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Courteney Cox revisits her “Dancing in the Dark” moves in honor of ‘Born In The U.S.A.’s’ 40th anniversary

Sony MusicBruce Springsteen recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of his classic album Born in the U.S.A., which featured the hit single “Dancing with the Dark."The single was accompanied by a now-iconic video, featuring a pre-Friends Courteney Cox being pulled onstage by The Boss to dance with him, and in a new video posted to Instagram, Cox is revisiting her signature moves from the clip. Courteney's video starts with her wearing a sweatshirt, with text on the clip reading, “asking my mom how she danced in the 80s.” After a few […]

todayJune 10, 2024

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On This Day, June 10, 1975: Eagles release their fourth studio album, ‘One Of These Nights’

On This Day, June 10, 1975 ...Eagles released their fourth studio album, One Of These Nights, which became their commercial breakthrough.The album was the band’s first #1 record, spending four weeks on top of the charts. It contained three top-10 hits: the title track, which was their second #1 track, “Take it to the Limit” and “Lyin’ Eyes.”One of these Nights was nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year, while "Lyin’ Eyes" was nominated for Record of the Year […]

todayJune 10, 2024

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Mike Campbell joins Margo Price on ‘Petty Country’ cover of “Ways to Be Wicked”

Big Machine RecordsWe’re getting another preview of the upcoming Tom Petty tribute album, Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty.The latest is Margo Price’s cover of "Ways to Be Wicked," which features Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell. The original track was featured on the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1995 box set, Playbacks.  “I am sincerely moved that these artists are honoring my friend and partner Tom Petty….I think these songs are timeless and it’s great to hear other artists’ interpretations,” […]

todayJune 10, 2024

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AXS TV celebrating the ‘Greatest Songs of the 70s’ with new series

courtesy of AXS TVAXS TV is celebrating the music of the '70s with a brand new series debuting in July.The Top Ten Revealed: 200 Of The Greatest Songs Of The 70s will take a deep dive into the classic songs of that decade, as well as the artists who made them famous. The show will cover songs by such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Meat Loaf, The Who, David Bowie, Chicago, Donna Summer and more. The series will premiere July 9 at 8 […]

todayJune 10, 2024

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Roger Daltrey’s “not trying to be The Who” on solo acoustic tour

Matthew Baker/Getty ImagesThe Who's Roger Daltrey is getting ready to launch a solo acoustic tour, and while he’s not with bandmate Pete Townshend, Who fans can expect to hear plenty of songs they know and love.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer tells ABC Audio that while he’ll “play any Who song” on the tour, he prefers to pick ones “that have a resonance with things that are happening today.”But those songs may sound a little different than what fans are accustomed to.“It’s […]

todayJune 10, 2024

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Patti Smith & late husband Fred “Sonic” Smith receive Detroit honor

Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Gordon Parks FoundationPatti Smith was in Detroit Thursday to accept a special honor. According to the Detroit Free Press, Smith and her late husband, MC5 guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith, were honored for being ambassadors for Detroit, along with Jack White and Slum Village. They all received pieces of marble from Michigan Central Station at a ceremony held ahead of the all-star concert, Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central, which celebrated the refurbishment and reopening of the historic […]

todayJune 7, 2024

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Jon Bon Jovi calls “hundred girls” comment an “arrogant cliché”

Disney/Chris WillardBack in April Jon Bon Jovi, who's been married to his high school sweetheart, Dorothea Hurley, since 1989, suggested he may have stepped out on her during their marriage, but he’s now clarifying his comments. In the original interview with Michael Strahan, Jon said, "I'm a rock 'n' roll star. I'm not a saint. You know, I'm not saying that, that there weren't a hundred girls in my life. I'm Jon Bon Jovi. It was pretty good." But in a new interview with The Guardian, […]

todayJune 7, 2024

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Foghat drops video for ‘Sonic Mojo’ track “Black Days & Blue Nights”

Foghat Records, distributed by Select-O-HitsFoghat has dropped a new video for the track “Black Days & Blue Nights” from their latest release, Sonic Mojo, which came out in November.The clip is a live performance of the track, which is about the late Rod Price, the band’s original lead slide guitarist, who passed away in 2005.“This song is our Ode to Rod Price,” founding member/drummer Roger Earl shares. “Rod was a complicated man. He was a beautiful soul, and we were good friends when […]

todayJune 7, 2024

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Sammy Hagar to play Japan for the first time in over 20 years

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording AcademySammy Hagar is bringing his The Best of All Worlds tour to Japan.The rocker took to Instagram to announce he’ll be playing Japan for the first time in over 20 years.Calling it “the return of the Red Rocker Sammy Hagar in all of the rock glory,” Hagar revealed that the tour, featuring Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, Jason Bonham and Rai Thistlethwayte, will kick off Sept. 20 in Nagoya, and hit Osaka on Sept. 22 […]

todayJune 7, 2024

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