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Peter Frampton, Michael McDonald & more rock at 9th annual Love Rocks NYC concert
Peter Frampton and Michael McDonald attend the ninth annual LOVE ROCKS NYC benefit concert For God's Love We Deliver/Getty Images for LOVE ROCKS NYC/photographer Dimitrios Kambouris The ninth annual L...
Mar 07, 2025
David Bowie’s 'Young Americans' turns 50
Parlaphone Records/Warner Music GroupFifty years ago Friday David Bowie released his ninth studio album, Young Americans, which was considered a departure from his glam-rock style, focusing ...
Mar 07, 2025
The Damned founding guitarist Brian James dead at 70
Erica Echenberg/RedfernsBrian James, founding guitarist of the influential English punk band The Damned, has died. He was 70.A post to his Facebook Thursday reads, "It is with great sadness that we an...
Mar 07, 2025
On This Day, March 7, 1970: Simon & Garfunkel hit #1 with 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'
On This Day, March 7, 1970…Simon & Garfunkel hit #1 with their fifth and final studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water.The album featured such iconic Simon & Garfunkel tunes as the tit...
Mar 07, 2025
There comes a time: 40 years ago, the world welcomed 'We Are the World'
Netflix40 years ago today -- March 7, 1985 -- "We Are the World" was released. The charity single was recorded Jan. 28 after the American Music Awards, with stars ranging from Bob Dylan and Stevi...
Mar 07, 2025
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench is embracing 'The Melancholy Season'
Dark Horse Records/BMGIt’s been over a decade since Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench released his debut solo album, You Should Be So Lucky, and he’s back with his ...
Mar 07, 2025
INXS releases live 'Biting Bullets' from 'Listen Like Thieves (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)'
RhinoINXS is celebrating the 40th anniversary of their album Listen Like Thieves with a new deluxe edition, and now they are giving fans a preview of the bonus material that will be included in the re...
Mar 06, 2025
The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards honored with the Connecticut Governor’s Award of Excellence
Courtesy: The Westport LibraryThe Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards was honored Wednesday as the first recipient of the Connecticut Governor’s Award of Excellence; he was recognized for hi...
Mar 06, 2025
The Doors team with Apple Maps to share their favorite band-related locations
Edmund Teske/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesThe Doors are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the band by sharing some of their favorite Doors-related locations with fans.The Rock & Roll H...
Mar 06, 2025
Bryan Adams releases new 'Roll With the Punches' single, ‘Make Up Your Mind’
Badams Music LimitedBryan Adams is giving fans another preview of his upcoming album, Roll With the Punches.The rocker just released the new track “Make Up Your Mind,” which he says is a "...
Mar 06, 2025