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The Year in Music 2023: Rockers say goodbye to the road

Life of a touring musician isn’t easy, which is why it isn’t surprising that after years of touring, several artists either gave up, or cut back, on the road in 2023.- While Elton John announced he was retiring from the road back in 2018, his Farewell Yellow Brick Road ...
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Freddie Mercury’s 78th birthday celebration announced

Freddie Mercury's birthday will once again be celebrated with a big bash this fall. The Queen frontman would have turned 78 on September 5, and the band just announced that the Official Freddie Mercury Birthday Party 2024 will take place Saturday, September 7, at the Casino Barriere in Montreux, about two hours outside ...
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The Year in Music 2023: Pink Floyd celebrate 50th anniversary of ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’

It was a big year for Pink Floyd. Even though the band is no longer together, and not necessarily on the best of terms, they didn’t let the anniversary of one of their most iconic albums, The Dark Side of the Moon, go unnoticed. - The Rock ...
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Lenny Kravitz’s “Road to Freedom” makes Barack Obama’s list of favorite music of 2023

President Barack Obama has come out with his annual list of his favorite music of 2023, with Lenny Kravitz earning one of the coveted spots. Kravitz makes the list for his tune “Road to Freedom” from the movie Rustin, which was produced by Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground production company. The ...
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On This Day, December 29, 1985: Billy Joel becomes a first-time father

On This Day, December 29, 1985 …Billy Joel became a father when he and his wife, model Christie Brinkley, welcomed daughter Alexa Ray, the only child they had together.Their daughter's middle name was a tribute to legendary musician Ray Charles, who Billy had collaborated with on the 1987 song “Baby Grand." Joel later wrote ...
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‘Queen the Greatest Live’ – Episode 45: “Live in the 21st Century”

Queen + Adam Lambert spent part of 2023 on the road touring the U.S. on their Rhapsody Tour. For Brian May and Roger Taylor, the live experience certainly has changed since the '70s and '80s when they were touring with Freddie Mercury.In this week’s episode of the band’s weekly YouTube series, Queen ...
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Nile Rodgers talks Chic’s NYRE performance: “We play the same if it’s 100,000 or 100”

Nile Rodgers & Chic will be helping folks ring in the new year, performing on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024.This isn’t the first time Rodgers has performed on the New Year's Eve broadcast, and he’s once again expecting nothing but a good time.“We ...
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The Year in Music 2023: Nothing can stop Bruce Springsteen … except his stomach

A Bruce Springsteen tour after a seven-year absence was something fans were celebrating — until his stomach had other ideas. - In February, Springsteen and the E Street Band kicked off their first tour since 2016 in Tampa, with a show that had Bruce exploring loss and mortality. - The ...
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Watch highlights from the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on New Year’s Day

A special featuring highlights from the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will air Monday, January 1, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.The star-studded event took place in November in Brooklyn, New York. Among the inductees were Elton John's songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, Chaka ...
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The Beatles’ “Now and Then” is one of ‘Variety’s’ best songs of 2023

The Beatles’ final song, “Now and Then,” has made it on to Variety’s list of the best songs of 2023. The track, which was released in November, lands at #32. Variety acknowledged that the tune was bound to be controversial, due to Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr using an old tape of John Lennon’s voice, ...
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