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Eric Carmen, “Hungry Eyes” and “All By Myself” hitmaker, dead at 74

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesEric Carmen, best known for hits like "Hungry Eyes" and "All By Myself," has died, his wife Amy announced on his official website on March 11. He was 74."It is with tremendous sadness that we share the heartbreaking news of the passing of Eric Carmen," she wrote. "Our sweet, loving and talented Eric passed away in his sleep, over the weekend. It brought him great joy to know, that for decades, his music touched so many and […]

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Sean Ono Lennon reveals who he’d like to see play his dad in Sam Mendes biopic

Sean Lennon, Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Photo credit: Disney/Scott KirklandIt was recently announced that Sam Mendes would be directing four different Beatles biopics, one for each member of the group. Sean Ono Lennon has an interesting idea about who he’d like to see play his dad, John Lennon, on the big screen. “I’m hoping that Emma Stone might consider it because she did such a good job in ‘Poor Things,’” Lennon joked with Variety on the Oscars red carpet. “I think if you’re gonna reach […]

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John Fogerty announces summer Celebration tour dates with George Thorogood & The Destroyers

Photo Credit: Tom CraigJohn Fogerty has announced some more dates for his Celebration Tour, and this time, he’s bringing George Thorogood & The Destroyers along with him. “George and I have done shows together before but for years we’ve talked about doing a full tour together,” Fogerty shares. “This summer we decided time is short, we better do this now!” Thorogood adds, “Celebrating the music of John Fogerty at the same time we celebrate our 50th Anniversary is just about as good as […]

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Annie Lennox working with The Revolution’s Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThere may be a new female supergroup on the way.Variety reports that during the 2024 Pop Conference at USC on Friday, March 8, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman, best known for being part of Prince’s backing band The Revolution, revealed that they’ve been writing music with Eurythmics frontwoman Annie Lennox. They didn’t share too many details about the project but suggested it may turn into a band after Melvoin told the audience, “If you’ve got any good names for a band […]

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Bon Jovi thanks fans for 1 billion views of “Always”

Mercury Records/UMG Recordings Inc.The video for Bon Jovi's 1994 hit "Always," from their album Cross Road, has reached 1 billion views on YouTube, and the band is thanking fans for that milestone.In a video posted on their socials, Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan and drummer Tico Torres express their gratitude, with Jon saying, "This is a humble thank you to everybody who watched the video for the song 'Always' a billion times.""A billion," Bryan says.  "Thank you, very very […]

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Bruce Springsteen makes surprise appearance at John Mellencamp’s New Jersey show

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicFolks who came out to John Mellencamp’s concert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Sunday, March 10, got quite a treat.While Mellencamp was getting ready to perform his classic tune “Pink Houses,” he surprised fans by bringing out New Jersey’s favorite rocker Bruce Springsteen, who was dressed simply in a T-shirt and jeans.Mellencamp shared footage of the performance on social media, which sees the two rockers trading off verses of the song and coming together for the chorus.This certainly […]

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10cc to hit the road for first North American tour in over 30 years

courtesy of 10ccLegendary rock band 10cc is set to hit the road this summer on what will be their first North American tour in over 30 years. The Ultimate, Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour will have the band playing 20 cities starting July 24 in Montclair, New Jersey. The trek hits New York, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Nashville, Dallas, Los Angeles and more before wrapping August 17 in San Francisco.The live band will consist of founding member Graham Gouldman, Rick Fenn, Iain Hornal and Keith Hayman.As […]

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Sting to play theaters on the Sting 3.0 tour

courtesy of Cherrytree Music Company and Live NationSting is hitting the road this fall on a brand new tour that will see him performing with a much smaller band in much smaller venues.The rocker just announced dates for the Sting 3.0 tour, which will have him playing multiple nights in theaters across the country, backed by guitarist and longtime collaborator Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas. The tour will kick off with a two-night stand at The Fillmore Detroit on September 17 and […]

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On This Day, March 11, 1970: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young release ‘Déjà Vu’

On This Day, March 11, 1970…Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released Déjà Vu, the second album released by David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash, and the first to feature Neil Young. The album spent one week at #1 and featured three Top 40 singles, “Woodstock,” “Teach Your Children” and “Our House,” as well as the classic track “Carry On.”Déjà Vu has landed on several lists of the greatest albums of all time, and in 2012, it was inducted into the Grammy […]

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