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On This Day, July 1, 1967: The Beatles hit #1 with Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

On This Day, July 1, 1967 …The Beatles hit #1 with their eighth studio album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which featured such classic Beatles tunes as the title track, "With a Little Help From My Friends," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,"... Read More.

Call me the birthday girl: Blondies Debbie Harry turns 80

Tuesday, July 1 by ABC News

Celebrations are in order as Blondie's iconic frontwoman Debbie Harry is turning 80 on Tuesday.Harry co-founded Blondie with guitarist Chris Stein in New York in the ‘70s. The band hit it big in 1979 with the release of their third studio album, Parallel Lines, a top-10 hit in the... Read More.

ABBA’s Dancing Queen hits 1 billion views on YouTube

Monday, June 30 by ABC News

ABBA’s iconic tune "Dancing Queen" has reached a new milestone.The video for the track, first uploaded to YouTube in 2009, has now reached 1 billion views on the site, making it the Swedish band’s first video to accomplish such a feat.In a Read More.

Deep Purple releases new preview of upcoming Rapture of the Deep reissue

Monday, June 30 by ABC News

Deep Purple has shared another preview of the upcoming 20th anniversary reissue of their 18th studio album, Rapture of the Deep.The band has released a newly remixed and remastered version of the track "Clearly Quite Absurd," along with a B-side, "Read More.

AC/DC sets one-day ticket sales record in Australia

Monday, June 30 by ABC News

AC/DC recently announced they were bringing their Power Up tour to Australia, and their hometown fans were certainly eager to snap up tickets.Ticketek, which handled ticket sales for the tour, reports that AC/DC moved over 320,000 tickets in a single day, breaking a record... Read More.

Americas Hearts getting expanded edition in celebration of its 50th anniversary

Monday, June 30 by ABC News

America’s fifth studio album, Hearts, is being celebrated with a new reissue.An expanded edition of the album, their second with producer Sir George Martin, will be released Aug. 8 and feature six bonus tracks, five of which are previously unreleased alternate takes. The sixth is... Read More.

Queen to share Live Aid performance in honor of event’s 40th anniversary

Monday, June 30 by ABC News

With the 40th anniversary of Live Aid coming up on July 13, Queen is giving fans a chance to relive their electric set.The band just announced that on the day of the anniversary they’ll be showing their set on their... Read More.

On This Day, June 30, 2007: R.E.M. kicks off five-night residency in Dublin

Monday, June 30 by ABC News

On This Day, June 30, 2007…R.E.M. kicked off a five night residency in Dublin, Ireland, which was billed as a "working rehearsal" for their 14th studio album Accelerate.The shows took place at the Olympia Theatre, and featured live debuts of songs off that album, many... Read More.

The Beach Boys to perform on A Capitol Fourth; return to the Billboard 200 top 40

Monday, June 30 by ABC News

The Beach Boys will be spending July Fourth in Washington, D.C.Mike Love and the band are booked to play A Capitol Fourth, the annual PBS special celebrating Independence Day.The celebration will air July 4 at 8 p.m. ET and will feature a telecast of... Read More.

Rod Stewart welcomes Simply Reds Mick Hucknall, Lulu & Ronnie Wood to Glastonbury set

Sunday, June 29 by ABC News

Rod Stewart's "Legends Slot" performance Sunday afternoon at the U.K.'s Glastonbury festival featured not one, not two, but three different guest stars.Lately, Rod's live sets have included his version of the Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes song "If You... Read More.

Classic Hits

On This Day, July 1, 1967: The Beatles hit #1 with Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Call me the birthday girl: Blondies Debbie Harry turns 80

ABBA’s Dancing Queen hits 1 billion views on YouTube

Deep Purple releases new preview of upcoming Rapture of the Deep reissue

AC/DC sets one-day ticket sales record in Australia

Americas Hearts getting expanded edition in celebration of its 50th anniversary

On This Day, June 30, 2007: R.E.M. kicks off five-night residency in Dublin

The Beach Boys to perform on A Capitol Fourth; return to the Billboard 200 top 40

Rod Stewart welcomes Simply Reds Mick Hucknall, Lulu & Ronnie Wood to Glastonbury set

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