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U2’s Bono & The Edge stop by Las Vegas tiki bar

ABC/Michael YadaLooks like U2 is enjoying their down time in Sin City. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Bono and The Edge were seen at The Golden Tiki, an off the strip bar in Vegas' Chinatown area, on Wednesday, January 31.  The rockers turned up at the tiki bar around 1 a.m. after they finished headlining their residency, U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere, and posed for several photos.  The Golden Tiki is a popular spot with celebrities, which displays shrunken heads in honor of the stars that stop in. Famous […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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Season 11 of ‘The Masked Singer’ to include nights dedicated to Billy Joel & Queen

Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesThe new season of Fox’s The Masked Singer returns next month, and it will include nights devoted to two rock legends.   The show revealed that season 11 will include a Billy Joel night and a Queen night, which means we could hear the masked contestants perform songs like “Uptown Girl,” “Piano Man,” “We Will Rock You,” "Bohemian Rhapsody” and more. There will also be nights dedicated to girl groups, shower anthems, a TV theme night and more, with this season’s costumed characters including Gumball, Lizard, Ugly […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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Artimus Pyle celebrates Ronnie Van Zant on new album, ‘Anthems – Honoring the Music Of Lynyrd Skynyrd’

BFD/OrchardFormer Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle is out with a new album, Anthems - Honoring The Music Of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and he tells ABC Audio there was a clear reason why he wanted to make it.  “Ronnie Van Zant and his band deserve it,” he says, referring to Skynyrd’s former frontman, who died in the 1977 plane crash that also killed guitarist Steve Gaines and backup singer Cassie Gaines, and injured Pyle and the rest of the band. The album features guest stars including Dolly Parton, Sammy Hagar and Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes putting their spin […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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Here’s how you can hang out with Cher in Malibu

An LeWanna spend the evening at a dinner party at Cher's house in Malibu? "Believe" it or not, it's a possibility. Cher has teamed up with CharityBuzz for a charity auction, and the winners will get to attend the intimate event at her Malibu home, where you'll enjoy in a sunset cocktail hour, photo opportunity and fine dining.   The event will take place April 27, and all the money from the auction will go to Cher's charity Free the Wild, which works to ease […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

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On This Day: January 31, 1981: Blondie lands their third number one with “The Tide Is High”

On This Day, January 31, 1981… Blondie’s single “The Tide Is High” became their third number one song. The track was a remake of a 1967 rocksteady song originally recorded by Jamaican group The Paragons. “The Tide Is High” also went on to top the charts in the U.K., Canada and New Zealand, and landed in the top five in Australia, South Africa and several European countries. Blondie’s previous number ones included “Call Me” and “Heart of Glass.” “The Tide Is […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

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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, […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

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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 […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024

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