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Bob Marley & The Wailers' 'Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon' (Tuff Gong/Island/UMe) A new live album highlighting Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1976 London residency is getting its first-ever official release.Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon features 18 tracks recorded during Marley’s June 1976 sold-out residency at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. According to a press release, the tracks included on the album represent the “best performance of each […]

Portrait of Joni Mitchell in London, 1970. (Photo by Dick Barnatt/Redferns)/Amanda Seyfried arrives at Hotel Excelsior during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 01, 2025 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Many people thought Amanda Seyfried was auditioning to play Joni Mitchell when she showed off her dulcimer skills by performing the singer's tune “California” during a March 2025 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. […]

Bob Dylan performs as part of a double bill with Neil Young at Hyde Park on July 12, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images for ABA) Bob Dylan turned 85 in May, and in a new opinion piece for The New York Times he reflects on the best and worst things about being an octogenarian.The article was tied to President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday Sunday, although Dylan doesn’t mention Trump.Dylan […]

On This Day, June 15, 1986…The Police, U2 and Peter Gabriel were among the artists who performed at the final stop of the Conspiracy of Hope tour, a six-show tour organized on behalf of Amnesty International to raise awareness of human rights issues and celebrate the organization's 25th anniversary.The all-day show took place at New Jersey’s Giants Stadium, with The Police closing the concert. The concert was also the last of three Conspiracy of Hope […]

Rod Stewart performs during the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, honouring military service members, at the Royal Albert Hall on Nov. 8, 2025 in London, England. (Jack Taylor - WPA Pool / Getty Images) Rod Stewart canceled his show in San Diego, California, on June 12 due to illness — which is why fans weren't happy to see him flying to the World Cup in Boston less than 24 […]

(L-R) Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush perform during the opening night of their first American tour in 11 years at The Kia Forum on June 07, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images) Rush wrapped their four-night stand at the KIA Forum in Los Angeles Saturday by treating their fans to a song they haven’t played live in almost 50 years.According to setlist.fm, towards the end of the […]

Musician Bob Seger speaks onstage during the 2015 Billboard Touring Awards at The Roosevelt Hotel on November 19, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) Bob Seger is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the track "American Storm" with the streaming debut of the official music video for the song.The clip, now available on YouTube, is an '80s-era performance clip, with Seger backed by his Silver Bullet Band."American Storm" […]

Bruce Springsteen on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(Disney/Randy Holmes) Bruce Springsteen was honored with the 2026 Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award by the Tribeca Festival in New York City Saturday.After an opening speech by Tribeca founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, U2 frontman Bono introduced Springsteen, noting, “Bruce made poetry from the voices of the people and set that poetry to music. We honor him tonight as a musician and poet […]

Foreigner at DUMBO House in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo credit: Krishta Abruzzini) Foreigner has shared their take on Simon & Garfunkel’s classic tune “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”The track is the latest song the band has released from their upcoming live album, In the Eye of the Storm, due out July 24.In the Eye of the Storm is the soundtrack to Foreigner’s 50th anniversary concert film, which was shot in New […]