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Getty ImagesJohn Fogerty feels a huge burden has been lifted from him since regaining the lost rights to all of his Creedence Clearwater Revival songs. Back in January, Fogerty purchased the legendary song catalog from Concord for an undisclosed sum. Fogerty, who’s now on tour with a band that features his two sons, Shane and…

Getty ImagesU2 has added eight new dates onto their band’s upcoming U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere show in Las Vegas. The newly added shows will play on December 1st, 2nd, 6th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 15th, and 16th. For verified fan presale info, log on to: https://u2.ticketmaster.com/. As it stands now, U2’s UV Achtung Baby…

Getty ImagesOut now is Eric Clapton and the late-Jeff Beck’s collaboration on the standard, “Moon River.” The track, which was recorded not long before Beck’s death last January, has been issued on all streaming platforms and will be available on vinyl on July 14th. This release comes ahead of Clapton’s Jeff Beck tribute shows at…

Getty ImagesIt was 51 years ago today (May 12th, 1972) that the Rolling Stones released their groundbreaking double album, Exile On Main St. The collection chronicled the band’s last days in England and living decadently in exile in and around the French Riviera during the spring and summer of 1971. Exile On Main St., which…

Getty ImagesHappy Birthday to Stevie Wonder, who turns 73 on Saturday (May 13th)!!! 2021 saw Stevie Wonder’ duet with Elton John on “Finish Line,” from Elton’s latest album, The Lockdown Sessions. The video, which featured new and archival footage of people of all creeds, races, and denominations celebrating the big moments in life, also includes…

Getty ImagesIt was 53 years ago Sunday (May 14th, 1970) that Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) released their single “Ohio” as a tribute to four students killed by National Guardsmen on May 4th, 1970 during anti-war protests at Ohio’s Kent State University. David Crosby and Neil Young were together in the days following the…

Getty ImagesSet for release on July 28th is At Newport — Joni Mitchell’s critically lauded July 24th, 2022 stage comeback at the Newport Folk Festival. For the historic event, Mitchell was joined on stage by Brandi Carlile, Wynonna Judd, Marcus Mumford, Celisse, Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of Lucius, and Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, among…

Getty ImagesIn a new chat with Music Radar, Metallica frontman James Hetfield explained how the band became more democratic during the sessions for its latest album, 72 Seasons. Hetfield spoke about how he and drummer Lars Ulrich integrated the musical ideas of lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo: “I don’t want to sit…

PRPhotos.comThe Pretenders will release their next album, titled Relentless on September 21st. The band has already dropped the album’s first single, “Let The Sun Come In” and will kick off its European tour tonight (May 12th) in Brighton, England at the Great Escape Festival. North American fans will have to wait until October 1st to…