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ZZ Top The Big One! tour admat/(courtesy of ZZ Top) ZZ Top has rescheduled some dates on their current The Big One! Tour, which began in early spring and runs through November.The band has moved two shows in order for frontman Billy F Gibbons to take part in Eric Clapton’s upcoming Crossroads Guitar Festival in Austin Texas, which is happening Sept. 26-27.The Texas rockers' Sept. 26 show in Nashville has now moved […]

Bob Seger's 'Face the Promise' (Capitol/UMe) The 20th anniversary of Bob Seger’s 16th studio album, Face the Promise, is being celebrated with an expanded release.Dropping Sept. 18, the expanded edition will include a newly remastered edition of the original album, along with four bonus tracks: "Time," "Little Jane," "Red Eye to Memphis" and "Let Me Try."The expanded album will be released on CD and as a two-LP black vinyl set, the […]

On This Day, July 23, 1989….Ringo Starr launched his first tour since his days with The Beatles, backed by an All-Starr Band that included Billy Preston, the Eagles’ Joe Walsh and E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons.Starr has continued to tour with a similar setup, with members of the All-Starr Band revolving over the years.Each show features Ringo performing both solo and Beatles songs, along with All-Starr Band members performing […]

Poster for ‘If These Walls Could Rock’ (Credit: Sean Pierce) Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr and Dave Grohl are among the musicians featured in a new film about Los Angeles' iconic Sunset Marquee Hotel.If These Walls Could Rock, directed by Tyler Measom and Craig A. Williams, tells the story of the Sunset Strip hotel using archival footage, animation and interviews. According to a press release, the film will give fans insight into a […]

Gerry Beckley “Norwegian Wood’ cover art (Blue Élan Records) America co-founder Gerry Beckley has released another preview of his upcoming solo album, Merciful.The latest is a cover of of The Beatles’ "Norwegian Wood," featuring a guest appearance by two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash."I've always loved the song," Beckley says. "Graham's one of my true heroes going back to his days with the Hollies. When this recording […]

Queen's 'Greatest Hits' (Hollywood Records) Queen’s 1981 Greatest Hits compilation has been named the biggest album of all time by the U.K. Official Charts, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary.Greatest Hits, which features such Queen classics as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions," has sold 7.8 million album units to date.Coming in at #2 is ABBA’s Gold – Greatest Hits, with Oasis’ What’s the Story Morning […]

Melissa Etheridge and country music legend Wynonna Judd have done the "impossible": They've spent the summer sharing a stage on their joint Raised on Radio Tour."They don't know how hard it is to coordinate two artists to get together and do something. It's almost impossible," Melissa told ABC News' Ashan Singh in an interview that aired Tuesday on Nightline. "Where we're at in our life right now, this is something we […]

Grateful Dead Meet-up at the Movies (Trafalgar Releasing and Rhino Entertainment) Grateful Dead fans will once again have the chance to head to the theaters to see their favorite band on the big screen.Details have been announced for The Dead's latest Meet-Up at the Movies, happening Aug. 8 and Aug. 10 in theaters in select territories worldwide. This year’s Meet-Up at the Movies will feature the band’s historic June 17, 1991, concert at […]

Ozzy Osbourne visits the Tribeca Film Festival 2011 portrait studio on April 25, 2011 in New York City. (Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival) Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmates and his family members paid tribute to the late Prince of Darkness Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of his passing.Ozzy died on July 22, 2025, at age 76. He'd performed for the final time alongside the original Black Sabbath […]