Tina Turner, one of the greatest rock’n ’roll singers of all time, has died in Switzerland at the age of 83.“With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model.”

The singer rose to prominence performing with her husband Ike Turner in the 1960s before overcoming the abusive marriage to go on to become a chart-topping solo artist.

Turner earned a legion of fans for her riveting live performances, and was best known for songs such as “Private Dancer”, “The Best”, “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and “Proud Mary”.

Born Anna Mae Bullock on 26 November, 1939, in Nutbush, Tennessee, Turner would go on to sell more than 180 million albums and won 12 Grammy Awards.

Turner was diagnosed with intestinal cancer in 2016 and received a kidney transplant in 2017.

Earth, Wind and Fire guitarist and co-vocalist, Sheldon Reynolds, has died aged 63.

The revered musician’s bandmate, Philip Bailey, confirmed the sad news on Wednesday (24.05.23).

The cause of death is not known at this time.

Philip, the legendary R’n’B group’s lead singer, recalled how former frontman Maurice White – who died in 2016 aged 74 – was wowed by Sheldon’s vocals, as he hailed him an “excellent addition” to the group. In a touching tribute, he wrote on Facebook: “This news of Sheldon Reynolds transition is very sad for all of us who knew and worked with him. Sheldon vocally had Reese down. That’s what Maurice said when he hired Sheldon to share vocals and play guitar. Sheldon was an excellent addition to the band, a great writer and producer, and a genuinely kind and loving person. He will be missed. Our condolences to his family.

Rest in Peace.

PB

Late Canadian folk icon Gordon Lightfoot’s final album is due to be released on July 14.

At Royal Albert Hall is a double album that was recorded live in concert at the legendary London venue on May 24, 2016. It is Lightfoot’s fourth live album. Lightfoot passed away on May 1 at age 84.

At Royal Albert Hall is described in a press statement as “an unembellished live mix of that night’s performance, without edits, overdubs, remixing, or re-sequencing. It captures every song performed in the order they were played, down to the encore by Gordon and his band – Rick Haynes on bass, Barry Keane on drums, Mike Heffernan on keys, and Carter Lancaster on guitar.”

The 26-track album features six of Lightfoot’s 11 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including all four of his top 10 hits: “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

Ted Nugent has replaced his canceled Alabama concert with a show in Mississippi and declared, “You Can’t Cancel Me.”

Earlier this month, Nugent’s concert in Birmingham, Alabama, was canceled due to social media backlash surrounding his controversial political views.

The legendary rocker was scheduled to perform on July 18 at Avondale Brewing Co. However, his appearance was canceled on May 4, one day before tickets were due to go on sale via Ticketmaster.

Avondale Brewing’s Facebook page received nearly 1,000 comments criticizing the musician for his far-right beliefs and labeling him homophobic, transphobic and misogynistic.”The concerts are selling out left and right – except where some freaks think that men should go into women’s bathrooms and locker rooms, and who think that comfortably numb is a desirable condition for your children,” Nugent said during an episode of his “Nightly Nuge” show.

He continued, “They have protested. I think there were six snakes — they were serpents — that protested one of my concerts down in Birmingham, Alabama, of all places. We were selling tickets left and right. They cancelled the concert, and the Nugent haters — which is the Michael Moore, Hunter Biden fan club — they actually cancelled the concert in Birmingham, but an hour later I booked another gig for more money across the border in Mississippi. So when you mess with Uncle Ted, you lose.”

He also called the cancellation of his show at the Avondale Brewery as a move by “the lunatic fringe,” adding, “But again, you see that smile on my face? You can’t cancel me.”

Stevie Nicks has announced an additional 13 dates for her 2023 tour this summer and fall.

Tickets for all newly announced shows go on sale Friday, May 19, at 10 AM local time with various presales beforehand.

The second leg starts Tuesday, August 8, at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, making stops in Austin, New York, Detroit, San Diego, and more before wrapping up on Tuesday, December 5, at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California.

