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Jon Bon Jovi to be a guest mentor on American Idols “grand finale”

Before the winner of this season of American Idol is crowned, they'll be getting advice from a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.Jon Bon Jovi will serve as a guest mentor for the contestants during the show's "grand finale" on May 19 on ABC. He'll be the ...
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Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Cher among this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees

The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees were announced Sunday, April 21, on American Idol: Foreigner, Peter Frampton and Cher got the nod in the Performers category, along with Kool & The Gang, Dave Matthews Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Mary J. Blige and A Tribe Called Quest.In ...
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Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann pays tribute to Dickey Betts: “So long, old friend”

Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann is the latest artist to pay tribute to Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts, who passed away April 18 at the age of 80.In a post on Instagram, Kreutzmann writes of the “intertwined past” of the two bands, noting, ...
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Crowded House’s Neil Finn reflects on his time with Fleetwood Mac

Crowded House’s Neil Finn joined Fleetwood Mac in 2018, along with Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell, after the band fired Lindsey Buckingham. But Finn admits it wasn’t necessarily easy taking his place.It seems that while Buckingham was gone, Stevie Nicks didn’t want much else to change.In a new interview ...
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Robert Plant named patron of UK homeless charity

Robert Plant has been named patron of Good Shepherd, an English charity that helps the homeless community. Plant has been a longtime supporter of the organization and last December invited reps from the group to appear at his local concert at The Halls to help raise ...
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New Ian Gillan coffee table photo book to be released in June

A new photo book dedicated to Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan will be released later this year.Portraits of Gillan, from Rufus Publications, is a coffee table book featuring rare and unseen photos of Gillan and covering his post-Deep Purple career from 1976 through his brief time ...
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U2 releases “Staring at the Sun” remixes for second installment of new digital seriews

U2 is sharing the second installment in their recently launched digital series, U2 To Love and Only Love - Deep Dives and B-Sides.The band plans to release 12 newly remastered collections throughout the year, made up of songs that until now were only available ...
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Listen to David Byrnes cover of Paramores “Hard Times”

David Byrne's has shared a cover of the Paramore song "Hard Times."The horn-laden rendition adds some extra Talking Heads energy to a song that was already greatly influenced by the "Once in a Lifetime" outfit. You can listen to it now via digital outlets.Byrne's ...
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On This Day, April 19, 2012: Levon Helm died at age 71

On This Day, April 19, 2012...Levon Helm, best known as the drummer, singer and multi-instrumentalist for The Band, died at age 71 of throat cancer. As one of The Band's three main vocalists, Helm was featured on many of their classic tracks, including “The Weight,” “Up on ...
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Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes pays tribute to “mentor” Dickey Betts

Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes has paid tribute to Allman Brothers Band co-founder Dickey Betts, who passed away April 18 at the age of 80.“Such a huge loss. Not only for our musical family, but for the world of music in general,” Haynes, who joined ...
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