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The Rolling Stones look back at first concert in China

ABC/ Ida Mae AstuteThe Rolling Stones are looking back at their first performance in China with a new video set to premiere on YouTube April 11 at 8 a.m. ET.The band just shared a trailer for From London to Shanghai - The Rolling Stones' Historic Concert to the Other Side of the World, which appears to document what it took to put on their April 2006 concert at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.  The video will feature interviews with The Stones’ longtime production […]

todayApril 10, 2024

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‘The Beatles LOVE’ Cirque du Soleil show to close in July

UMP/Apple Corps LtdThe Beatles fans who haven’t yet caught the Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show LOVE need to book a trip to Sin City quickly.Cirque du Soleil just announced that the show is set to end its 18-year run at The Mirage on July 7, ahead of the hotel’s transformation into the new Hard Rock Las Vegas.The Beatles LOVE opened in 2006, featuring a soundtrack produced and mixed by The Beatles’ original producer, George Martin, and his son Giles Martin. More than 11.5 million people […]

todayApril 9, 2024

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Elvis Costello, Nile Rodgers set for 70th anniversary of Newport Jazz Festival

Jordi Vidal/RedfernsElvis Costello and Nile Rodgers & Chic are among the artists set to play the 2024 Newport Jazz Festival, which is the 70th year of the festival.This year’s event is going down August 2-4 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island.Other artists confirmed for the festival include André 3000, Brittany Howard, Thievery Corporation and Meshell Ndegeocello.Special three-day tickets go on sale Tuesday, April 9, at 1 p.m. ET for 24 hours only, with all other ticket types going on […]

todayApril 9, 2024

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Seth Meyers says Bono called him out for jokes about failed ‘Spider-Man’ musical

ABC/Adam TaylorWhile U2 frontman Bono seems to have a good sense of humor, apparently it only goes so far, as comedian Seth Meyers found out when he made one too many jokes about the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which Bono and The Edge wrote the music and lyrics for.In the new The Lonely Island & Seth Meyers Podcast, Meyers recounts getting called out by Bono for harping on the failed musical, which closed in 2014 after losing millions of dollars.“This […]

todayApril 9, 2024

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Deep Purple announces North American tour with special guest Yes

Pedro Gomes/RedfernsDeep Purple is getting ready to hit the road this summer on their = 1 More Time Tour celebrating 50 years of their classic tune “Smoke on the Water.”  The tour, featuring special guest Yes, is set to kick off August 14 in Hollywood, Florida, and will hit such cities as Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Long Island, New York and more, before wrapping September 8 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. VIP packages and a fan presale are available now, with tickets going on sale to the […]

todayApril 9, 2024

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Billy Idol stars in new Workday “rock star” ads

Luis Gutierrez/Norte Photo/Getty ImagesBilly Idol is the latest rocker to star in commercials for the company Workday.Continuing the theme from Workday's Super Bowl ad, which featured Ozzy Osbourne, Joan Jett and Gary Clark Jr., the latest spots feature Idol, blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani.In the ads, the trio calls out office workers for continuing to call each other "rock stars."“I can’t believe you corporate types are still at it,” Idol says in one clip. “Just stop calling each other rock stars.” He later […]

todayApril 9, 2024

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Eclipse boosts streams of songs from Bonnie, Elton, Bruce, Beatles and more

Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty ImagesWhen everyone wasn't focused on making sure they didn't burn their eyeballs out while watching the eclipse on April 8, some were focused on creating the perfect soundtrack for their viewing experience. That's why Bonnie Tyler's classic song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" saw a big boost in Spotify streams on Monday — along with many other astronomically inclined tunes."Total Eclipse of the Heart," which hit #1 in 1983, scored a 635% boost in streams in the […]

todayApril 9, 2024

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On This Day, April 9, 1984: R.E.M. released their second studio album, ‘Reckoning’

On This Day, April 9, 1984…R.E.M. released their second studio album, Reckoning, which, like their 1983 debut, Murmur, was produced by Mitch Easter and Don Dixon.The album, which was first released in the U.K. and then the U.S., was recorded at Reflection Sound in Charlotte, North Carolina, with the producers attempting to capture the energy and sound of the band’s live performances.Reckoning was a hit with critics and peaked at #27 in the U.S., although it topped college radio airplay charts. Its first single, “So. […]

todayApril 9, 2024

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Watch the first trailer for the new Beach Boys documentary

Harry Langdon/Getty ImagesWe are getting our first look at the upcoming documentary about The Beach Boys. The first trailer for the doc has just been released, featuring archival interviews and footage of the band along with new interview clips from Beach Boy Mike Love, producer Don Was, Ryan Tedder and Janelle Monáe. It also touches on The Beach Boys’ rivalry with The Beatles, Brian Wilson’s conflicts with his father and more.The Beach Boys, directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny, will also include all-new interviews from Wilson and bandmates Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce […]

todayApril 9, 2024

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