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Sammy Hagar reflects on emotional Toby Keith tribute

Brynn Osborn/CBSSammy Hagar took part in a tribute to the late Toby Keith at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 7, and took to social media after his performance to reflect on the experience.“I was so worried that I wasn’t going to make it through the performance emotionally. It was hard for me working up to it,” Sammy writes on Instagram about his performance of “I Love This Bar.” “When I hit the stage with Toby’s wonderful band that I […]

todayApril 8, 2024

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‘The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration’ to debut in Chicago in August

Frederic REGLAIN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesWhitney Houston's legacy will be celebrated this summer during Chicago's Ravinia Festival.On August 30, the festival will play host to the world premiere of The Voice Of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration. The production will feature the original master recordings of Whitney's vocals, set to new orchestrations of her biggest hits performed by the Chicago Philharmonic. Home movies, film performances and rare, never-seen-before photos and footage will add a visual component to the experience.Pat Houston, the executor of […]

todayApril 8, 2024

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Bonnie Tyler says she never gets tired of singing “Total Eclipse of the Heart”

Frank Hoensch/RedfernsBonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is the unofficial anthem of solar eclipse day.Searches for the top 10 hit have spiked 50% in the last week approaching Monday's total solar eclipse, according to music streaming service Spotify.Even though "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was released over 40 years ago, Tyler told ABC's Good Morning America she's not tired of singing the Grammy-nominated song."I still get excited when I hear the song on the radio," Tyler said. "Every time the […]

todayApril 8, 2024

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On This Day, April 8, 1975: Aerosmith released breakthrough album ‘Toys in the Attic’

On This Day, April 8, 1975…Aerosmith released their breakthrough album, Toys in the Attic, which featured future Aerosmith classics “Walk This Way," “Sweet Emotion” and the album’s title track.The album was the band’s third studio release, and it peaked at #11 on the Billboard Album chart, their highest charting album at that time.Toys in the Attic went on to be certified nine-times Platinum by the RIAA.“Walk this Way” was the second single from the album; it peaked at #10 on the chart […]

todayApril 8, 2024

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FireHouse vocalist C.J. Snare dead at 64

Gary Miller/Getty ImagesFireHouse vocalist C.J. Snare died Friday, April 5, at age 64.In a Facebook post on Sunday, April 7, the "Love of a Lifetime" outfit shared, "It is with great sorrow we are letting the world know we have lost our brother: CJ Snare, the rock and roll warrior, lead vocalist, and a founding member of Firehouse."The band adds that they're in "complete shock," noting that Snare had been on track to return to touring in the summer after […]

todayApril 8, 2024

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Bruce Springsteen wraps LA stand with four tour debuts and guest Tom Morello

Daniel Knighton/Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen wrapped his two-night stand at Los Angeles' Kia Forum with a show that included four tour debuts and one special guest, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello. According to setlist.fm, the 31-song set kicked off with the Nebraska track “Open All Night,” marking not only the song’s tour debut, but the first time Bruce has performed it since 2014. Later in the show, Springsteen took a sign request from the audience, performing The River track “Sherry Darling,” which was another tour […]

todayApril 8, 2024

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Gene Simmons on KISS’ new deal with Pophouse: “Nothing is being handed off”

ABC/Michael DesmondKISS recently announced they’ve sold their music catalog, as well as their brand name and likeness rights, to Swedish entertainment company Pophouse. But Gene Simmons wants fans to know this doesn’t mean he and bandmate Paul Stanley will no longer be in control of what happens with the band.“Nothing is being handed off,” the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer tells ABC Audio. “A mother may give birth to a child, but you never stop being a mother whether the child gets married […]

todayApril 8, 2024

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Loverboy releases another track from upcoming album, ‘Live in ’82’

earMUSICLoverboy is giving fans another preview of their upcoming live album, Live in ’82. The band just released “Lady Of The 80's,” along with a live video of the track, recorded at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. This is the second track they’ve released from the album, following a live performance of “Turn Me Loose.”You can listen to “Lady of the 80’s” via digital outlets and watch the video on YouTube. Live in ‘82 will be released June 7 as limited-edition CD + Blu-ray and LP + […]

todayApril 5, 2024

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Billy Idol drops “Flesh For Fantasy” demo from ‘Rebel Yell’ 40th anniversary edition

Capitol/UMeBilly Idol has shared another previously unreleased track from his upcoming 40th anniversary deluxe expanded edition of Rebel Yell. The latest is a demo of “Flesh For Fantasy,” which sounds quite different from the original song on the album. It follows the release of Idol’s previously unreleased cover of Rose Royce’s “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore.” You can listen to the "Flesh For Fantasy" demo now via digital outlets and on YouTube.The Rebel Yell deluxe expanded edition, available for preorder now, will be released digitally, and as a two-LP and two-CD set […]

todayApril 5, 2024

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