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Hollywood Records/EMI Classic songs by Queen and Fleetwood Mac are among the most-streamed songs in the U.K.A new list compiled by the Official Charts Company has revealed the 300 most-streamed songs released in the '70s, '80s and '90s, and while Oasis’ "Wonderwall" is #1, the top 10 is dominated by classic tracks. Queen's iconic “Bohemian Rhapsody” is the second-most streamed song on the list, with Fleetwood Mac at #3 and #4 with “Everywhere” and “Dreams,” respectively. Another Queen […]

ABC/Heidi Gutman Beyoncé’s latest album, Cowboy Carter, features her interpretation of The Beatles classic “Blackbird,” and it turns out she took more than just inspiration from the band.Variety has confirmed that the song, retitled “Blackbiird” for Bey's album, includes acoustic guitar and foot tapping by Paul McCartney, taken from the song’s original backing track.Credits for the Cowboy Carter were not shared until after the album's official release on Friday, March 29, and it did list McCartney as playing guitar, but a rep […]

artwork by Karsten Steiger Foreigner doesn’t seem ready to say farewell to their Farewell tour. The band just announced a new set of fall dates featuring special guests Lita Ford and Loverboy.The latest leg of the tour kicks off September 23 in Charleston, West Virginia, with dates confirmed through October 9 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.A Foreigner presale kicks off Wednesday, April 3, at 10 a.m. CT, and tickets go on […]

Courtesy Sphere Entertainment Dead & Company are spending some more time in Las Vegas. The band just added some new dates to their upcoming Dead Forever residency at Sphere Las Vegas.The band — Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti — have extended the residency through July, with six new shows taking place July 4, 5 and 6, and 11, 12 and 13. Tickets for all shows on sale now. According to the initial press […]

Courtesy BEAT The '80s-era music of King Crimson will be celebrated on a new tour featuring former members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin.The BEAT tour will have the two musicians teaming up with guitar great Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey to reinterpret three King Crimson albums – 1981’s Discipline, 1982’s Beat and 1984’s Three Of A Perfect Pair – which were also the first three to feature Belew and Levin. “The 1981 through 1984 King […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for God’s Love we Deliver Heart is extending their time on the road. Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson have just added some more dates to their upcoming Royal Flush tour, which is their first tour together in five years.The new dates kick off September 26 in San Francisco, with added stops in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Nashville, New York, San Diego and more, before wrapping December 15 at the BleauLive […]

Courtesy of Live Nation Jeff Lynne’s ELO has added more dates to their Over and Out Tour, which is being billed as the band’s final tour. The new dates include a second show in four big cities: New York’s Madison Square Garden on September 17, Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on September 21, Chicago’s United Center on September 28 and Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on October 26.The tour will kick off August 24 […]