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Paul Rodgers returns with first solo album in almost 25 years

Bad Company/Free frontman Paul Rodgers is making his musical return. The singer is set to release the new album Midnight Rose on September 22 and has given fans the first taste with the just-released single “Living It Up.”Midnight Rose is described as “a celebration of a storied career and a ...
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On This Day, June 23, 1973: George Harrison hits #1 on the album chart with ‘Living in the Material World’

On This Day, June 23, 1973 … George Harrison’s third studio solo album, Living in the Material World, landed at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, where it spent five weeks. The album actually knocked Paul McCartney and Wings' Red Rose Speedway out of the top spot. Living in the Material World was Harrison's second #1 album, following 1970’s All Things ...
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‘Queen The Greatest Live’ – episode 22: “We Will Rock You”

Queen is back with episode 22 of their weekly YouTube series, Queen The Greatest Live, and this week they're once again looking at the process of adapting songs for the stage. The new episode focuses on their classic tour closer, “We Will Rock You,” and how it has evolved over the years.The clip ...
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The Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson defends Jimmy Page: “He’s a God of guitar”

The Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson recently talked to Guitar World about the legendary guitarists who helped influence his sound, including Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Jimi Hendrix and Stephen Stills. Not surprisingly, Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page also makes the list, and Robinson doesn’t understand why anyone would have anything bad to say about him. "Anyone who calls him sloppy ...
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Brian May introduces the Star Fleet Project players

Brian May has shared another video giving insight into his 1983 side band Star Fleet Project, this time introducing folks to his bandmates, Eddie Van Halen, Alan Gratzer, Phil Chen and Fred Mandel.In the clip, May calls Van Halen “a phenomenon,” sharing that they met through Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi and that he saw him play for the first ...
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Cyndi Lauper not thrilled about turning 70: “I’m just going to have to get over it”

Cyndi Lauper turns 70 on June 22 and it sounds like the milestone is something she wasn’t exactly looking forward to.  "Oy. Oy. That's all I got to say. Oy!" Lauper told People about her big birthday. "I haven't thought about it. I was always pissed off on ...
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Elton John to be joined by four guests for Glastonbury performance

Elton John previously hinted that he was going to have “guest artists” join him during his headlining set at the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, June 25, and now his husband and manager David Furnish has spilled a little more info about that. In an interview with Sky News, ...
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Paul Simon sells Simon & Garfunkel royalty rights to BMG

Paul Simon has made another catalog deal. The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has sold the royalty rights to his Simon & Garfunkel music to BMG. The deal also includes neighboring rights income, which refers to the performance and broadcast of recordings.The deal includes albums like Sounds of Silence, Parsley Sage, Rosemary ...
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Ringo Starr, Toto & more playing benefit concert for The Ed Asner Family Center

Ringo Starr, Toto and guitarist Joe Bonamassa are just a few of the artists signed on to perform for a special show to help raise funds for The Ed Asner Family Center, which provides programs to support special needs children and their families.The concert is happening September 9 at The ...
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New box set highlights Jeff Beck power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice

A new box set will celebrate the music of Beck, Bogert & Appice, the power trio made up of legendary guitarist Jeff Beck, bassist/singer Tim Bogert and drummer/singer Carmine Appice.Live In Japan 1973, Live In London 1974 is dedicated to Beck, who passed away in 2023, and Bogert, who passed ...
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