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On This Day, April 7, 1990 …Bonnie Raitt landed her first-ever #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with her 10th studio album, Nick of Time.The album’s success was aided by a popular video for the track “Thing Called Love,” a cover of a John Hiatt tune. The video featured actor Dennis Quaid as a bar patron who flirts with the bar’s singer, played by Raitt.The album was Raitt’s first […]

Billy Idol It's A Nice Day To ...Tour Again! admat (Courtesy of Live Nation) Billy Idol is hitting the road again this summer.The "Rebel Yell" rocker has announced dates for a new leg of the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again! tour, kicking off Aug. 7 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The trek will hit cities in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and more, before wrapping […]

(L-R) Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar attend the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on November 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are set to appear on this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-themed episode of American Idol, airing April 13 live on ABC.The pair, who were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall […]

Jon Bon Jovi on 'Good Morning America'/(ABC/Heidi Gutman) Jon Bon Jovi is giving fans a peek inside rehearsals for Bon Jovi's upcoming Forever Tour.The “Livin’ on a Prayer” rocker shared a short video from inside rehearsals on social media, captioning the post, “We cannot wait to see you all this summer .. Get your tix !!”“Hey everybody, JBJ coming to you almost live from rehearsal,” Jon says in the clip, as […]

'Your Favorite Toy' album artwork. (Roswell Records/RCA Records) Here's your chance to hear Foo Fighters' Your Favorite Toy in your favorite store.Dave Grohl and company have announced a series of listening parties for their new album held in record shops around in the U.S. on April 24, 25 and 26.For the full list of participating locations, check out the Foo Fighters' Facebook.Your Favorite Toy, the follow-up to 2023's But Here We Are, will […]

(L-R) Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush attend the 2026 JUNO Awards at TD Coliseum on March 29, 2026 in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremy Chan/Getty Images) Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson plan to pay tribute to their late drummer, Neil Peart, during their upcoming Fifty Something tour, and in an interview with the Brazilian TV show Fantástico, they share some insight into how they plan to do that."Well, we’ve been talking […]

Stevie Nicks performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, November, 2023 (Disney/Michael J. LeBrecht II) Stevie Nicks fans were surprised on Monday to find this nugget — "Nicks' latest album, titled The Ghost Record, is scheduled to be released on May 26, 2026" — buried at the end of a People magazine article called "Where Are the Members of Fleetwood Mac Now?" The only problem is it's not true.ABC Audio […]

Drummer Clem Burke of Blondie performs onstage at 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 21, 2023 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella) Blondie is remembering their late drummer Clem Burke on the one-year anniversary of his death at age 70."It is difficult to believe a year has passed… there is a hole in our hearts. Yet his energy lives on—vibrant, resonating in ways […]

On This Day, April 6, 2000 …An A-list group of artists paid tribute to Joni Mitchell at a concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.Artists who performed at the event included Elton John, Cyndi Lauper, Bryan Adams, Shawn Colvin, James Taylor and more, with Mitchell also performing, backed by a full orchestra. The concert was filmed and later aired on the cable network TNT.Mitchell quit touring in 2007 […]