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Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Carlos Santana has postponed a second show on his Oneness tour following his hospitalization in San Antonio for dehydration.The 77-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was supposed to bring the tour to the Smart Financial Center in Sugar Land, Texas, Wednesday, but his manager has confirmed the show has been postponed. In a post on Santana's social media, his manager wrote that Santana has also tested positive for COVID-19."Carlos experienced dehydration […]

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Carlos Santana was forced to postpone his show in San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday night, as manager Michael Vrionis explained that the guitar great had been taken to the hospital for observation. It was later determined that he was suffering from dehydration.“Mr. Santana was at the venue (Majestic Theatre) preparing for tonight's show when he experienced an event that was determined to be dehydration,” Vrionis said in a statement. “Out of […]

Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Music producer Roy Thomas Baker, the man behind some of Queen’s biggest records, has died. Baker passed away April 12 at his home in Lake Havasu, Arizona, at the age of 78.Baker produced Queen’s first five albums — 1973’s Queen, 1974’s Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack, 1975’s A Night at the Opera and 1978’s Jazz — and was the producer behind their mega hit “Bohemian Rhapsody.”He […]

Dawn Fletcher-Park/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rick Wakeman is set to launch a new tour in July that will have him teaming up with a female singer for the first time ever.The Yes keyboardist, who wrapped his Final One Man Solo Tour on April 17, has announced dates for the new Strictly Wakeman tour. It features singer Hayley Sanderson, who is one of the lead vocalists on Strictly Come Dancing, the U.K.'s version of Dancing […]

Photo Credit: Neal Preston Foreigner founder Mick Jones is getting ready to release his first single in decades to coincide with Parkinson's Awareness Month.Jones, who announced in February 2024 that he had been living with Parkinson’s disease for several years, will release “Shelter From The Storm" to digital platforms on May 23.The tune is one Jones wrote a decade ago, and features him on lead and backing vocals, bass and electric guitar. […]

Dark Horse Records Billy Idol has shared another preview of his upcoming album, Dream Into It, which comes out Friday.The latest is the track "77," featuring special guest Avril Lavigne, who wrote on Instagram, “Two generations of rebellion. One track.” It follows “Still Dancing,” which Idol released in February.“77” is now available via digital outlets.Dream Into It, Idol’s first full-length release since 2014’s Kings & Queens of the Underground, will also […]

Courtesy of Elvis Costello Elvis Costello has announced a new set of dates for his Radio Soul!: The Early Songs of Elvis Costello tour, which has him delving into his early catalog of songs.Costello will be backed by The Imposters with Charlie Sexton for the tour, which will have him performing songs from 1977’s My Aim Is True to 1986’s Blood & Chocolate, plus “other surprises.”The new leg consists of East Coast and […]

On This Day, April 22, 2020…Bruce Springsteen, his wife Patti Scialfa and Jon Bon Jovi were among the artists who performed during the Jersey 4 Jersey virtual benefit, which raised money for COVID-19 relief.Springsteen and Scialfa teamed for two acoustic performances, the Wrecking Ball track “Land of Hopes and Dreams,” and a cover of Tom Waits’ “Jersey Girl,” while Bon Jovi performed a new song, "Do What You Can,” and closed the […]

Geffen/UMe Steely Dan is ready to close out the vinyl reissue series they launched back in November 2022, with a reissue of their 1976 album The Royal Scam.The reissue will be released on June 6, marking the first time the album’s been available on vinyl in 45 years. It has been remastered from the analog tapes and will be released on 180-gram black vinyl, along with a limited-edition premium 45 RPM version […]