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Musical instruments used by U2, Paul McCartney, Elton John and several other music stars are set to be auctioned off to benefit the Music Rising charity. Music Rising was formed by U2’s The Edge and producer Bob Ezrin in 2005 to aid musicians devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The Edge and Ezrin have collected guitars and…

Australian rock band Midnight Oil recently announced a new album and a Farewell Tour. Midnight Oil announced that a chapter of their half-a-century long career will come to a memorable close next year with the release of a 12-song LP they recorded with late bass player Bones Hillman and a series of big gigs. Both…

Don McLean has graciously reacted to Taylor Swift breaking his long-held record for the longest song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The 10-minute 13 second version of “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)” recently broke the record held by McLean’s 8 minute and 42 seconds-long song “American Pie” since 1972. “Let’s face…

Iconic musician Sir Elton John has added two special hometown shows at Watford FC’s stadium Vicarage Road to his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. The singer will play at Vicarage Road in June to wrap up the European leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. Elton has previously performed at the stadium several times,…

Brian Wilson has released a new song, “Right Where I Belong,” featuring My Morning Jacket’s Jim James. The song was written by Wilson for the soundtrack of the Beach Boy’s upcoming documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road. Wilson revealed that he wrote the song as requested by the film’s director Brent Wilson and Rolling Stone…

Bryan Adams has tested positive for Covid for the second time in a month. The veteran Canadian rock star is currently hospitalized in Italy. “Here I am, just arrived in Milano, and I’ve tested positive for the second time in a month for Covid,” Adams wrote in an Instagram post from Milan’s Malpensa airport. “So…

Ozzy Osbourne’s U.K. and European tour has once again been postponed to May 2023 in the wake of a surge in Covid cases in Europe. The tour, which was originally planned to be held in 2019, was previously moved to January 2022 due to the pandemic. “Due to the ongoing uncertainty with full capacity events…

The Zappa Trust and Ume have shared an exciting alternate version of “Magic Fingers” that is featured on the upcoming super deluxe 50th anniversary edition of Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels. Produced by Ahmet Zappa and Zappa Vaultmeister Joe Travers, the expansive six-disc box set is scheduled for release on December 17 in celebration of the…

Rock legends The Eagles have announced the dates for their Hotel California 2022 Tour. The concerts, spread over February-March 2022, have been set for Savannah, George; Charlotte, North Carolina; Orlando, Florida; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Raleigh, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; and Austin, Texas. Each show will feature Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit,…

Yusuf/Cat Stevens has shared a new lyric video for “Morning Has Broken,” as he celebrates the 50th anniversary of Teaser and the Firecat this year. The lyric video for “Morning Has Broken,” which was directed by Yusuf, shows images of Cat Stevens in 1971. “‘Morning Has Broken’ was adapted from a traditional hymn with words…