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Streaming Compensation
Posted on 25 April 2021
156 British musicians, including Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Noel Gallagher, Chris Martin, Led Zeppelin and Annie Lennox have written a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for reforms to streaming royalty payments. “For too long, streaming platforms, record labels and other internet giants have exploited performers and creators without rewarding them fairly. We must […] Continue Reading
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Benefit Concert
Posted on 25 April 2021
The National Museum of African American Music will host a benefit concert featuring special tribute performances in honor of Black music icons on June 17. During this live streamed event, the NMAAM will present the coveted Rhapsody and Rhythm award to the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson and Quincy Jones. The Nashville-based museum’s […] Continue Reading
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Foreigner Adds More Concert Dates
Posted on 25 April 2021
Rock band Foreigner have added 13 new dates for their “The Greatest Hits of Foreigner Tour.” “After a year in lockdown and postponed shows, Foreigner is set to return this summer! Foreigner announced The Greatest Hits of Foreigner Tour today with 13 new U.S. dates!” the arena rock veterans wrote on their website. The tour […] Continue Reading
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The John Lennon Estate
Posted on 25 April 2021
The John Lennon estate has released a new video of John Lennon’s classic song “Isolation”, which features a sneak peek into the Beatles’ legends life with Yoko Ono and their Tittenhurst Park home. The song features on John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – the Ultimate Collection box set, which arrived on Friday via Capitol/UMe. The video […] Continue Reading
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Peter Frampton
Posted on 24 April 2021
Peter Frampton recently released his instrumental cover of George Harrison’s classic “Isn’t it a Pity” and an accompanying video. The video, directed by Rob Arthur, begins with footage from Frampton’s farewell tour in 2019. It also provides a glimpse of how the year 2020 went for Frampton, such as the cancellation of his European tour […] Continue Reading
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Styx
Posted on 24 April 2021
Styx and Collective Soul have announced that their first-ever joint multi-city U.S. tour will kick off in Alpharetta, Georgia, on June 18. The two rock bands will play nine shows together. The last one will take place on June 27 at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After that, Styx will separately play three […] Continue Reading
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Genesis
Posted on 24 April 2021
Genesis guitarist Mike Rutheford has hinted that the band may perform in North America before their postponed reunion shows in the U.K. In a new podcast interview, Rutherford told “Rockonteurs” hosts Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt that he does not see the U.K. and Ireland dates happening this fall. However, he said that the band […] Continue Reading
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Jim Morrison
Posted on 24 April 2021
Marking the 50th anniversary of Jim Morrison’s death as well as the release of The Doors’ album L.A. Woman, Genesis Publications is bringing out a limited edition book and multi-media collection of the Doors lead vocalist’s writings. “A Guide to the Labyrinth: The Collected Works of Jim Morrison” is being produced in collaboration with the […] Continue Reading
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Jim Steinman
Posted on 24 April 2021
Meat Loaf, Celine Dion, Bonnie Tyler and many others paid tribute to Jim Steinman, the late Grammy-winning composer and lyricist. Steinman passed away on Tuesday, April 20, reportedly from kidney failure. He was 73. “Coming here soon, my brother Jimmy. Fly Jimmy fly,” Meat Loaf wrote on social media. He also posted a few of […] Continue Reading
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Greatest Hit’s USA!
Posted on 23 May 2014
Born in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame City, Cleveland OH (Go Browns!), Chuck Matthews is a 25+ year broadcast veteran who’s on air shenanigans include multiple Marconi Award winner WMJI/Cleveland, WTRG/Raleigh, WLCL/Atlanta, WAKR/Akron (where Alan Freed once worked), DMX Primestar Satellite (now DirecTV) as host of the Good Times, Great Oldies channel, and […] Continue Reading
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