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During a recent appearance on U.K. radio station Planet Rock, Ann Wilson revealed that that she offered to audition for Led Zeppelin in 2008. “Zeppelin always was a boy’s club,” the Heart singer opined. “I know that because there was a minute when the rumor was that they were auditioning singers and I just threw…

During a recent interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on the 7.30 program, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl recalled his first meeting with one of his biggest heroes, David Bowie, who was then headlining a festival in England. “I stood in the photo pit and looked at him and it was like seeing an alien,” Grohl…

Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen has issued an apology after Aimee Mann was dropped from the band’s tour. Mann had claimed in an Instagram post that she would no longer open for Steely Dan’s tour dates this summer, as “they thought their audience wouldn’t like a female singer-songwriter.” Fagen refuted the claim but at the same…

Def Leppard have announced their comeback album, titled Diamond Star Halos. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers also released a new single, “Kick”, as a preview of their 12th studio album. Diamond Star Halos with be the band’s first new album since 2015 and a follow-up to their self-titled album. The 15-track album is…

Former Yes and King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford will release a career-spanning six-disc box set on April 29 through BMG. Making A Song and Dance: A Complete Career Collection includes tracks from YES, King Crimson, his own Bruford and Earthworks projects, his work with iconic guitarists Al Di Meola, Steve Howe and Kazumi Watanabe and…

The Recording Academy has announced a star-studded lineup of artists to perform at the 31st annual MusiCares Person of the Year benefit gala honoring Joni Mitchell on April 1. Grammy Award-winning artists Sara Bareilles, Beck, Leon Bridges, Brandi Carlile, Lauren Daigle, Herbie Hancock, Chaka Khan, Angélique Kidjo, Cyndi Lauper, Pentatonix, Billy Porter, Stephen Stills, and…

The Police have announced that a reissue of their 1982 documentary film Around the World will arrive on May 20. The reissue, which is dubbed The Police: Around The World Restored & Expanded, boasts “restored picture and remastered audio, as well as complete performances of four bonus songs featured in the documentary.” The film, which…

Prince’s Camille album, which remained on the shelf for a long time, looks set to arrive via Jack White’s Third Man Records White and his Third Man Records co-founder Ben Blackwell have revealed that they obtained the rights to release the album recorded by Prince under his feminine alter ego, Camille, in 1986. “We’re finally…

More than 60 vintage guitars and other career memorabilia from the personal collection of legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Alex Lifeson will be auctioned at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York on May 22. Called “Property From The Archives of Alex Lifeson,” auction is part of Julien Auction’s three-day “Music Icons”…

Duran Duran have announced a long-awaited North American headlining Tour, celebrating the band’s spectacular four-decade career and in continued support of their critically acclaimed 15th studio album, Future Past. Starting August 19, the 14-date tour will see the multi-platinum, award-winning legends play iconic venues such as Madison Square Garden in New York City, the Wynn…