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On This Day, Nov. 18, 1978: Billy Joel lands first #1 album with '52nd Street'
On This Day, Nov. 18, 1978…Billy Joel landed his first #1 album with 52nd Street, his sixth studio album. The record spent eight weeks on top of the charts.The album, one of the first to be com...
Nov 18, 2025
Mötley Crüe announces dates for The Return of the Carnival of Sins tour
Mötley Crüe The Return of the Carnival of Sins tour admat (courtesy of Live Nation)Mötley Crüe is hitting the road in 2026 to celebrate some big milestones.The band has announced d...
Nov 18, 2025
Pink Floyd releases 25-minute ‘Shine On You Crazy Diamond’ from 'Wish You Were Here 50'
Cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here 50'/ (Sony Music)Pink Floyd’s iconic album Wish You Were Here begins and ends with the two-part track “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” a t...
Nov 18, 2025
Mike Mills shoots down any thoughts of an R.E.M. reunion
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Mike Mills, bass player of R.E.M., performs onstage during the Jim Irsay Collection Exhibit and Concert at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on January 11, 2024 in Los ...
Nov 18, 2025
Movies, music, madness: Robbie Robertson's Insomnia tells 'origin story' of his partnership with Martin Scorsese
Robbie Robertson, 'Insomnia' (Crown Publishing)Robbie Robertson's final solo album, 2019's Sinematic, features "Beautiful Madness," a song inspired by the two years he and Martin Scorsese&nb...
Nov 17, 2025
Movies, music, madness: Robbie Robertson's 'Insomnia' tells 'origin story' of his partnership with Martin Scorsese
Robbie Robertson, 'Insomnia' (Crown Publishing)Robbie Robertson's final solo album, 2019's Sinematic, features "Beautiful Madness," a song inspired by the two years he and Martin Scorsese&nb...
Nov 17, 2025
Cheap Trick announces dates for the All Washed Up tour
: Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick perform at Ascend Amphitheater on August 14, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Cheap Trick released their latest studio a...
Nov 17, 2025
Cheap Trick announces dates for the All Washed Up tour
: Rick Nielsen and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick perform at Ascend Amphitheater on August 14, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)Cheap Trick released their latest studio a...
Nov 17, 2025
Warren Haynes announces 2026 solo shows
Picture of Warren Haynes (Photo credit: Shervin Lainez)Warren Haynes has announced dates for a new 2026 solo tour.The trek will feature just Haynes and his guitar, and will have him playing stripped d...
Nov 17, 2025
Warren Haynes announces 2026 solo shows
Picture of Warren Haynes (Photo credit: Shervin Lainez)Warren Haynes has announced dates for a new 2026 solo tour.The trek will feature just Haynes and his guitar, and will have him playing stripped d...
Nov 17, 2025