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Patti Smith performs during the Democracy Now! 30th Anniversary Event at Riverside Church on March 23, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images) Patti Smith is one of the artists booked for Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment, a live event happening June 14 at Town Hall in New York City.The event is being put on by the free speech advocacy group Committee for […]

Musician Billy Joel performs during a concert entitled "The Last Play at Shea: From the Beatles to Billy." Joel is the last musician to perform at Shea Stadium before it is replaced by Citi Field in 2009. (Photo by James Keivom/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) Billy Joel’s concert documentary The Last Play at Shea is getting a special outdoor screening as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Tribeca Festival.The […]

:Neil Young performs with the Chrome Hearts at the Hollywood Bowl on Monday, September 15, 2025. (Photo by David Crane/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) Neil Young is giving fans an update on his upcoming new album with his band The Chrome Hearts.In a post on his Archives website, Young writes that he recently played the album, Second Song, for his label, Reprise Records.“It was a celebration,” he says of […]

Steve Cropper's 'Watching the Tide' (Provogue/Artone Label Group) Steve Cropper passed away in December, but fans will be getting new music from the late Booker T. and the M.G.’s guitarist this summer.Watching the Tide, the album Cropper and his band The Midnight Hour were working on prior to his death, will be posthumously released on Aug. 28. It will feature guest appearances by Eric Clapton, Queen’s Brian May, ZZ Top’s Billy […]

Jimmy Fallon and The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger during Real People Fake Arms sketch, May 6, 2006 (Todd Owyoung/NBC) Mick Jagger got a chance to show off his comedic chops when he stopped by The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night.The Rolling Stones frontman took part in a comedy sketch, "Real People Fake Arms." Setting up the premise, Fallon claimed to have starred in a British soap opera in […]

On This Day, May 7, 1977…The Eagles hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with "Hotel California," the title track from their fifth studio album, which also went to #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.The tune was the band’s fourth #1 single, following "Best of My Love," "One of These Nights" and "New Kid in Town," the last of which also appeared on Hotel California.The six-and-a-half-minute song, which features a […]

Sir Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena during his 'Got Back' world tour on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) Paul McCartney’s new solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, will be celebrated with record store release parties across the country.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer revealed a list of record stores hosting the events May 29-31. The Instagram announcement noted that the parties will […]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ann Wilson of Heart performs onstage during the Jim Irsay Collection Exhibit and Concert at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on January 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Heart’s Ann Wilson has announced a new set of tour dates with her band Tripsitter.The trek kicks off Sept. 11 in The Villages, Florida, hitting cities in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, […]

(L-R) Brandi Carlile and Bonnie Raitt attend the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Bonnie Raitt is set to return to Austin City Limits to help celebrate Brandi Carlile as she’s inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame.The 12th annual ACL Hall of Fame induction will take place […]