton John marks Bernie Taupins 75th birthday with sweet post

Robert Plant supports Bruce Springsteens onstage comments

Jethro Tull to release expanded five-CD edition of Living in the Past

On This Day, May 22, 1976: Paul McCartney & Wings hit #1 with Silly Love Songs

Rod Stewart talks three new albums, Elton, family & fitness: I’ve got so much more music to do

Don Felder opens The Vault for new solo album

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