Queen of Pop Madonna wrapped up her “Celebration Tour” before a record crowd in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Madonna held a free concert on Saturday, May 4th, at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, which drew over 1.6 million fans, setting the record for the largest audience ever for a stand-alone concert by any artist…… More
Parlophone Records has released an alternate version of David Bowie’s “Lady Stardust” from an upcoming Box Set. David Bowie Rock ‘N’ Roll Star!, a 5CD and 1 Blu-Ray Audio set, is scheduled for release on June 14. It explores Bowie’s journey through the creation of Ziggy Stardust, and the recording of the iconic The Rise…… More
King Princess recently released a cover of Steely Dan’s Can’s Buy A Thrill track “Dirty Work.” Can’s Buy A Thrill was Steely Dan’s debut album, which arrived in 1972. King Princess recorded the cover version of “Dirty Work” for the third season of “Hacks,” which premiered on Max on Thursday with two new episodes. The…… More
David Gilmour has announced a six-night residency at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall this October in support of his fifth solo album Luck And Strange, which is due out on September 6th via Sony. The residency, from October 9 through October 15, will mark the Pink Floyd guitarist’s first live shows in eight years. His…… More
Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours has been named the best-selling vinyl album of the 21st century, from records that were released between 1970 and 1999. Despite never sending one of its timeless tracks to No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart, Rumours is one of the most successful and enduring LPs ever released in the U.K. -…… More
Stevie Wonder and Misty Copeland will be honored by Peabody Institute. Both will receive the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music and Dance in America, the highest honor bestowed by the Peabody Institute. In addition, Johns Hopkins University will present an honorary doctorate to Stevie Wonder at its university wide commencement ceremony on…… More
Nicki Minaj surprised her fans during a show in Brooklyn by bringing out Cyndi Lauper. During her performance at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour on Wednesday night, May 1, Minaj invited Lauper onto the stage after which the duo performed “Pink Friday Girls” for the first time together. “I have…… More
The Tribeca Film Festival is set to feature talks by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Jon Batiste, Nas and more. The 23rd edition of the festival is set to take place from June 5-18. It will also feature appearances from Judd Apatow, Kerry Washington and Succession’s Kieran Culkin in the Storyteller Series segment. The Storytellers Series of…… More
Siouxsie Sioux has teamed up with Iggy Pop for a new rendition of “The Passenger.” The song was originally co-written and recorded by Iggy Pop for his iconic album Lust For Life, which dropped in 1977. “The Passenger” was then re-recorded a decade later, by Siouxsie And The Banshees, for their 1987 covers album Through…… More
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored rock star Sammy Hagar with the 2,779th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a ceremony on Tuesday at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard. Hagar received his star in the category of Recording. Multiple Grammy winner John Mayer and Hagar’s longtime manager Tom Consolo joined emcee Guy Fieri to speak…… More
