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U2’s The Edge says new song might ‘happen very soon’
ABC/Isa Mae AstuteIt sounds like we may be getting new music from U2 this year.Guitarist The Edge appeared on the Sodajerker on Songwriting podcast to talk about the band's recent 20th anniv...
Jill Lances Jan 06, 2025

Bono receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom
CHRIS KLEPONIS/AFP via Getty ImagesBono has added another honor to his list of achievements. The U2 frontman was at the White House Saturday, where he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, ...
Jill Lances Jan 04, 2025

Neil Young to release 'lost' album 'Oceanside Countryside'
Reprise RecordsNeil Young has announced his latest Analog Original Series release, the “lost” album Oceanside Countryside.The previously unreleased album was recorded before 1978...
Jill Lances Jan 03, 2025

Carlos Santana postpones 2025 Las Vegas residency start after breaking finger
courtesy of House of Blues Las VegasCarlos Santana has been forced to postpone the start of his 2025 Las Vegas residency after being injured in a fall at his home in Hawaii. “I am sorry to ...
Jill Lances Jan 03, 2025

R.E.M.’s Peter Buck records cover of 1968 track ‘Shape of Things To Come’
Al Pereira/Getty ImagesR.E.M.’s Peter Buck has recorded a cover in celebration of one of his favorite music films of the 1960s.Buck revealed the news on R.E.M.’s Instagram account. He expl...
Jill Lances Jan 03, 2025

'Elton John: Never Too Late' makes BAFTA longlist in documentary category
Courtesy of DisneyElton John is in the running for a BAFTA nomination for his recent documentary Elton John: Never Too Late.The film has made the longlist for the 2025 EE Bafta Film Awards, hande...
Jill Lances Jan 03, 2025

On This Day, Jan. 3, 1945: Stephen Stills was born
On This Day, Jan. 3, 1945 ...Stephen Stills, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Manassas, was born in Dallas, Texas.Stills has wri...
Jill Lances Jan 03, 2025

Neil Young says he will now play Glastonbury, citing 'error in the information received'
Gary Miller/Getty ImagesNeil Young is going to Glastonbury after all.After announcing he was pulling out of the British festival due to the BBC’s sponsorship of the event, the Rock & Roll Ha...
Jill Lances Jan 03, 2025

Rhino launches Start Your Ear Off Right vinyl series with releases from Fleetwood Mac, the Ramones & more
RhinoRhino is kicking off 2025 with a new series of limited-edition vinyl releases from artists like Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, the Ramones, ZZ Top and more.The Start Your Ear Off Right series...
Jill Lances Jan 03, 2025

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Chairman John Sykes on why Phil Collins, Sting aren’t in the hall as solo artists
Roberto Ricciuti/RedfernsThe nominees for the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame are usually decided upon in January, and it's likely that someone will be disappointed when their favorite artist doesn'...
Jill Lances Jan 02, 2025
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