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Kenny Loggins’ ‘Footloose’ joins Spotify’s Billions Club

Singer Kenny Loggins performs onstage during the One805 Rock for First Responders benefit at The Granada Theatre on March 08, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose,” the title track to the 1984 Kevin Bacon film, has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify, making it Loggins’ first entry in Spotify’s Billions Club.“Five decades ago, I began a musical journey that has been incredibly rewarding,” said Loggins. “I’m thrilled to see my songs continue to find […]

todayNovember 25, 2025

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Elton John to headline Rock in Rio, ‘can’t wait’ to start making ‘much more commercial’ record

Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Elton John has left touring behind him, but that doesn't mean he's stopped playing live. He tells Variety he's done 11 private shows this year, plus a few public ones, like his show at the London Palladium with Brandi Carlile. In 2026 he'll headline the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil on Sept. 7.In an Instagram video, Elton says he's doing the gig because […]

todayNovember 25, 2025

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Paul McCartney meets Sabrina Carpenter during Got Back tour

Sir Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena during his 'Got Back' world tour on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)Paul McCartney’s Got Back tour has attracted some celebrity fans.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer shared photos on Instagram from recent tour stops in San Antonio, New Orleans, Atlanta and Nashville, with pop star Sabrina Carpenter making a cameo in one of the photos. She even commented on the post, “best show ever,” […]

todayNovember 25, 2025

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On This Day, Nov. 25, 1976: The Band played their final show at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom

On This Day, Nov. 25, 1976 ...The Band — Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel — played their final show ever at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.Billed as their “farewell concert appearance,” the show featured guest appearances by a whole host of musicians, including Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Dr. John, Ronnie Wood, Muddy Waters, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell and Van Morrison.The concert was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and released […]

todayNovember 25, 2025

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Joni Mitchell to be honored with Juno Lifetime Achievement Award

Joni Mitchell performs onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jody Gerson at The Beverly Hilton on February 01, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)Joni Mitchell is set to be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Juno Awards, happening March 29 at TD Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.The 82-year-old singing legend is being celebrated for her “outstanding artistic contributions and enduring impact on global music […]

todayNovember 25, 2025

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Lindsey Buckingham teases new album

Lindsey Buckingham performs at The Brown Theatre on October 27, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)Lindsey Buckingham fans can look forward to a new album that's on the way.The former Fleetwood Mac star revealed the news in a post on Instagram, which featured a video of him describing what inspired the record."This new album is just representative of the culmination of everything that I’ve learned from making solo records over the last 25 years," he says in the clip. […]

todayNovember 25, 2025

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Queen interested in ABBA-like hologram show

Photo of QUEEN; Posed group portrait - Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May and John Deason (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)It sounds like we may one day see an ABBA-type hologram show devoted to the band Queen.In the latest edition of Big Issue, Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor discuss whether they'd be open to continuing the band's legacy with such a production. They seem open to the idea, with May noting that the band has “so many opportunities” to keep Queen […]

todayNovember 24, 2025

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‘We Are the World’ now available in remastered audio & video for 40th anniversary

'We Are the World' 40th anniversary artwork (credit: Matthew Frazier)There comes a time ... when "We Are the World" gets an upgrade in honor of its 40th anniversary.The quintessential celebrity charity single is now available in Spatial Audio and high-resolution audio formats, along with an enhanced video version featuring stars ranging from Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Paul Simon to Diana Ross, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper and Bob Dylan — as well as its co-writers, Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson.“For […]

todayNovember 24, 2025

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Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers featured in video for Halestorm cover of ‘Shooting Star’

Cover of 'Can't Get Enough' /(Primary Wave Music)Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers is featured in the new video for rock band Halestorm’s cover of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band’s classic track “Shooting Star.”The song is one of several covers that appear on the Bad Company tribute album Can't Get Enough, and the clip features Halestorm and Rodgers recording their parts from their respective studios.“Rock n’ Roll with a soul wouldn’t exist without Paul Rodgers,” Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale says. […]

todayNovember 24, 2025

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