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Don Henley’s lawyer says he’s been “victimized” by dismissal of ‘Hotel California’ case

Elektra/Asylum/Warner Music GroupA lawyer for Don Henley claims the Eagles rocker has been “victimized” by the dismissal of the case against three men accused of stealing his handwritten notes, including the lyrics to well-known Eagles songs.The Manhattan district attorney's office requested the dismissal after Henley delayed handing over some 6,000 pages of material, using attorney-client privilege as his excuse. This made it impossible for the defense to cross-examine him about the documents, and the judge accused the rocker and his legal team of […]

todayMarch 7, 2024

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Little Feat announces first new album in 12 years, ‘Sam’s Place’

Hot Tomato Productions/MRILittle Feat is set to release their first new album in 12 years, Sam’s Place, on May 17. The record is the group’s first blues album, and the first to feature percussionist Sam Clayton on lead vocals.The nine-track album is made up of a mixture of blues covers and one new song, “Milk Man,” which Sam wrote. The album also features a guest appearance by Bonnie Raitt on a cover of Muddy Waters’ “Long Distance Call.”“I'm very happy because I was never expecting anything like […]

todayMarch 7, 2024

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Wolfgang Van Halen on David Lee Roth: “I’m honored he thinks about me as much as he does, I guess”

Disney/Randy HolmesWolfgang Van Halen has responded to David Lee Roth's multiple shots at him, telling Billboard, "I'm honored he thinks about me as much as he does, I guess."As previously reported, the former Van Halen vocalist has released multiple videos aimed at the Mammoth WVH frontman, who, of course, is the son of the late Eddie Van Halen and started playing bass in the "Panama" outfit in 2006. In one, Roth refers to Wolf as "this f****** kid" as he tells […]

todayMarch 7, 2024

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On This Day: March 7, 1975: David Bowie releases ‘Young Americans’

On This Day, March 7, 1975…David Bowie released his ninth studio album, Young Americans, which was considered a departure from his glam-rock style, focusing more on soul and R&B influences.The album, which featured backing vocals by a then-unknown singer named Luther Vandross, debuted in the Billboard 200's top 10 in the U.S. and remained on the chart for 51 weeks.The album’s first single, the title track, peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Its second single, “Fame,” became Bowie’s first Hot 100 #1 and is one of […]

todayMarch 7, 2024

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Gene Simmons is not ready to spill details on the KISS avatars

ABC/Michael DesmondKISS surprised fans during their final show at Madison Square Garden in December when they revealed they were working on an avatar show, which they later announced would be coming in 2027. While fans still have lots of questions about what to expect from the show, KISS' Gene Simmons isn’t willing to spill any details. “Part of the fun of Christmas is when you open your present, you're shocked and surprised and hopefully delighted,” he shared on Artists On Record starring ADIKA LIVE. […]

todayMarch 7, 2024

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Jon Bon Jovi’s future daughter-in-law Millie Bobby Brown reveals her favorite Bon Jovi tune

L-R: Jake Bongiovi, Millie Bobby Brown, Dorothea Hurley, and Jon Bon Jovi/photo credit: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Netflix Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown will soon have Jon Bon Jovi as a father-in-law, as she’s been engaged to his son Jake Bongiovi since April 2023. So, does she have a favorite Bon Jovi tune?“I would say ‘Runaway,'” Brown tells The Mary Sue, referring to Bon Jovi's debut single, which was released in 1984, 20 years before she was born. But it’s not her favorite simply […]

todayMarch 6, 2024

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‘Rolling Stone’ picks the 100 best Beatles solo songs

ABCThere’s no doubt Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison had huge success as The Beatles, but their careers certainly didn’t end once the band broke up in 1970.All four members went on to have successful solo careers, and now Rolling Stone is taking a deep dive into their solo material with its just-released list of the 100 best Beatles solo songs.The list is compiled by music journalist Rob Sheffield, who knows a thing or two about The Beatles, having written the 2017 […]

todayMarch 6, 2024

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Annie Lennox, Graham Nash & more sign ‘Oppenheimer’-inspired letter warning of nuclear threat

Franco Origlia/WireImageAnnie Lennox, Graham Nash and Jackson Browne are among the artists who’ve signed an open letter published in the Los Angeles Times that uses the Oscar-nominated film Oppenheimer to remind the public that nuclear weapons are not a thing of the past.“Oppenheimer depicts the origin story of nuclear weapons, the history of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Oppenheimer’s subsequent warnings against an arms race and the development of even more powerful weapons,” reads the letter, which is also posted to […]

todayMarch 6, 2024

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Judge dismisses case over Don Henley’s stolen Hotel California manuscripts

Elektra/Asylum/Warner Music GroupA “jarringly late” disclosure of thousands of pages of material doomed the case against three men, Glen Horowitz, Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinki, who were accused of stealing Don Henley’s handwritten notes that included the lyrics to well-known Eagles songs, a New York judge said Wednesday.Henley invoked, and later waived, attorney-client privilege over some 6,000 pages of material but not before he testified, depriving the defense of an opportunity to ask him about it. “These delayed disclosures revealed relevant information the defense should […]

todayMarch 6, 2024

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