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Lorne Thomson/Redferns Elvis Costello never went after Olivia Rodrigo for a writing credit on her SOUR tune “Brutal,” despite many people agreeing it sounded just like his hit “Pump It Up,” and now he’s explaining why.In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Costello says people don't cover "Pump It Up" — rather, he says, they "allude to it in their own arrangements. Like Olivia Rodrigo's producer obviously did.""Now, I did not find […]

Matthew Baker/Getty Images Alice Cooper is headed back out on the road in 2025.The rocker just announced eight more dates on his Too Close For Comfort Tour, with the new shows kicking off Jan. 31 in Augusta, Georgia. It hits Greensboro, North Carolina; Mobile, Alabama; Orlando, Florida; and more before wrapping Feb. 11 in St. Augustine, Florida.Tickets for all shows go on sale Thursday aka Halloween.Cooper also has two other gigs […]

Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht II Stevie Nicks appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, where she talked about her new song, “The Lighthouse,” which is a protest song in support of women’s rights in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Asked why she decided to speak out on the issue, Nicks noted, "Because everybody kept saying, 'Well, somebody has to do something. Somebody has to say something.' And I'm like, […]

Daniel Knighton/Getty Images Carlos Santana has announced more dates for his Las Vegas residency, An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live, at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The new dates are his first for 2025, consisting of 16 shows in January, February and May, starting Jan. 22 and running through May 25.Santana has been headlining his House of Blues residency for 13 years and will […]

On This Day, Oct. 28, 2014 ...The Allman Brothers Band played their final live show at New York’s Beacon Theatre.The location of the concert was very special to the Allman Brothers Band. They'd played the venue annually since 1989, which helped them set a Broadway record of 237 consecutive sold-out shows.The concert had the band — founders Gregg Allman, Jaimoe and Butch Trucks, along with Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Marc Quinones and […]

courtesy of 20th Century Studios We are getting our first look at Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen.The Bear star will play The Boss in the upcoming movie Deliver Me From Nowhere, and 20th Century Studios has just released the first photo of White in character, wearing a flannel shirt and leather jacket.Production is now underway on Deliver Me From Nowhere, based on author Warren Zanes’ book, which follows Springsteen as […]

ABC/Adam Taylor Art from music legends like Bob Dylan, Bono, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr is set to go on display at a new art exhibition and sale in November.Beyond the Stage: Art by Legends of Rock 'n' Roll, described as “the largest collection of art by iconic names in rock and roll” is opening Nov. 7 at Animazing Gallery in the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. It will […]

Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images) Warren Haynes and Phish's Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon are among the artists who've taken to social media to pay tribute to Grateful Dead bassist and co-founder Phil Lesh, who passed away Friday at the age of 84.Haynes, who performed with the offshoot band The Dead in 2004 and 2009, and with Phil Lesh and Friends, wrote a lengthy tribute, sharing what he learned playing with Lesh over the years. He wrote […]

Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images The surviving members of the Grateful Dead - Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann - have paid tribute to their bassist and founding member Phil Lesh, who died Friday at the age of 84.“Today we lost a brother,” the trio wrote on social media. “Phil Lesh was irreplaceable. In one note from the Phil Zone, you could hear and feel the world being born. His bass […]