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Jon Bon Jovi on 'Good Morning America'/(ABC/Heidi Gutman) Jon Bon Jovi is set to take part in Sunday’s Super Bowl, although he won’t be performing.The NFL just announced that the New Jersey rocker will introduce the players on the New England Patriots ahead of them taking the field, while actor Chris Pratt will do the honors for the Seattle Seahawks.The "Livin' On A Prayer" singer is a well-known New England Patriots fan […]

Paul Simon on stage (Photo credit Jake Edwards) Paul Simon is bringing his A Quiet Celebration Tour back to the U.S.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced a new set of North American tour dates that kick off June 4 in Palo Alto, California, and wrap with two shows at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois, July 17 and 18.The trek includes shows in Forest Hills, New York, near […]

Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne at Ozzfest 2007 press conference at the Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles, California on February 6, 2007. Jason Merritt/FilmMagic All aboard ... for the return of Ozzfest?After Sharon Osbourne said that she was looking into bringing back her late husband Ozzy Osbourne's namesake festival, the official Ozzfest Instagram published a post reading, "Will Ozzfest return in 2027??"The post is accompanied by an image that similarly […]

Cover of Van Halen's '5150' (Rhino) Van Halen is celebrating the 40th anniversary of 5150, their first album featuring new frontman Sammy Hagar.On March 27, just three days after the album’s actual 40th anniversary, the band will release an expanded edition of the album as a three-CD/LP/Blu-ray set.The set features a remastered version of the 1986 release, as well as bonus 7-inch single edits and extended 12-inch tracks. There’s also a CD featuring unreleased […]

Bruce Springsteen performs on stage as part of a concert in protest of federal agents in Minnesota at First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis on Friday, January 30, 2026. (Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images) Bruce Springsteen’s new song “Streets of Minneapolis” is already making an impact on the charts.Billboard reports that the protest song, which he released on Jan. 28, has debuted at #1 on the […]

Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Elton John has tapped newly minted Grammy winner Lola Young as the entertainment for his annual Oscar viewing party, which benefits his AIDS Foundation.The 34th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party will take place March 15 in West Hollywood, California. The event will be co-hosted by Elton and […]

Chuck Negron, founding member of Three Dog Night, has died at the age of 83. According to Negron’s representative, he passed away Monday at home in Studio City, California, “surrounded by his loving family.”No cause of death was revealed, although the statement from his rep noted he battled chronic COPD for three decades and heart failure in his final months.Negron, along with Danny Hutton and the late Cory Wells, formed […]

On This Day, Feb. 3, 1973…Elton John landed his first #1 single with “Crocodile Rock,” from his sixth studio album, Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only The Piano Player.The song went on to spend three weeks in the top spot and earned a Platinum certification by the RIAA.The song also topped the chart in Canada and Switzerland, and hit #5 in the U.K.Elton went on to have nine #1 hits in the U.S. over […]

Photo of Def Leppard (Photo by Ross Halfin) Def Leppard launches Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency at The Colosseum on Tuesday and fans can expect quite a show. This will be the band’s third residency in Vegas, and frontman Joe Elliott tells ABC Audio "they keep getting bigger and bigger and bigger."He says the beauty of Las Vegas is that it allows you to go big and "it just […]