Brian Wilson and Roger Daltrey have joined with non-profit organization “The Miraculous Love Kids” for a new updated rendition of “Love & Mercy,” a song written by Wilson for his 1988 solo album.

The Miraculous Love Kids served as Afghanistan’s only school of music for war-torn, poverty-stricken girls and young women until August 15, 2021.

A previous version of “Love & Mercy” served as the first song and video released by The Miraculous Kids in 2018.

“This is quite a feat for girls from such harrowing beginnings – war, poverty, discrimination, and threat of childhood marriage,” MLKs founder and director Lanny Cordola says. “‘LOVE & MERCY’ is one of Brian’s most poignant musical statements about the human condition. The melding of Brian, Roger, and the girls is a sound divine. An honor of the highest magnitude and a dream come true for the girls and I. These are world-class musicians with world-class souls.”

“You don’t have to thank me for doing this. I’m really passionate about how you are being treated. You are the future of your country. Please make it better. You really can. And music will play a big part in that…you’ll see,” Daltrey said in a statement to The Miraculous Love Kids.

Former Journey singer Steve Perry recently released a cover of the band’s classic ballad “Faithfully,” featuring country legend Willie Nelson.

Recorded at Ronnie’s Place in Nashville, Tennessee and at Steve’s studio, Love Box, the track was produced by Kent Wells and Perry and engineered by Joel McKenne, Kyle Dickinson and Perry.

Additional musicians featured on the duet include Mike Rojas on piano, James Mitchell on electric guitar, Wells on acoustic guitar, Scott Sanders on steel guitar, Steve Mackey on bass, Mickey Raphael on harmonica, and Nir Z on drums.

All proceeds from the new version of “Faithfully” will go to the non-profit Farm Aid organization, founded 40 years ago by Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young in response to the growing crisis faced by American family farmers during the 1980s.

Of the reimagined track, Perry shares, “No one has a voice or vocal phrasing anything like Willie Nelson. Singing this duet with Willie has been something I’ve always wanted to do. After recording ‘Faithfully’ with JOURNEY, I always felt it would be a great song for Willie too. What a wonderful experience it was to finally sing with Willie. I’m so proud of what we have accomplished together.”

Nelson adds, “Working with Steve Perry on ‘Faithfully’ was a meaningful experience. It was a pleasure to collaborate on this song. I’m proud that we could create something meaningful and use it to give back through Farm Aid.”

Grammy-winning artist Trisha Yearwood will lead a concert at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater on July 22nd, celebrating the music of Linda Ronstadt and the Los Angeles country-rock scene of the 1960s through ’80s.

The concert, called Trisha Yearwood and Friends Celebrate Linda Ronstadt and Los Angeles Country-Rock, will feature Yearwood and special guest performances by Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Patti Scialfa and James Taylor.

The event, which is co-produced by Yearwood and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, will benefit the nonprofit museum’s educational mission of preserving and interpreting the evolving history of country music.

Tickets are on sale now at www.countrymusichalloffame.org.

The concert is hosted in connection with the museum’s major exhibition, titled, Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock.

The concert will feature Ronstadt’s music, among other country-rock classics, and highlight the connections between Grammy-winning artist and songwriter Crowell, Country Music Hall of Fame member Harris and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Taylor, who each contributed to this musical movement. Scialfa, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the E Street Band, will also lend her voice and talents to the evening.

“Linda Ronstadt is a big reason I wanted to be a singer,” said Yearwood. “I was 10 years old when I discovered her music, and her big voice drew me in. She combined the country music that my parents listened to…like Tammy Wynette and Patsy Cline…but it had an edge to it that I loved.”

“Through Ronstadt, I discovered Emmylou Harris, the Eagles, Jackson Browne, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Gram Parsons and many more,” she added. “I’m honored to be a part of celebrating Linda and this incredible era of music that is such an important part of the history of country music.”

Rock icon and longtime friend of the late Toby Keith, Sammy Hagar is set to host the 21st Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic.

The Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic returns on May 31st through June 1st for its latest edition in support of OK Kids Korral, the cost-free home for families of children dealing with critical illnesses.

Opening with the annual Friday night gala at Riverwind Casino, the invite-only event carries over with the next day’s shotgun start golf tournament at Keith’s Belmar Golf Club.