These dates are in addition to 14 previously announced solo dates and eight joint headlining stadium concerts with Billy Joel.
Stevie Nicks – 2023 Tour Dates:

Mon May 22 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Thu May 25 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Tue Jun 20 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Fri Jun 23 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Tue Jun 27 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
Tue Aug 08 — Milwaukee, WI — Fiserv Forum
Sat Aug 12 — Houston, TX — Toyota Center
Tue Aug 15 — Austin, TX — Moody Center
Wed Sep 27 — Pittsburgh, PA — PPG Paints Arena
Sun Oct 01 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden
Wed Oct 04 — Buffalo, NY — KeyBank Center
Sat Oct 28 — Memphis, TN — FedExForum
Wed Nov 01 — Savannah, GA — Enmarket Arena
Sat Nov 04 — Allentown, PA — PPL Center
Tue Nov 07 — Detroit, MI — Little Caesars Arena
Wed Nov 29 — San Diego, CA — Viejas Arena
Sat Dec 02 — Inglewood, CA — The Kia Forum
Tue Dec 05 — Palm Desert, CA — Acrisure Arena
Tue Dec 12 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Fri Dec 15 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

John Mellencamp recently shared a new song from his upcoming album, Orpheus Descending.

Mellencamp also shared an official lyric video for the single, called “The Eyes Of Portland.”

Orpheus Descending will be released June 16 via Republic Records and is available for pre-order now.

Orpheus Descending, produced by Mellencamp and recorded at his own Belmont Mall Studio, marks his twenty fifth studio album.

One of his most personal records to date, standout tracks “Hey God” and “The Eyes of Portland” focus on social issues Mellencamp continues to passionately advocate for. Mellencamp is currently in the midst of his massive Live and In Person 2023 North American tour, with dates running through June 27.

He is performing songs from the new LP during his live set.

The Pretenders recently shared “Let The Sun Come In,” the first single from their upcoming album, Relentless.

Relentless will mark the band’s 12th full-length LP and is a follow-up of their 2020 album Hate For Sale. Produced by David Wrench and recorded at Battery Studios in West London, the album will drop on September 1 via Parlophone.

The album features 12 new songs co-written by the iconic Chrissie Hynde and Pretenders’ guitarist James Walbourne.

Commenting on the partnership with Walbourne, Hynde said, “We had developed this method of working remotely and it seemed like we just kept on doing it for this album.”

“This is something that we’ve honed down to an art in the last few years,” she added. “He always comes up with something I wouldn’t have thought of myself and I love surprises.”

Smokey Robinson is set to perform at the Fox Theatre on August 5, returning to one the most significant venues in his hometown Detroit.

The upcoming “Robinson’s Show” marks the Motown legend’s first hometown concert since he played the Detroit River Days festival in 2019.

The Fox Theatre played a big role in Robinson’s musical history, as the singer and his group, The Miracles, played several shows at the venue in the ’60s. Then, Robinson headlined the Fox’s grand reopening night in 1988 after the Ilitch family restored the 1928 venue at a cost of about $12 million.

Robinson, who was born in Detroit, encouraged Berry Gordy to found Motown Records, which made him a star. “Shop Around,” which was written by Robinson and performed by his group, became Motown’s first million-selling hit.

Music legend Eric Clapton is releasing new recordings from Bushbranch/Surfdog Records.

“Moon River,” recorded not long before Jeff Beck’s tragic passing, was shared digitally across all streaming platforms on Friday.

This release comes ahead of a series of Jeff Beck tribute shows at Royal Albert Hall in London.

After Beck’s passing, Clapton made the decision to couple this new recording of “Moon River” on new song, “How Could We Know,” featuring Judith Hill, Simon Climie, and Daniel Santiago.The double A-side 7-inch vinyl, consisting of “Moon River” and “How Could We Know” will be released on July 14. Go to https://orcd.co/moonriverecjb to pre-order.

This new release comes ahead of Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, to be held in Los Angeles in September.