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6/29/23-Andrew Ridgeley wanted final Wham! tour

Source: music-news.com Andrew Ridgeley regrets that Wham! didn't go on a farewell tour. The guitarist-and-songwriter and his bandmate George Michael performed a greatest hits set at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 28 June 1986 in what was dubbed 'The Final' concert, a name shared with the compilation album that followed. Following the show - which featured special guests such as Sir Elton John and Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon […]

todayJune 29, 2023

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6/19/23-Rod Stewart leaves Rock behind?

Source: music-news.com Rod Stewart has announced his plan to shake up his career by switching genres. In a recent interview with BBC Breakfast, the Maggie May crooner revealed he was planning to "leave all the rock 'n' roll stuff behind" after his extensive 2023 tour this year. "I'm not retiring but I want to move on," the 78-year-old singer told the BBC. "I've just done a swing album with Jools […]

todayJune 19, 2023

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6/13/23-Beatles New AI song

Source: music-news.com Sir Paul McCartney will reunite with the late John Lennon on “the final Beatles song," which has been finished using AI. The surviving member of the legendary rock'n'roll group has revealed they used artificial intelligence on an old demo to extract Lennon's vocals. McCartney, 80, told BBC Radio 4’s 'Today' show: “We just finished it up and it’ll be released this year.” The music legend didn't name the […]

todayJune 13, 2023

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6/8/23-Kool & the Gang still Kool!

Source: music-news.com Kool and the Gang want younger fans to know who they are. The and B band has undergone numerous lineup changes since brothers Robert - who is known as Kool - and Ronald Bell got together with Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West in 1964 but their tracks have been sampled and covered by numerous different artists since then and […]

todayJune 8, 2023

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6/6/23-Bohemian Rhapsody was Mongolian Originally?!

Trusted Source: (CNN) Never-before-seen draft lyrics of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” suggest that Freddie Mercury considered giving his mock-opera anthem a somewhat different title: “Mongolian Rhapsody.” The discovery was made following the emergence of a 15-page folio of lyrics, vocal lines and harmonies handwritten by the singer as he composed his 1975 hit. Near the top of an introductory page, Mercury appears to have crossed out the word “Mongolian” before replacing […]

todayJune 6, 2023

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6/5/23-Soft Cell makes Tainted money!

Source: music-news.com Marc Almond continues to rake in royalties for 'Tainted Love'. Synthpop duo Soft Cell - which sees singer Marc joined by instrumentalist David Ball - released their version of the timeless classic in 1981, and more than four decades later, it's still making a packet and has now gained further popularity thanks to the powers of TikTok. Speaking to the Daily Mirror about its enduring success, Marc said: […]

todayJune 5, 2023

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6/3/23-Belinda Carlisle says Go-Go’s are done

Source: music-news.com Belinda Carlisle has insisted The Go-Gos are "done." The 64-year-old singer was the lead singer of the renowned rock group before going on to achieve a string of hits in her own right in the 1980s and Belinda says the group are finished, having gone out on top with a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2021. She told Variety: "It’s done. It has to be […]

todayJune 3, 2023

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6/2/23-Cynthia Weil, Legendary songwriter dies

Hear Cynthia say hello on "The Lost 45s" on our Interview Page! Source: Variety.com Written By Jem Aswad Grammy-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame member Cynthia Weil — who co-wrote “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “On Broadway,” “Make Your Own Kind of Music,” “Walking in the Rain,” “You’re My Soul and Inspiration,” “Uptown,” “Kicks,” “Here You Come Again,” "Through the Fire,” “Somewhere Out There” and many other hits with her husband […]

todayJune 2, 2023

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6/2/23: Billy Joel to end Madison Square Dates

Billy Joel has announced the end of his Madison Square Garden residency. The Uptown Girl singer announced in a press conference on Thursday that he would wrap up his residency at the famed New York City venue in July 2024. "I'm kind of flabbergasted that it lasted as long as it did. My team tells me that we could continue to sell tickets, but 10 years, 150 shows - all […]

todayJune 2, 2023

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