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Journey guitarist Neal Schon has said that the group’s co-founder Gregg Rolie is set to join the band’s 50th Anniversary Tour, named “Freedom Tour 2023,” returning to perform with them for the first time since 1980. Rolie, who was among the founders of Journey, left the band in 1980. In November 2022, Schon took to…

Bono has added three dates to his critically acclaimed Stories of Surrender spring 2023 run at New York’s Beacon Theatre. In addition to the original dates of April 15, 17, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, and May 3, the U2 frontman has added three new dates: May 4, 7, and 8. This brings the limited…

The Royal Mail is honoring Iron Maiden with their own set of British postage stamps celebrating the heavy metal heroes. The stamps, capturing all current band members performing live, will be available for pre-order from January 12 at https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/iron-maiden. The 12-stamp collection includes eight stamps featuring pictures from across the band’s four decades of epic…

An all-star cast of legendary singers – Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry – will lend their voices to a joint single titled “Gonna Be You” for the upcoming Paramount Pictures film 80 For Brady. The song, penned by Diane Warren, will be released on January 20 via RAF/BMG. “When…

After 55 years with REO Speedwagon and having spent his entire adult life on the road, keyboardist and founding member Neal Doughty has decided to retire from touring. “I want everyone to know that it was all that traveling that finally got to me,” Neal said in a statement explaining his decision. “I always enjoyed…

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi recently took to social media to reveal his plans to record a new solo album. The eight-minute video released by Iommi on his YouTube account shows him speaking about his reunion with Ozzy Osbourne for a brief performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and also shows him paying…

Nirvana and The Supremes and several others will be honored by the Recording Academy with Lifetime Achievement Awards. With induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and more than 75 million records sold, Nirvana continues to be one of the most successful and influential musical entities of all time. Named the No. 1…

Legendary singer Dionne Warwick has revealed that she is collaborating with country icon Dolly Parton on a new gospel duet. “She sent me a song that she wanted me to record, and I said, ‘Okay, that sounds like a deal.’ She’s such a sweetheart. I love her,” Warwick revealed on a recent episode of “Tamron…

Eurythmics’ Annie Lennox says she can’t believe the British pop duo’s 1983 hit, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”, has turned 40. “It’s almost impossible to believe that ‘Sweet Dreams are Made of This’ was released forty years ago,” she wrote on Instagram. Lennox shared clips from the music video to mark the song’s milestone…

Lindsey Buckingham recently revealed that he has begun working on his next album. In a lengthy message posted on social media, Buckingham took a retrospective look at 2022, saying although it “was certainly a positive year in many respects, it was also a year of loss and disappointment.” “The sad passing of several of my…