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PRPhotos.comJudas Priest will be heading into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame this year but frontman Rob Halford isn’t too happy about it. Instead of going in in the performer category, they’re getting the Musical Excellence Award, which has historically gone to session musicians and producers. Halford recently told AZ Central, “I was a…

Getty ImagesIt was 46 years ago today (July 27th, 1976) that John Lennon was issued his Green Card, winning his four-year battle with the U.S. Government to stay in America. Lennon’s fight for residency began almost immediately upon landing in the States in the fall of 1971 with wife Yoko Ono. Due to the couple’s…

PRPhotos.comGrateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir has just rolled out the fall dates for his side band Bobby Weir & The Wolf Bros. The trek begins on September 30th in Waterbury, Connecticut’s Palace Theater and wraps over two nights — November 4th and 5th — at Denver, Colorado’s Mission Ballroom. Along the way, the band will…

PRPhotos.comPerry Farrell is firing on all cylinders beyond Jane’s Addiction’s upcoming arena tour with Smashing Pumpkins. Spin.com reported today (July 27th), Farrell will appear at a benefit concert spearheaded by Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan to raise money for the victims of the July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, which has been the musician’s…

Getty Images”RACING IN THE STREET” TOPS GREATEST SONGS LIST The editors of Mojo magazine have compiled the list of the “50 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs.” Coming in at Number One is the Side Two closer from 1978’s Darkness On The Edge Of Town — the mournful “Racing In The Streets.” Coming in at Number Two…

PRPhotos.comFarm Aid 2022 will return without Neil Young once again this year, hitting Raleigh, North Carolina’s Coastal Credit Union Mark Park at Walnut Creek on September 24th. For the second year running, Young has cited his fears of Covid as the reason for staying away. Rolling Stone reported that this year’s lineup for the annual…

Getty ImagesIn one of the rare cases of a showbiz couple defying the odds, congratulations go out to the Fifth Dimension’s Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. who celebrate their 53rd anniversary today (July 26th). In the couple’s autobiography, Up, Up And Away: How We Found Love, Faith And Lasting Marriage In The Entertainment World,…

PRPhotos.comBritney Spears is working with Elton John to make her much-anticipated comeback. Page Six reports that the embattled pop star secretly recorded a duet with John of his song, “Tiny Dancer” in Beverly Hills last week. A music industry insider said the recording session was produced by Andrew Watt and added, “This was Elton’s idea,…

Getty ImagesSqueeze’s Glenn Tilbrook has rolled out a string of fall dates, primarily hitting the East Coast with a smattering of Midwest shows thrown in the mix. The solo jaunt kicks off on September 14th in Ridgefield, Connecticut and wraps on October 11th in Atlanta, Georgia. Along the 19-date trek, Tilbrook will make stops in…