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Joey Molland, last surviving original member of Badfinger, dies at 77

Sunday, March 2 by ABC News

Bobby Bank/Getty ImagesJoey Molland, the last surviving original member of the Welsh rock band Badfinger, passed away Saturday at the age of 77, according to the band’s official social media accounts.A post on Instagram revealed that Molland died after a... Read More.

David Johansen, New York Dolls and Buster Poindexter singer, dead at 75

Saturday, March 1 by ABC News

Yui Mok - PA Images/PA Images via Getty ImagesDavid Johansen, the versatile, multitalented lead singer and last surviving original member of the seminal proto-glam-punk band New York Dolls who also found fame in the 1980s and '90s as the throwback crooner Buster Poindexter, has... Read More.

Def Leppard adds Michigan show to 2025 tour

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

Def Leppard has added another show to their 2025 schedule.The latest addition is a July 18 concert at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, with special guest Collective Soul.Tickets go on sale March 8.Def Leppard has been slowly... Read More.

Richie Sambora performs Bon Jovi’s ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ with current Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

It was a meeting of Bon Jovi guitarists at the Rock For Responders Concert, which took place Thursday on the USS Iowa in San Pedro, California.People reports that former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora teamed with Phil X, the guitarist... Read More.

Neil Young to headline BST Hyde Park in London

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

Neil Young has added another date to his upcoming love earth tour, and it’s a big one.The rocker and his band Chrome Hearts will headline the BST Hyde Park concert series in London on July 11, with special guests Yusuf/Cat Stevens and Van Morrison,... Read More.

Remix of Bon Jovi’s ‘Keep the Faith’ by Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren released

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

Bon Jovi’s 1992 track “Keep the Faith” has been reimagined by Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren.The DJ's remix of the tune was officially released Friday, although electronic music fans got their first taste of the track last March. Jon Bon Jovi joined Van Buuren in Miami... Read More.

Elton Johns Oscar-nominated hit Never Too Late is about turning your life into something beautiful

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

Elton John could win his third Oscar for best original song on Sunday night for "Never Too Late," the song from his Disney+ documentary of the same name. Elton co-wrote the song with Bernie Taupin, producer... Read More.

Smokey Robinson to drop ‘inspiration’ album, What the World Needs Now, in April

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

R&B legend Smokey Robinson is showing his gratitude with a brand-new album, What the World Needs Now, dropping April 25. In a post on Instagram he describes the record as an “inspiration” album.The record, Smokey's first since 2023's Gasms, features 10 tracks, combining covers of songs like... Read More.

On This Day, Feb. 28, 1983: U2 releases their third studio album, War

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

On This Day, Feb. 28, 1983 …U2 released their third studio album, War, produced by Steve Lillywhite. The album, which is considered the band's first overtly political record, featured two future U2 classics, “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “New Year’s Day,” which became the band’s... Read More.

R.E.M. reunites at Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s Athens show

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

In 2024, when Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy’s tour celebrating R.E.M.’s Murmur hit Athens, Georgia, the home of R.E.M., the members of R.E.M. joined them onstage. Well, their latest tour, celebrating the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.’s Fables of the Reconstruction, came to Athens on Thursday... Read More.

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