play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
chevron_left
volume_up
Go to album
  • cover play_arrow

    WMEX WMEX Boston

  • cover play_arrow

    Courage To Hope-Episode 82-Michael Courage To Hope-Episode 82-Michael

Music News

4084 Results / Page 429 of 454
Background
insert_link

Music News

Poll finds Brits wish they could play Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” on piano

Hollywood Records/EMIA new U.K. poll finds that the majority of folks wish they could tickle the ivories just like Queen frontman Freddie Mercury.The U.K. Express reports that a poll of 2,000 Brits, conducted by Trinity College London, finds that 53% of them wish they had learned how to play piano, with 32% of those folks picking Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” as the tune they wish they knew how to play. Elton John’s “Your Song” is close behind in second place, followed by […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

insert_link

Music News

Previously unheard Ringo Starr personal tape recordings up for auction

ABC/ Heidi GutmanThree cassette tapes featuring previously unheard audio from The Beatles is set to go up for auction in March.The tapes, believed to have been made in 1966, are personal recordings made on drummer Ringo Starr's tape recorder, and feature 248 minutes of audio. On one of the tapes he’s heard describing them as “a talking record of our trip to Germany and Japan.” The audio includes the band talking about their set list for shows in Japan, clips of performances from their Budokan concerts, […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

insert_link

Music News

Elton John’s auction is over — and it made more than $20 million

Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht IIThe first day of Elton John's much-hyped Goodbye Peachtree Road Christie's auction, which featured items from his home in Atlanta, Georgia, brought in $8 million. But that was only the first day; it turns out the entire event pulled in more than $20 million.According to ArtandObject.com, the auction spanned two live sales and six online auctions, and earned $20.5 million. The live sales together brought in $14.5 million. Top sellers included artwork, photographs, Elton's Bentley convertible, and […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

insert_link

Music News

Neil Young & Crazy Horse to headline Ottawa Bluesfest

Brian Rasic/WireImageNeil Young has added another show to his summer schedule.The rocker and his band Crazy Horse are set to play Ottawa Bluesfest, a nine-day festival that runs July 4-7 and July 10-14. Young will headline the July 11 show. Mötley Crüe and Nickelback are also set to headline the Canadian festival, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Other headliners include Maroon 5, Tyler Childers, Zac Brown Band, 50 Cent and Nas.A ticket presale kicks off Friday, March 1, at 10 a.m., […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

insert_link

Music News

Paul McCartney has never dealt with writer’s block

ABC/Heidi GutmanWhile some songwriters may find themselves struggling to write tunes or finish a song, it seems that's never really been a problem for Paul McCartney. In a new Q&A on his website, McCartney reveals that writer's block is something he’s never really had to deal with.“I don’t really get it. I’m quite lucky with that - touch wood!” he shares. “I hardly ever sit down and go, ‘I’m going to write’. It’s nearly always when I’ve got some time and there’s nothing […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

insert_link

Music News

Stevie Nicks to headline London’s BST Hyde Park

Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht IIStevie Nicks is heading overseas this summer to headline BST Hyde Park in London. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to perform on Friday, July 12, and will be joined by yet-to-be-announced special guests. “Anything that draws me back to London - and therefore to England - fills my heart with joy,” Stevie shares. “And to be able to visit and make music … is always a dream come true.”Tickets for Stevie's show go […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

insert_link

Music News

Alex Van Halen’s upcoming book is a “love letter” to brother Eddie Van Halen

Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesPublisher Harper Collins recently revealed that Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen will be releasing a new book, Brothers, on October 22, and now a little more information about the book has been shared. A description of the book has been posted to the Van Halen Store, detailing what fans should expect from the autobiography.“In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you've ever read—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music, and brotherly love in […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

insert_link

Music News

On This Day, February 29, 1968: The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ wins Album of the Year

On This Day, February 29, 1968 …The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band won Album of the Year at the 10th annual Grammy Awards. The record was the first-ever rock album to win in the coveted category.Sgt. Pepper's also won Grammys for Best Contemporary Album and Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical, while the album’s iconic cover took home the award for Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts.Over the course of their career, The Beatles won seven Grammy Awards and received 23 nominations.Released in […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

insert_link

Music News

Cyndi Lauper sells majority share in her catalog to company behind ABBA avatar show ‘Voyage’

Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca FestivalWill we one day be able to watch a virtual Cyndi Lauper in concert? It could happen, since the Grammy-winning singer has now entered into a deal with the company behind ABBA's 3D avatar show, Voyage.Cyndi has sold the majority share of her master recording revenue and publishing to the Swedish entertainment company Pophouse, which was co-founded and partly owned by ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus. In addition to being a founding investor in Voyage, Pophouse is the company […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024

CONTACTS

ABOUT

WMEX Boston can be heard at 1510 AM, and 101.1 FM. Playing the greatest hits from 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and more!

MENU

SPONSORS