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AC/DC kicks off Power Up tour in Minneapolis

Adam Bettcher/Getty ImagesAC/DC returned to the stage Thursday, launching the U.S. leg of their Power Up tour in Minneapolis. It marks their first non-festival show in the U.S. since their 2015-2016 Rock or Bust tour.According to setlist.fm, the rockers treated the crowd to a set filled with hits, kicking off the show with “If You Want Blood (You Got It)” and following that up with such AC/DC classics as “Back in Black,” “Thunderstruck,” “Hells Bells,” “Highway to Hell,” “Dirty Deeds Done […]

todayApril 11, 2025

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Mick Jagger’s girlfriend appears to confirm engagement

Dave Benett/VF25/WireImage for Vanity FairMick Jagger’s girlfriend, Melanie Hamrick, has appeared to confirm that she and the rock star are engaged.In a new interview with the French magazine Paris Match, Hamrick confirms that she’s been wearing the engagement ring Mick gave her for "two or three years." She notes, "Maybe one day we'll marry, maybe not. We are so happy in our current life that I would be too afraid to change anything."Jagger, 81, and Hamrick, 37, met in 2014 and welcomed […]

todayApril 11, 2025

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On This Day, April 11, 1961: Bob Dylan gives his first professional live performance

On This Day, April 11, 1961…Bob Dylan played his first professional live gig at Gerde’s Folk City in Greenwich Village, New York. He was the opening act for blues singer John Lee Hooker.Dylan, born Robert Zimmerman, came to New York in January of that year to visit his musical idol Woody Guthrie.The early days of Dylan’s career were the focus of the recent biopic A Complete Unknown, directed by James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet as Dylan. The film earned eight Oscar nominations, including best […]

todayApril 11, 2025

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‘One to One: John & Yoko’ director Kevin Macdonald brings Lennon’s only post-Beatles concert to the big screen

Magnolia PicturesJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono are the subject of a new documentary, One to One: John & Yoko, which opens exclusively in IMAX theaters on Friday.The film features a treasure trove of archival material of the couple in New York in the early '70s. The film’s director, Kevin Macdonald, tells ABC Audio the footage helped him realize the story he wanted to tell.“I thought, actually, this is gonna be a film about the times,” he says, “about this year which John and Yoko spent living […]

todayApril 11, 2025

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Bon Jovi set for ‘intimate private’ show in Nashville in June

Disney/Chris WillardBon Jovi is set to perform together for the first time since 2024.The New Jersey rockers are set to play an “intimate private performance" as part of a tour package in Nashville from June 13 to June 15. The performance will be held at a “secret location” in Music City and will be for anyone who purchases what’s being called an “ultimate fan experience.”Those booking the three-day weekend event will be put up at the JW Marriott Nashville. The package also […]

todayApril 10, 2025

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Sammy Hagar launches Ultimate Red Rocker Rockstar Experience sweepstakes for Las Vegas residency

Disney/Michael Le Brecht IISammy Hagar is getting ready to launch The Best of All Worlds Tour Stays in Vegas - The Residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM Las Vegas, and he’s giving one lucky fan a chance to win what he’s calling the Ultimate Red Rocker Rockstar Experience.Fans can enter Sammy's new sweepstakes now. The grand prize winner will nab two VIP tickets to the May 9 show, along with two roundtrip tickets to Vegas and a two-night stay at the Park MGM.It also […]

todayApril 10, 2025

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Elton John says he’s done with musicals, but he’s already at work on next album

Disney/Jennifer PottheiserElton John recently launched two musicals, one of which was a success and the other of which was a flop. That may or may not be why he's giving them up for good.The stage version of The Devil Wears Prada, for which Elton wrote the music, is currently playing at London's Dominion Theatre with Vanessa Williams in the starring role. His other musical, Tammy Faye, closed last year after just 29 regular performances on Broadway due to bad reviews […]

todayApril 10, 2025

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John Mellencamp making burial plans for daughter Teddi Mellencamp

Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty ImagesRocker John Mellencamp’s daughter Teddi Mellencamp is battling stage 4 cancer, and during her Two Ts in a Pod podcast, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star revealed that her dad has already made plans for her burial in Indiana.Teddi explained to co-host Tamra Judge that her dad recently tried calling her multiple times to talk to her about his plans. She said, “Finally I answer, I’m like, ‘I’m in the bath. Let me live a little.’ He goes, ‘I just want to […]

todayApril 10, 2025

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Neil Young & Santana among the headliners for the 59th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival

Tim Mosenfelder/Corbis via Getty ImagesNeil Young and the Chrome Hearts and Santana are both booked to play the 59th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, which will be held July 4 to July 19 in Montreux, Switzerland.Both artists will perform on the festival’s Lake Stage: Young and his band will headline on July 6, while Santana will headline on July 18.Other artists booked for the Montreux Jazz Festival include Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, Lionel Richie, Alanis Morissette, Noah Kahan, Sam Fender, The […]

todayApril 10, 2025

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