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Report: Talking Heads turned down $80 million to reunite for festivals

Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for BAMEver since the members of Talking Heads — David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison — reunited for September's Toronto Film Festival celebration of the 40th anniversary of Stop Making Sense, fans have been hoping it would lead to a musical reunion. Well, it turns out some promoters tried to make that happen but were unsuccessful.  Billboard reports that Paul Tollett, president of Goldenvoice, the promoters behind Coachella and other festivals, went to Toronto with the hope of getting the band to reunite onstage for the Indio, California, […]

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Dead & Company are coming to Las Vegas Sphere

Miikka Skaffari/Getty ImagesDead & Company have confirmed the rumors — they will be playing Las Vegas’ Sphere.  The band announced the news on Instagram in a video, which reads, "In 2023, Dead & Company played their final tour. But there are other ways to make sure the music never stops. And it's gonna be a ball." The video then cuts to the Sphere lit up with tie-dye images and the Dead’s skull logo, with a live version of “Not Fade Away” playing in the background. […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

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Pet Shop Boys announce new album, ‘Nonetheless’

ParlophonePet Shop Boys are back with a new album. The British duo of vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, best known for their '80s hits “West End Girls” and “What Have I Done To Deserve This," will release their 15th studio album, Nonetheless, on April 26.  “We wanted this album to be a celebration of the unique and diverse emotions that make us human,” they share. “From the more dance-orientated tracks to the raw poignancy of the introspective ballads, with their beautiful string arrangements, each track […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

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Lenny Kravitz, Lionel Richie to present at the Grammy Awards

CBS/Recording AcademyLenny Kravitz and Lionel Richie have been announced as presenters at Sunday's 66th annual Grammy Awards. The night’s other presenters include Oprah Winfrey, Christina Aguilera, Meryl Streep, Mark Ronson, Samara Joy, Maluma and Taylor Tomlinson, as well as “other surprise guests.” And that’s just the beginning of the A-list talent scheduled for the event. Performers include Billy Joel, U2, Joni Mitchell and Billie Eilish. The 66th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, are happening Sunday in Los Angeles. The show will be broadcast live on CBS at 8 p.m. ET. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All […]

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AC/DC earns second billion views video on YouTube with “Back in Black”

Legacy RecordingsAC/DC is glad to be back in YouTube's billion views club. The rock legends' video for "Back in Black" has officially hit the milestone, making it the second AC/DC clip with at least 1 billion views, following "Thunderstruck." The "Back in Black" video showcases a simple but powerful performance of the song as the camera pans across each member. The clip also showcased AC/DC's then-new singer, Brian Johnson, who made his debut with the band on the 1980 Back […]

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Auction of Mark Knopfler’s guitars brings in more than $10 million

Francesco Prandoni/Getty ImagesDire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler has made a pretty penny cleaning out his guitar closet.  The BBC reports that a recent auction of over 120 of the rocker’s guitars and amps brought in over $10 million, with a quarter of that money set to go to charity.  Knopfler's 1959 Vintage Gibson Les Paul Standard was sold for the highest bid, at over $880,000, which wound up being a world auction record for that model of guitar. Another big seller was the guitar Knopfler played at Wembley […]

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The Band classic “The Weight” featured in Budweiser’s Super Bowl Clydesdale ad

Ron Pownall/Getty ImagesThe Band’s classic tune “The Weight” is featured in Budweiser’s Clydesdale ad, set to run during Super Bowl 58, which airs February 11 on CBS. The clip, called "Old School Delivery," is set around a snowstorm that closes all the major highways, with a stuck trucker using the Clydesdales to help him deliver his kegs of Bud to their destination: a bar running low on the brew. It ends with the tagline “delivering since 1876.” "The Weight" is one of the most well-known songs […]

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On This Day, February 1, 2009: Bruce Springsteen headlines halftime show at Super Bowl XLIII

On This Day, February 1, 2009 … Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band headlined the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.  The Boss performed four songs — “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out," "Born to Run," "Working on a Dream” and "Glory Days” — which were each edited to fit into the allotted 12-minute performance. According to a video put out by the NFL, they had been trying to get Bruce to play the halftime show for years, […]

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Dead & Company release details of ‘Dead Forever – Live at Sphere’ Las Vegas residency

Courtesy Sphere EntertainmentDead & Company have now released all the details of their upcoming residency at Sphere in Las Vegas.  The band will do 18 shows over six consecutive weeks, starting May 16. The shows, which run through June 22, feature the group playing on Thursday, Friday and Saturday each weekend. According to a press release, the shows will feature "never-before-seen visual storytelling" from the band, and each weekend's three performances will have a different setlist. Fans can now register for the presale, which starts February […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

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