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On This Day, March 21, 1994: Bruce Springsteen wins an Oscar for Streets of Philadelphia

On This Day, March 21, 1994…Bruce Springsteen added an Oscar to his trophy case, winning the Academy Award for best original song for “Streets of Philadelphia,” which he wrote for the Tom Hanks movie Philadelphia. The tune was one of two tracks from the ...
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Ramones frontman Joey Ramone inspires new children’s book

Ramones frontman Joey Ramone has inspired a new children’s book.Gabba Gabba We Accept You: The Wonderous Tale of Joey Ramone, being released June 27, is described as a “picture book telling the story of a misfit kid who grew up to be a punk rock ...
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The Brothers preview Allman Brothers Band tribute with performance video

Supergroup The Brothers will return to Madison Square Garden in April for another tribute to the Allman Brothers Band, and music fans are getting a little taste of what to expect.The Brothers staged their first Allman Brothers tribute at MSG in 2020, and a performance video ...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd signs with new label, will release 50th anniversary Ryman concert

Lynyrd Skynyrd has a new record label: the band has just signed a deal with Frontiers SRL. Their first release will be Celebrating 50 Years – Live At The Ryman, a special live album and DVD of the band’s historic 50th anniversary concert, which took place in November ...
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Stray Cats’ Brian Setzer offers health update after revealing autoimmune disease

Back in February, Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer revealed that he had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that left him unable to play guitar. Now he’s sharing a health update with fans.“I just want to let you all know that I’m getting better ...
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Rush’s Geddy Lee teams with Moog Music for new Minimoog Model D synthesizer

Moog Music has announced a new collaboration with Rush rocker Geddy Lee.The company is debuting a new synthesizer, the Moog Music Geddy Lee Minimoog Model D. It takes inspiration from the original Minimoog Model D, which helped shape Rush’s progressive rock sound on songs like ...
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Elton John wins $100K Glenn Gould Prize for enriching the human condition

Not like he needs the money, but Elton John has just won a $100,000 prize for his artistic accomplishments.As Toronto's The Globe and Mail reports, Elton is the 15th recipient of the Glenn Gould Prize, which has been handed out by the Toronto-based Glenn Gould Foundation ...
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The Madonna-Barbra-Bette show tune collab that never happened

magine Madonna duetting with Barbra Streisand and Bette Midler. Well, that diva-palooza almost happened in 1993 -- until it didn't.In a new interview, Jay Landers, Streisand's A&R guy, reveals the idea of the triple collab was brought up when Barbra was working on her 1993 ...
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U2 become first Irish songwriters to be honored with fellowship from The Ivors Academy

U2 have been chosen as the next Academy Fellow of The Ivors Academy, the U.K. organization that presents The Ivor Novello Awards to celebrate excellence in British and Irish songwriting.The band — Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. — are the first-ever Irish songwriters to ...
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Bobby Weir unsure whether Grateful Dead will celebrate 60th anniversary with a reunion

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead. While the surviving band members – Bobby Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann – had said there was talk of a reunion to celebrate the milestone, the October death of bassist Phil Lesh seemed to put ...
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