Silent auction items include autographed guitars from Taylor Swift, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Jamey Johnson and Thomas Rhett; signed items from sports icons Roger Clemens, Jack Nicklaus and Rickie Fowler; concert tickets from Lainey Wilson and Dylan Gossett; a Grand Ole Opry experience; a Texas Rangers experience; household items from Ashley Furniture; and jewelry, purses and more.

Pink Floyd have returned to No. 1 on the U.K. albums chart for the first time in more than a decade.

Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII marks the legendary band’s seventh No. 1 album and their first since The Endless River in 2014.

The groundbreaking 1972 film, directed by Adrian Maben at Pink Floyd’s Pompeii Roman Amphitheatre show a year before, has been digitally re-mastered from its original 35mm footage, with newly mixed audio from Steven Wilson.

Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII also debuts atop the Official Vinyl Albums Chart as the most popular record on wax this week.

Meanwhile, Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet rebounds to No. 2 on the U.K. albums chart, and Ed Sheeran’s +-=÷× (Tour Collection) returns to the Top 5 at No. 3.

“Feels Like the First Time – The Foreigner Musical,” a world-premiere production built around the hit songs of the iconic rock band, brings together Broadway creatives, university students, and established artists in a year-long developmental process culminating in a staged production debuting in 2026.

Broadway luminary and inaugural Artist-in-Residence at Long Island University Adam Pascal will direct “Feels Like the First Time,” featuring 14 of Foreigner’s iconic hit songs.

This new musical will receive a developmental workshop and staged reading in fall 2025. The fully-staged world premiere production will run during April 17-26, 2026 at LIU’s Little Theatre.

To support the production, Foreigner will appear at an exclusive benefit concert hosted by original lead singer Lou Gramm at Tilles Center on September 5, 2025.

Tickets will go on sale to the public on May 16. Presales for Tilles Center Members and Foreigner Fan Club will be held on May 12 and for Tilles Center Subscribers on May 13.

WIOE’s Helicopter Lucy flew the winner of a helicopter ride from the Magical Meadows Fundraising Auction Thursday, May 8th, 2025. Contact WIOE (574-268-9830) about the possibility of a helicopter ride donation to benefit your organization. Or if you want to give the gift of a helicopter ride for graduation, birthdays, anniversaries, or simply for fun!

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Don Felder has released a new single, “I Like The Things You Do,” from his upcoming fourth solo album, The Vault-Fifty Years of Music.

The forthcoming album features re-recorded demos and unreleased gems from the legendary guitarist’s extensive musical journey, including tracks originally submitted for Eagles albums.

“I Like the Things You Do,” which is a riff-heavy celebration of timeless attraction, channels Felder’s soaring guitar licks and feel-good groove. Felder wrote the song as a tribute to his partner Jaden.

Felder previously released “Free At Last” and “Hollywood Victim” from the forthcoming album.

TH Entertainment and Mercury Studios have announced Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ann Wilson and her band Tripsitter’s Live in Concert will be released on Blu-Ray and digital video on June 6th.

The concert took place when Wilson stopped at Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl in July 2023 while on tour in support of her album Another Door. Ann performed an energetic set that day, playing songs from Another Door as well as some of Heart’s classics such as “Crazy On You,” “Barracuda,” “Magic Man,” along with covers of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” and “Going to California.”

Ann Wilson & Tripsitter’s Live in Concert tracklist:

1. “Crazy On You”
2. “This Is Now”
3. “Love Alive”
4. “Magic Man”
5. “Going To California”
6. “Ruler Of The Night”
7. “Even It Up”
8. “Straight On”
9. “Miss One & Only”
10. “Rain of Hell”
11. “Immigrant Song”
12. “Mistral Wind”
13. “Isolation”
14. “Tripsitter”
15. “Rusty Robots”
16. “Barracuda”

Rock legend Billy Idol recently released his first full-length album in over a decade, Dream Into It, via Dark Horse Records/BMG.

The album, which charted at No. 2 in Germany, follows Idol’s two previous releases: The Roadside EP in 2021 and The Cage EP in 2022.

Dream Into It features performance and co-writing contributions from Idol’s longtime guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens plus appearances by Avril Lavigne, Joan Jett, and Alison Mosshart. The album was produced by Tommy English.

Ahead of the album release, Idol previously shared the single “Still Dancing” and recently debuted the single and video for “77” featuring Lavigne, who also joined Idol for an album trailer ahead of the album’s release.

The premiere of Idol’s new documentary film, Billy Idol Should Be Dead, is set for the Tribeca Film Festival on June 10.