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Homegrown Pictures/White Horse Pictures A documentary about the late keyboard player Billy Preston — perhaps best known for being the only guest musician ever credited on a Beatles record — will screen at DOC NYC, America's largest documentary film festival, on Nov. 17Titled That's the Way God Planned It, after Preston's 1969 solo hit of the same name, the film features interviews with Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and George Harrison's widow, Olivia, […]

A24 Are you ready for yet another cover of Bob Dylan's classic "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"?The song, which Dylan recorded for the soundtrack of the film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, has been covered by everyone from the Grateful Dead and Guns N' Roses to Avril Lavigne and Eric Clapton. Now Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher has recorded her version for the soundtrack of the new A24 horror film Heretic.In the film, out […]

Myrna M. Suarez/Getty Images After launching their co-headlining tour in football stadiums this year, Billy Joel and Sting will continue the party into 2025 by performing in four football stadiums — but they just announced a one-off show for next year in the more "intimate" surroundings of a baseball stadium.The two Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will perform April 26 at the Milwaukee Brewers' American Family Field, in what […]

Jeremy Allen White as Springsteen in Mark Seliger/20th Century Studios The cast of the Bruce Springsteen biopic Deliver Me From Nowhere has expanded.The film, starring The Bear's Jeremy Allen White as The Boss, chronicles Springsteen's creation of his 1982 stripped-down album, Nebraska. Variety reports that actor Marc Maron has joined the cast as Chuck Plotkin, the producer who made the songs on the album sound high-quality enough to release. The originally quality of Springsteen's […]

Big Machine Rock Mötley Crüe has shared a new video for "Cancelled," the title track off their new EP.The black-and-white clip, which begins with a flashing lights advisory, features footage from a recent club show by the "Kickstart My Heart" outfit, as well as images reflecting the song's lyrics.You can watch the "Cancelled" video streaming now on YouTube.The Cancelled EP, which dropped in October, also features the single "Dogs of War" and a […]

Theo Wargo/Getty Images Peter Gabriel, who sang about Native Americans in his song "San Jacinto," has now become involved in a documentary highlighting the struggles of Canada's First Nation indigenous peoples.According The Hollywood Reporter, Gabriel is executive producing New Blood, which focuses on the historical trauma faced by First Nations people. The documentary shares its name with Gabriel's 2011 album, which featured him performing some of his songs, including "San […]

On This Day, Nov. 7, 1943 ...Joni Mitchell was born in Alberta, Canada.Born Roberta Joan "Joni" Anderson, Mitchell's rise to fame began in the '60s and '70s with such classic songs as "Big Yellow Taxi," “Chelsea Morning,” “River” and “Both Sides Now.” She also wrote “Woodstock,” which later became a huge hit for her friends Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.Mitchell has released 19 studio albums over the course of her […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Ahead of the presidential election, Bruce Springsteen, who's been touring in Canada, introduced his song "Long Walk Home" as "a prayer for my country." And in his first post-election show Nov. 6 in Toronto, he underscored that sentiment by actually opening the show with that song.At the concert, he first apologized to the audience for starting late due a flight delay, then introduced the song by saying, […]

Courtesy of Disney The new Bruce Springsteen documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band is streaming now on Hulu and Disney+, and while the movie gives fans insight into the band's live show, it also turns the camera on Bruce’s dedicated fans.The film’s director, Thom Zimny, tells ABC Audio that he’s always felt welcomed by the fans, noting that for many, coming to a concert is about more than just getting […]