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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

In a recent interview, Alice Cooper recalled the struggle he had to face after getting infected with COVID. Cooper and his wife, Sheryl, tested positive for the coronavirus in December. “We were wiped out,” the 73-year-old singer told the Arizona Republic. “We didn’t have to go to the hospital or anything like that. But I…

Ted Nugent, who previously made controversial statements about COVID-19, including saying that it was “not a real pandemic,” revealed that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. “Everybody told me I should not announce this – I have had flu symptoms for the last 10 days. I just… I thought I was dying. Just a…

ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons has released a new song, “Desert Hight,” from his upcoming third solo LP, Hardware, due out on June 4 via Concord Records. “The City of Angels ain’t too far from here. And when I need some sin, it’s always near,” Gibbons sings amidst a skeletal bass line and guitar leads. “The…