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Stars come out to celebrate Jon Bon Jovi as the 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year

John Nacion/Getty ImagesJon Bon Jovi was honored on February 2 in Los Angeles as the Recording Academy’s MusiCares Person of the Year -- with a whole host of A-listers on hand to celebrate the rocker for his philanthropic work. Bruce Springsteen's appearance seemed to be up in the air following the news of his mother Adele's passing on January 31, but he still attended, which meant a lot to Jon. “I want to thank my hero, my friend, my mentor Bruce Springsteen," he said, […]

todayFebruary 3, 2024

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Painting created by all four Beatles members sells for over $1.7 million

ABCA painting created by all four members of The Beatles has sold at auction for a little over $1.7 million.  The untitled piece of art, which has become known as Images of a Woman, was completed in 1966 by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison as they were holed up at Tokyo’s Hilton Hotel during their five-night stand at Nippon Budokan that June and July. Each Beatle painted one corner of the canvas, working their way toward the middle. The auction took place at Christie’s on Thursday, with the auction […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann comments on Dead & Company’s Sphere residency

Erika Goldring/Getty ImagesDead & Company recently announced they’ll be doing a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas, and now drummer Bill Kreutzmann has shared his thoughts on the shows in a new Instagram post. “Historically, it was always a psychedelic circus when the Grateful Dead pulled into Las Vegas,” he writes. “There’s a pulsing beneath those neon lights that Mickey (Hart) and I tapped into while Jerry (Garcia) led us on a wild carpet ride over the Aladdin Theater in the 1980s and down into the bowl […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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Billy Joel puts Palm Beach mansion back on the market

David Rojas/FilmMagicBilly Joel told his audience on New Year's Eve that he'd be spending more time in Florida in the future — but apparently, he doesn't want to spend that time in his Palm Beach-area mansion. The Palm Beach Daily News reports that Billy has put the mansion, located in Manalapan, near Palm Beach, up for sale for $54.7 million. If that sounds like a lot, keep in mind that he originally listed it in late 2022 for $64.9 million. The […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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Ace Frehley rocks out in space in video for “Walkin’ on The Moon”

MNRK HeavyKISS guitarist Ace Frehley has dropped the video for his latest single, “Walkin’ on The Moon,” from his upcoming album, 10,000 Volts. The clip has Frehley landing on the moon, where he’s met by an alien who hands him a guitar. He then performs the song with the help of some alien bandmates. It ends with him waking up to realize it was all a dream. “Walkin’ on The Moon” is the second single Frehley has released from 10,000 Volts, following the album’s title […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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Sarajevo documentary featuring U2 to play in AMC theaters

ABC/Randy HolmesThe documentary Kiss the Future, featuring Irish rockers U2, is set to open exclusively in AMC theaters in the U.S. starting February 23, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kiss the Future, directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and produced by Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Sarah Anthony, is based on Bill Carter’s memoir Fools Rush In. It follows a group of underground musicians and creatives during the siege of Sarajevo, which lasted from April 1992 to February 1996. The doc includes footage of U2’s memorable 1997 concert at Koševo Stadium celebrating the country’s […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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How The Beatles’ “Now and Then” wound up in ‘Argylle’

Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UmeThe Beatles final song, “Now and Then,” appears in the new movie Argylle. It turns out director Matthew Vaughn actually got the tune for the film before anyone knew it even existed. During an appearance on the Kyle Meredith With… podcast, Vaughn shares that he was having a hard time finding a perfect song for the film when Giles Martin, Argylle’s music producer and the co-producer on “Now and Then,” spilled the beans on The Beatles song. “Over a year and a half ago, I was […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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Grammy Awards to feature tribute to Tina Turner

Paul Natkin/Getty ImagesThe world lost a number of well-known musicians in the year since the last Grammy Awards, including Tina Turner, who will be honored at the 2024 event. One of the show's executive producers hint that Beyoncé may be involved in the tribute. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Raj Kapoor says this year's in memoriam segment will include 16 minutes of performances and reveals there have been discussions about Bey being part of the Tina portion. “We’ve definitely had conversations, and we know how much Tina and Beyoncé […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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On This Day, February 2, 1942: Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash is born

On This Day, February 2, 1942… Singer/songwriter Graham Nash was born in Blackpool, England. He first gained fame in the early '60s as a member of the Hollies, and then in 1968 he teamed with Stephen Stills and David Crosby to form Crosby, Stills & Nash, with Neil Young joining them a year later. They performed their second-ever gig together at Woodstock. Their first album as a foursome, 1970’s Déjà Vu, went to number one. Nash has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as a member of Crosby, […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

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