Music

PRPhotos.comJohn Mellencamp has announced a massive 76-date 2023 tour, which kicks off on February 5th in Bloomington, Indiana and wraps on June 24th in South Bend, Indiana. Ultimate Classic Rock reported the five-month trek will play multiple theater stops in most cities. Regardless of some of the high class venues he performs at, John Mellencamp…

Getty ImagesPhil Collins and Genesis are the latest artists to cash out their publishing and master recording catalogues for the big bucks, according to Rolling Stone. The $300 million deal with Concord includes the group and solo works of Collins and bandmates Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford from 1975 on — but excludes anything from…

Getty ImagesArt Garfunkel is set for a brief East Coast run next month. The legendary singer will take in stops in Reading and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania along with shows in Red Bank and Englewood, New Jersey. Garfunkel’s concerts, which feature an even split between solo favorites and Simon & Garfunkel classics, are low-key events, with Garfunkel…

Getty ImagesRapper Coolio has reportedly died. He was 59. According to TMZ, the Coolio’s manager Jarez said that the rapper was visiting a friend yesterday afternoon (September 28th) and he went into the bathroom. But when he didn’t come out after a while, his friend kept calling out for him. The friend eventually went into…

Getty ImagesComing on November 25th is David Bowie’s Divine Symmetry, a newly compiled a four-CD, one Blu-ray box set celebrating “the 12 months leading up to the release of the album Hunky Dory in December 1971 via home demos, BBC radio sessions, and live and studio recordings.” The collection contains 48 previously unreleased tracks/demos and…

Getty ImagesIt was 45 years ago today (September 29th, 1977) that Billy Joel released his breakthrough fifth album, 1977’s The Stranger. The album didn’t enter the Top 10 until nearly four months after its release, finally appearing on January 21st, 1978 when it took a four-spot jump to enter at Number 10 under The Grand…

Getty ImagesSammy Hagar admits that he still regrets that a final all-inclusive Van Halen tour with all its past and former members never took place. Hagar and the Circle drop their latest album, Crazy Times, tomorrow (September 30th), and the “Red Rocker” appears in conversation tonight (September 29th) for a career-spanning chat at the Clive…

Getty ImagesTuesday night’s (September 27th) star-studded Taylor Hawkins tribute at L.A.’s Kia Forum once again featured the late-drummer’s heroes, friends, and fans performing the songs by the artists that meant the most to him. Loudwire posted the night’s setlist and, like the previous Wembley Stadium show, the amount of sheer talent gracing the stage alongside…

PRPhotos.comFoo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has opened up about the death of his bandmate Taylor Hawkins. In an interview with The Plug with Justin Jay, Shiflett compared the loss of Hawkins to that of his father. He explained, “I remember for a long time after my dad died, you’re sad about it, but you almost,…