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Peter Gabriel, Frankie Valli among O2 Silver Clef Awards winners

Peter Gabriel and Frankie Valli are among the announced winners for the 2022 O2 Silver Clef Awards. The annual U.K. ceremony is presented by the charity Nordoff Robbins, which provides music therapy to those "living with life-limiting illness, disability and isolation." Gabriel will be honored with ...
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Neil Young’s unreleased 2001 album ‘Toast,’ recorded with Crazy Horse, due out in July

Toast, an album that Neil Young recorded with Crazy Horse in 2001 but then shelved, finally will be released on July 8. The seven-track collection, which was recorded at Toast Studios in San Francisco, includes three songs that have never ...
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Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band launches 2022 North American tour tonight in Rama, Canada

After a two-year layoff because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band launch a new North American tour tonight at Casino Rama in Rama, Canada. The two-part trek's first leg runs through a June 26 concert in Clearwater Florida, while the ...
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Journey’s Jonathan Cain releases new faith-inspired album, ‘Arise’; band announces new US concerts

Journey is set to release its first studio album in 11 years in July, but in advance of that record, the band's longtime keyboardist and songwriter Jonathan Cain has delivered his latest faith-based solo effort, Arise. The 11-collection is the sixth full-length spiritual-themed project that ...
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Alderaan’s not far away: RHCP’s Flea guests on ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’

Flea is officially part of the Star Wars universe. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has a role in the new Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries, which just premiered Friday morning on Disney+. He plays a bounty hunter who's hired to kidnap child Princess Leia in an ...
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Bringin’ On the ‘Halos’: Def Leppard’s latest studio, ‘Diamond Star Halos,’ arrives today

Def Leppard's 12th studio album, Diamond Star Halos, was released today. The 15-track collection was recorded remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, with frontman Joe Elliott in Ireland, bassist Rick Savage in the U.K., and guitarists ...
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Colts owner Jim Irsay to display collection of historic rock guitars in NYC next week

In recent years, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has purchased some of the music world's most historic guitars, as well as many other famous memorabilia items. He will be putting his collection on public display in New York City ...
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Jon Anderson, Geoff Downes among artists paying homage to late Yes drummer Alan White

In the wake of the sad news that longtime Yes drummer Alan White died today at age 72, a number of music artists have shared tributes to the late rocker, among them founding Yes singer Jon Anderson and the ...
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Depeche Mode’s Andy Fletcher dead at 60

Depeche Mode member Andy Fletcher has died at age 60. The seminal synth-pop band announced the news in a statement Thursday, reading, "We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member, and ...
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35 years ago today, Richard Marx released the “most important song” of his career: “I cherish it”

Thirty-five years ago today -- May 26, 1987 -- Richard Marx released his debut single, "Don't Mean Nothing." It hit #3, earned him a Grammy nomination and launched a career that's still going today. Richard tells ABC Audio that while he'd never say the song ...
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