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Terry Wyatt/WireImage Lynyrd Skynyrd is set to play several dates on the 2025 Rock the Country touring festival, which will be headlined by Kid Rock and Nickelback. Skynyrd is confirmed for five festival dates: April 5 in Livingston, Louisiana; April 26 in Knoxville, Tennessee; May 3 in Poplar Bluff, Montana; May 31 in York, Pennsylvania; and June 14 in Hastings, Michigan.Depending on the day, the bill will also feature artists including 3 Doors Down, Travis […]

Jo Hale/Redferns Roger Daltrey has confirmed that The Who will be back on the road next year.The Belfast Telegraph reports that the rocker told the PA news agency that The Who has “a couple of things planned for next year.”Daltrey just announced a new 2025 solo tour of the U.K., but shared, “The Who aren’t finished yet, I feel that I’m singing possibly better than I have for years.”“Our music is […]

Valerie Terranova/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation Bruce Springsteen took a break from his Canadian tour to travel to New York and perform at the 18th annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit Monday night at David Geffen Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.According to setlist.fm, The Boss played a four-song acoustic set that included “The Power of Prayer,” “Land of Hope and Dreams,” “Dancing in the Dark” […]

On This Day, Nov. 12, 1988 ...U2 topped the Billboard 200 Album chart with Rattle and Hum, the soundtrack to their documentary of the same name.The album, produced by Jimmy Iovine, featured a combination of live and studio recordings. Live tracks included performances of “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” “Pride (In The Name of Love)” and “Bullet The Blue Sky,” as well as a live cover of […]

Courtesy SHOF Bryan Adams, Steve Winwood and The Doobie Brothers are among the contenders for the 2025 class of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The organization just announced the artists in the running for induction next year, with Adams, Winwood and Doobie Brothers members Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons and Michael McDonald getting nominated in the performing songwriters category.Others nominated in that category include The Beach Boys’ Mike Love, Boy George, David Gates of Bread, George Clinton, Sheryl Crow, […]

Ethan Miller/Getty Images For a guy who's 73, Sting looks pretty good. But he says if he ever stops looking good, he'll stop performing onstage.Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Sting says his fitness regimen includes yoga, swimming, working out and walking, but admits that 55% of the reason he does it is vanity — the other 45% is discipline."I don’t look at pictures of myself. But you need enough […]

Courtesy of Eaton and Brennan Auctions A piano used to record "Layla," by Eric Clapton's band Derek and the Dominos, is one of the many items going up for auction as part of a collection from the legendary Hit Factory recording studio in New York.Items that will be available come from the personal archives of Danielle Germano, daughter of the recording studio’s founder, Ed Germano.The 1960s Baldwin studio piano up for auction was purchased by […]

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Jerry Garcia has been gone for almost 30 years, but thanks to AI, Grateful Dead fans can now enjoy the experience of the late rocker reading to them. According to Billboard, Garcia’s estate has teamed with AI company ElevenLabs for an AI-generated version of Garcia’s voice, which will read audiobooks, poetry, articles and more through the Iconic Listening Experience on the ElevenReader app.A company spokesperson tells Billboard they worked “in close collaboration with the […]

ABC/Isa Mae Astute U2 is celebrating the 20th anniversary of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb with the Nov. 29 release of the shadow album How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb. And while that may be exciting, U2 fans are anxiously awaiting word on a new album — and in a new interview with Rolling Stone, guitarist The Edge gave them a little update.Edge says he created a lot of tracks and song ideas during the […]