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ABC Monday, Nov. 11 — 11/11 — is apparently Singles Day because it's 1-1-1-1, and some special singles have just been released to mark the occasion.Capitol Records has dropped two special vinyl releases from The Beatles: the group’s most-recent single, “Now and Then,” with the 1962 single version of “Love Me Do” in black, clear and light blue vinyl, and a Revolver special-edition box set featuring four LPs and a […]

Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures Timothée Chalamet is opening up about his experience playing Bob Dylan in the upcoming movie A Complete Unknown.In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Chalamet calls playing Dylan “the most unique challenge I’ve taken on,” but notes he gained his confidence by performing all the movie's music live.“Maybe it was the least responsible thing on the actor’s part because the music exists and the performances exist,” he said. […]

Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame While Pete Townshend recently shared in an interview with The Standard that The Who will “definitely do something next year,” it looks like his bandmate Roger Daltrey has made other plans in the meantime.Daltrey just announced dates for the Alive and Kicking…And Having Fun tour of the U.K., which promises “Who hits, rarities, solo hits and stories.” The tour consists of […]

On This Day, Nov. 11, 1972 ...Berry Oakley, bassist and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia. He was only 24.Oakley’s death occurred just three blocks from where fellow Allman Brothers Band member Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident one year prior, on Oct. 29, 1971. Duane also died at the age of 24.Oakley played in guitarist Dickey Betts' […]

David Redfern/Redferns Paul Simon and singing partner Art Garfunkel have been estranged for years, but it sounds like their relationship may be on the mend.In a new interview with the U.K. paper The Sunday Times, Garfunkel opened up about an emotional lunch they had together recently, which was one of the first times they’d been together in awhile.“I looked at Paul and said, ‘What happened? Why haven’t we seen each other?'” […]

L-R: Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani; photo credit: Mindy Small/Getty Images Sammy Hagar spent his summer performing Van Halen songs on his The Best of All Worlds Tour with Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, guitarist Joe Satriani, drummer Jason Bonham and keyboardist Rai Thistlethwayte, and it sounds like it won’t be a one-time thing.Hagar tells ABC Audio that he is definitely up for doing the tour again.“Because if we don't, then those songs, nobody's going to play […]

Geffen Records On Nov. 8, The Rolling Stones received a Grammy nomination for Rock Album of the Year for their critically acclaimed 2023 release, Hackney Diamonds. Now the legendary band has issued a statement reacting to the nod."We are honored Hackney Diamonds has been recognized for a Grammy," say Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood. "This past year has been a thrill to see our new music celebrated, especially […]

ABC/Paula Lobo The Grammys weren't the only awards show to announce its nominees Friday. The concert trade publication Pollstar has also revealed its nominees for the 2025 Pollstar Awards.Up for the Rock Tour of the Year prize are Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Green Day, blink-182, Metallica and Coldplay. Coldplay is also nominated for the all-genre Major Tour of the Year prize, along with Noah Kahan.Other nominees include […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation KISS fans are no doubt disappointed that the band's live career has come to an end, but even the band's Paul Stanley says he's having trouble getting used to the idea.In a preview of an upcoming interview on the Rock of Nations podcast, Stanley says that it's been an "adjustment" for him to realize that, after 50 years, he isn't going to be touring in […]