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PRPhotos.comRod Stewart only just recently found out why he didn’t play 1985’s legendary Live Aid concert. Rod, who was busy promoting his 32nd album, The Tears Of Hercules, explained to the BBC, “We actually were supposed to do it but a few guys in the band told me that our ex-manager turned it down because…

Ronnie Wilson, the founder of the R&B and funk band, the Gap Band, has reportedly died at age 73. According to TMZ, the older brother of Charlie Wilson died at 10:01 a.m. on Tuesday (November 2nd) at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The legendary singer passed away peacefully with his wife holding his hand as…

PRPhotos.comIn a teaser for Madonna’s addition to her Paramount + documentary, Madame Xtra Q&A, Kim Kardashian West asks her where she stores all of her famous wardrobe? Madonna says it’s all in storage and very well protected in Brooklyn. To make sure it’s preserved, anyone that touches it, has to wear rubber gloves. Madonna’s concert…

PRPhotos.comZakk Wylde has revealed that he’ll play rhythym guitar on Ozzy Osbourne’s upcoming album. Wylde told Music Radar about the new album, “The new Ozzy stuff is sounding great. And for sure, it’s an honor to play on a record with all my heroes.” Wylde will be playing alongside Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Tony…

PRPhotos.comColdplay will release their anticipated collaboration with BTS, called “My Universe,” on September 24th. The track was written by Coldplay and BTS and will be sung in both English and Korean. “My Universe” is available to pre-order or pre-save now, with a CD single also available to order at myuniverse.coldplay.com. The song follows Coldplay’s hit…

Getty ImagesIt was 55 years ago Sunday (September 12th, 1966) that The Monkees premiered on NBC. The series featured relative unknowns Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork as a struggling rock band, living together in a beach house, who each week would stumble from one comedic adventure to the next. The show,…

Getty ImagesKenny Rogers will be honored in a new star-studded concert special, called Kenny Rogers: All In For The Gambler, to be broadcast on Thursday, September 23rd at 9 p.m. ET (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS. The show will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Filmed at the Bridgestone Arena…

Getty ImagesThe Beach Boys are back in the Top 10 with the release of their new critically acclaimed box set, Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions 1969 – 1971. The collection, which debuted at Number Nine on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart with 10,000 physical units sold, entered the Billboard 200 albums chart…

PRPhotos.comRonnie Milsap is mourning the loss of his wife, Joyce, who died on Monday (September 6th) at the age of 81 after 54 years of marriage. Ronnie referred to Joyce as his “sapphire.” He is quoted in her obituary as saying, “There are no words, and not enough songs in the world to explain how…

Getty ImagesPaul McCartney has just uploaded a new 10-song Spotify playlist on his official PaulMcCartney.com site — and has chosen tunes that spotlight the “stars and skies” for September’s list. The new tracklist was posted with an introduction that reads, “As the long summer days come to an end and the nights are drawing in,…