Ray Wilson opened up about the highs and lows of his brief tenure fronting Genesis, saying the experience was “like being taken to the top of Mount Everest and thrown off.” Wilson joined the veteran prog-pop band in 1996, becoming their third lead singer — following Phil Collins, who quit in March of that year, and […]
Former Deep Purple and Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner revealed his lifelong hair-loss issue, which led to being bullied when he was at school. In a press photo for his upcoming solo album Belly of the Beast, Turner appeared without a wig for the first time since he was 14 years old, 11 years after […]
Elton John said he hoped “Hold Me Closer,” his new duet with Britney Spears, would help restore the pop star’s confidence. The singer and songwriter initially connected with producer Andrew Watt on the project. Together, they worked on the song’s structure, remixing the track, adding new instrumental layers and editing John’s original vocals. As they pondered who […]
Robert Plant said he once told Alison Krauss that he felt “embarrassed” about Led Zeppelin‘s song “The Battle of Evermore,” and she offered him a different perspective on it. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, he laughed about having involved “one or two too many, well, hobbits” in some of his early lyrics, but […]
Sammy Hagar still knows how to throw one heck of a beach party. It didn’t matter in this case that the “beach” was a muggy parking lot in the Detroit suburbs, thousands of miles from his typical home base in tropical Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Fans began congregating early in the day, laying out spreads […]
Elton John has teamed with Britney Spears for the song “Hold Me Closer,” which combines elements of his previous tunes “Tiny Dancer,” “The One” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” Like “Cold Heart,” John’s hugely successful 2021 collaboration with pop star Dua Lipa, “Hold Me Closer” sees the Rocketman’s classic song parts fused with modern dance production. […]
Poison scored the only No. 1 single of their career with 1988’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” despite deep misgivings from radio programmers. Poison was already a household name, having several songs in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 20, including “Talk Dirty to Me” (No. 9), “I Won’t Forget You” (No. 13), “Nothin’ But a […]
The Beatles‘ classic album Revolver will be the next of the band’s albums to be remixed and released as a boxed set. According to Variety, “Apple Corps and Universal Music have confirmed that a deluxe celebration of the 1966 release — which, like the Beatle boxes that have preceded it, will include a Giles Martin […]
Billy Joel invited Olivia Rodrigo to guest with him at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night, giving the pop star the chance to confirm her appreciation of his work. The pair performed her 2021 hit “Deja Vu” followed by Joel’s 1983 classic “Uptown Girl.” You can watch a clip of their performance below. “Thank you so […]
Bret Michaels says discussions about a new Poison album wouldn’t end well. As a result, he doesn’t think they’ll ever make another one – though Michaels is talking up the chances of writing and recording a song featuring the spirit of their biggest hits. “I know I could get outvoted on this,” Michaels told the […]