Elton John previewed “Hold Me Closer,” his new collaborative song with Britney Spears, by singing over the recording outside a restaurant in France. The singer-songwriter posted a video of the performance Tuesday on Instagram. The clip, tagged at La Guerite in Cannes, opens with John introducing the track: “Britney Spears, Elton John — here we go,” […]
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi), a record label that specializes in high-quality vinyl reissues, is the subject of a proposed class action lawsuit seeking damages and restitution following the revelation that the company has been using digital mastering to make its “all-analog” reissues for more than a decade, Billboard reports. For years, MoFi records — labeled either […]
For many aspiring rock bands, signing a record deal is a dream come true. For Big Brother & the Holding Company, it was more a matter of fiscal necessity. In September 1966, the San Francisco band – which included guitarists Sam Andrew and James Gurley, bassist Peter Albin, drummer Dave Getz and singer Janis Joplin – found themselves stranded in Chicago. Even though they […]
Australian singer John Farnham has been diagnosed with cancer. Farnham, 73, underwent surgery on Tuesday morning at a hospital in Melbourne after doctors discovered a cancerous growth. “Cancer diagnosis is something that so many people face every single day, and countless others have walked this path before me,” Farnham said in a statement (via Billboard). “The […]
Golden Earring were still stars in their native Netherlands in 1982, as each of their 15 albums furthered an unbreakable streak of strong sales. But the band had become old news everywhere else: By this point, their international hit “Radar Love” was almost a decade in the rear-view, and they hadn’t cracked the Billboard 200 since […]
Mammoth WVH will be hitting the road in 2023 for a North American tour alongside Alter Bridge. The trek begins on Jan. 25 with a performance at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tampa, Fla. The tour’s first leg runs until a Feb. 18 show in Chicago, after which the bands will take […]
Jerry “JI” Allison, the drummer best known for his work alongside Buddy Holly in the band the Crickets, has died at the age of 82. “Our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Jerry ‘JI’ Allison, drummer in the Crickets, one of Buddy’s very closest friends, and the inspiration to drummers for decades since, […]
Tommy Lee shed some light on the nude selfie he uploaded to social media last week, telling fans he decided to share the revealing photo while in the middle of a “motherfucking bender.” The drummer elucidated on the picture of his penis — which greeted social media users in the wee small hours of the morning earlier this […]
Sammy Hagar has brushed aside talk of an alleged Van Halen tribute tour that churned up the rumor mill earlier this year. He seemed especially bemused by the prospect of former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted taking part in the trek over Michael Anthony. “What’s that about Jason Newsted playing bass for Van Halen?” Hagar asked the News-Herald. “Great guy, […]
Director Peter Jackson says he’s in talks with Disney and Apple about releasing an extended cut of 2021’s The Beatles: Get Back. He describes both companies as “reluctant,” however, in an interview with Kim Masters’ The Business podcast. “They say — and they might be quite right — that there’s no market anymore for extended cuts. But I […]