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Pattie Boyd auctioning off personal items, including love letters from Eric Clapton

John Rodgers/RedfernsModel Pattie Boyd is giving fans some direct insight into her love triangle with rockers George Harrison and Eric Clapton, thanks to a new auction happening at Christie’s.Boyd, who was married to Harrison from 1966 to 1977 and had an affair with Clapton, who she was later married to from 1979 to 1989, is auctioning off a host of personal items: handwritten lyrics, photos and jewelry, including two letters written by Clapton while she was still married to Harrison.“I am […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Don Henley testifies about “poor decision” that led to his 1980 arrest

David Delgado 146187/Getty ImagesEagles frontman Don Henley took the stand on Monday, February 26, to testify in the trial over stolen handwritten notes and lyrics to the band's classic album Hotel California.Glen Horowitz, Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinki are accused of trying to sell the handwritten notes, despite knowing they were stolen. Ed Sanders, an author who'd been hired to write an Eagles biography, originally stole them in the late 1970s.According to Rolling Stone, during his testimony, Henley said he didn’t remember sending Sanders the lyric pads to […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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On This Day, February 27, 1974: Queen releases ‘The Works’, featuring hit song “Radio Ga Ga”

On This Day, February 27, 1974…Queen released their 11th studio album The Works, which featured such tracks as “Radio Ga Ga,” “Hammer to Fall” and “I Want to Break Free.”“Radio Ga Ga,” written by drummer Roger Taylor, was the first single released from the album. It went on to hit #1 in 19 countries but only went to #2 in the U.K. and #16 in the U.S.The video for the track “I Want to Break Free” caused some controversy because […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Robert Plant set for Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival

Live Nation/Blackbird PresentsThe Outlaw Music Festival is set to return this summer with an all-star lineup that features Willie Nelson & Family, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, John Mellencamp and more.The tour is set to kick off June 21 in Alpharetta, Georgia, and wrap September 17 in Buffalo, New York. Nelson and Dylan are confirmed for the entire run, with Plant and Krauss on the bill for 10 shows through July 7 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Mellencamp joining the tour for […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Madonna removes image of Luther Vandross from montage of AIDS victims in her show

Ricardo GomesOne of the moving moments of Madonna's Celebration Tour comes when, while singing "Live to Tell," she displays various photos of creatives who died of AIDS, including artist Keith Haring, photographer Herb Ritts and Queen's Freddie Mercury. According to Page Six, one star's photo was mistakenly included during her show in Sacramento, California, and has now been removed.A photo of the late Luther Vandross was part of the montage during the show on February 24, reports Page Six. A rep for his estate told […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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Previously unseen Rolling Stones photos to go on display in London

ABC/ Ida Mae AstuteAn exhibit of previously unseen photos of The Rolling Stones is set to open in London on Wednesday.The Elegantly Waisted exhibit features photos taken by the band’s friend, photographer Tony Sanchez, nicknamed "Spanish Tony." Tony worked and lived with The Stones during the period in the late '60s when they were recording Beggars Banquet and the concert film The Rock & Roll Circus. He was also with them when they went into exile in the South of France.The photos, which were thought […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024

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The Beatles lose ‘Billboard’ chart record to Taylor Swift

ABCThe Beatles have had one of their Billboard records broken, this time by Taylor Swift.This week’s Billboard 200 features three Taylor albums in the top 10: 1989 (Taylor's Version), Lover and Midnights. That brings her total weeks in the top 10 to 384, from 16 albums. That's enough to surpass The Beatles, whose 32 albums have spent 382 weeks in the top 10.Meet the Beatles was the Fab Four's first entry into the Billboard 200 top 10, the week of February 8, 1964. The reissue of Revolver marked their […]

todayFebruary 26, 2024

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Moon time capsule includes music from The Who, Santana & more

Mike GreenhamArtists like The Who, Santana and Jimi Hendrix have fans all over the world, but their music is no longer limited to folks here on Earth.Billboard reports that digitized recordings from a slew of musicians was included in a time capsule on the Odysseus space craft, which touched down on the moon on Thursday, February 22.In total, the time capsule features music from 222 artists, including Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley, and Chuck Berry. Some previously unreleased material was also included, as well […]

todayFebruary 26, 2024

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Rod Stewart on track to top British charts with new swing album

Jonas Mohr/Warner RecordsRod Stewart is headed for his first #1 album in nearly five years in his native U.K.Rod's new album Swing Fever, a collaboration with Squeeze keyboardist-turned-TV host and bandleader Jools Holland, is on track to top the charts across the pond, according to the U.K.'s Official Charts Company.If it succeeds, this will be Rod's 11th number one career album in the U.K. and Holland's first. Rod's last album to top the charts was 2019's You're In My Heart: Rod Stewart with […]

todayFebruary 26, 2024

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