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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer John Fogerty (Photo credit: Leigh Cherry) Just in time for baseball’s opening day, John Fogerty, the only musician to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, has announced that he’s reissuing his 1985 solo album, Centerfield.Centerfield (Hall of Fame Edition), set to arrive this summer, will feature a remastered version of the album sourced from the original half-inch master analog tapes. The CD and […]

On This Day, March 26, 2025 …Bruce Springsteen and R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe were among the artists celebrating Patti Smith at New York’s Carnegie Hall as part of the annual Music Of... concert series, put on by New York City entrepreneur Michael Dorf.Springsteen, who was a last-minute addition to the bill, performed “Because the Night,” which he co-wrote with Smith and went on to become a hit for her. Stipe performed “My […]

'Sad Wings of Destiny' reissue artwork. (Exciter Records) Judas Priest has announced a reissue of the band's 1976 album Sad Wings of Destiny in honor of its 50th anniversary.The reissue also celebrates Priest acquiring the master rights to the original album in partnership with the label Exciter Records and its publishing affiliate, Reach Music."Sad Wings of Destiny was a defining moment for us as a band," Judas Priest says in a […]

Melissa Etheridge, 'Rise' (Sun Records) Melissa Etheridge's new album, Rise, out Friday, is her first album of new, original material since the 2020 death of her 21-year-old son, Beckett Cypher. But despite that, the album contains a lot of joy.The album is titled Rise after a song of the same name that Melissa wrote after the LA fires, which got her thinking about "rising up after devastation.""I've ... had enough ups and […]

Julian's Treasures From The Golden Road auction admat (Courtesy of Julien's Auctions) More than 300 pieces of Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia memorabilia are set to go up for auction in April.Julien's Auctions has announced details of Treasures From The Golden Road: Featuring Property From “Big Steve,” “Ram Rod” & Trixie Garcia. The auction features instruments, keepsakes and more from the personal archives of members of the Grateful Dead’s inner circle. The […]

Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Kevin Kane/Getty Images for RRHOF) Elton John is celebrating his 79th birthday on Wednesday, and he's gotten some birthday wishes from his famous pals — and his husband, who's also his manager."Happy Birthday to my beautiful husband," David Furnish wrote on his Instagram. "You amaze and inspire me every single day with your […]

Bruce Springsteen is getting ready to hit the road on his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour, and in case fans don’t know what to expect from the rocker with this tour, he’s laying it all out there. The Boss posted a new video to Instagram that features him standing in front of The E Street Band. It starts with him listing off all the cities the tour will hit, […]

Speacial guest Bob Dylan performs in concert during Farm Aid at Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center on September 23, 2023 in Noblesville, Indiana. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) Bob Dylan has extended his 2026 tour.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has added a slew of new West Coast dates to the trek, including several June stops in California in cities like Lincoln, Berkeley, Santa Barbara, Highland, Palm Desert and […]

(L-R) Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform onstage during the 2025 Backyard Concert supporting Teen Cancer America and the UCLA Health Center at a private residence on October 03, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BC) It sounds like fans of The Who have a reason to be hopeful about getting a new album from the band.Although frontman Roger Daltrey said in a 2023 interview with NME that he didn’t […]