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Lionel Richie Trusted Source: Associated Press at apnews.com By Maria Sherman at AP NEW YORK (AP) — Lionel Richie is taking a break from touring as he recovers from a heart procedure, a representative for the singer confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday. Richie underwent a common procedure for atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, and the “doctor said everything went perfectly,” it read. “Lionel is doing great […]
Naked Eyes Hear Peter say hello on our Interviews Page Trusted Source: Billboard Magazine at billboard.com By Alicia Urrea Peter Byrne, the singer and songwriter who co-founded synth-pop duo Naked Eyes and sang lead vocals on a string of enduring 1980s hits, has died. He was 74. Byrne died peacefully in Los Angeles on Monday (Sept. 14) following a brief illness, according to a press release provided to Billboard announcing […]
Theme: "Cheatin' Songs!" "Lost 45" Conversations: Daryl Hall, Barbara Mason, Billy Paul, Clarence Carter, Telma Hopkins/Dawn & Pooch Tavares! Plus a cheatin' Cher 3-fer & plenty of surprises!
Neil Young Trusted Source: music-news.com Neil Young opens up about his love for Daryl Hannah in new song Earth Girl. The Like A Hurricane singer releases his new album Second Song on Friday (18.09.26) and it features a track dedicated to his actress wife, who he married in 2018, and Neil has confessed the song is one of his favourites. He told MOJO magazine: "It has two melodies in it […]
Soft Cell Trusted Source: music-news.com Marc Almond has admitted the last gigs he played with his late Soft Cell bandmate Dave Ball were “quite depressing to do”. Ball was just 66 when he died in October 2025, but had become “very despondent” in the months leading up to his eventual passing. Marc spoke to The Quietus about the difficult period, as he said: “Dave was in very bad shape. The […]
Billy Joel Trusted Source: Variety at variety.com by Pat Saperstein Billy Joel says he is doing better after brain surgery helped relieve some of the symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus, a disorder he was diagnosed with in 2025. On SiriusXM’s Billy Joel channel Wednesday, the singer talked about the surgery he agreed to after noticing “my balance was not good, I had this sensation of rocking on a boat.” The […]
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Trusted Source: music-news.com Graham Nash has left music fans heartbroken after shooting down any future collaboration between himself, Stephen Stills and Neil Young. The British singer and songwriter was a quarter of supergroup, Crosby, Stills, Nash Young, but said that while three of the members are still alive, the “heartbeat” of the band has gone following the passing of David Crosby in 2023. Asked if […]
Queen Trusted Source: music-news.com Wembley Park has unveiled a 30ft anamorphic mural of Freddie Mercury across its Spanish Steps to celebrate what would have been the Queen frontman’s 80th birthday on Saturday, 5th September 2026. Titled 'I’m Mr. Mercury', the hand-sprayed vinyl artwork was created by British street artist Frank Styles. Applied across all 58 Spanish Steps—which connect Wembley Stadium and OVO Arena Wembley—the installation features a monochromatic portrait of […]
Tim Curry Trusted Source: Associated Press at apnews.com By MARK KENNEDY Updated 4:50 PM EDT, August 26, 2026 Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” has died. He was 80. Curry, who suffered a stroke in 2012 that […]
Dolly Parton Dolly Parton has died. The show she hosted will air this weekend & all next week at lost45.com Hear her say hello on our interview page. Everyone who knows me, knows this is a difficult one. Dolly Parton was a special guest on my show a few times. During one of them, she invited me to Dollywood--a fun place to visit! During another, she asked who my […]
Hear him say hello: https://lost45.com/audio/Latimore.mp3 Latimore Benjamin William Lattimore (September 7, 1939—August 22, 2026), known professionally as Latimore, was an American blues and R&B singer, songwriter and pianist.[1] In 2017, Latimore was inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.[2] Life and career Latimore was born in Charleston, Tennessee,[1] and was influenced by country music, his Baptist church choir, and the blues.[3] His first professional experience came as a pianist […]
ZZ Top Trusted Source: Associated Press at apnews.com By MARK KENNEDY Updated 6:20 AM EDT, August 19, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top who kept the tempo for the band’s biggest hits like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Gimme All Your Lovin’” and “Legs,” has died. He was 77. Beard was in hospice care when he died Tuesday at his ranch in […]
Bonnie Tyler Trusted Source: Associated Press at apnews.com LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of fans lined the streets of a seaside Welsh village on Saturday to bid farewell to late singer Bonnie Tyler as her coffin was brought home. The Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star, beloved worldwide for her 1983 chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” died last month in a hospital in Portugal. She was 75. Tyler was hospitalized […]
Trusted Source: music-news.com Rod Stewart has been forced to cancel a second concert after undergoing a "minor medical procedure". The British singer was scheduled to perform his One Last Time show at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio on Sunday night. However, a spokesperson for the venue announced that the show would be postponed as Stewart needed to go to the hospital for an issue that "required prompt attention". […]
Barbra Streisand Trusted Source: music-news.com Barbra Streisand is set to release her debut children's book next year. On Thursday, editors at Penguin Young Readers and Flamingo Books announced that the Hollywood icon will unveil a picture book titled And By the Way... on 30 March 2027. Written by Streisand and illustrated by Paige Keiser, the project follows a "grandparent-grandchild pair on a dazzling day as they play, splash, and contemplate […]
Phil Collins Trusted Source: music-news.com Phil Collins has recalled how he nearly died from alcohol abuse in 2024. In an interview for The Sunday Times published this week, the legendary musician described how he was admitted to a hospital in Switzerland for alcohol addiction in late 2023. Though Collins was initially discharged, he returned a short time later and was quickly placed in intensive care. "My kidneys were packing up, […]
Elton John Trusted Source: music-news.com Elton John celebrated 36 years of sobriety on Wednesday. The Rocketman singer celebrated the latest milestone in his sobriety journey by posting a photo of himself holding a glass of his Elton John Zero Blanc de Blancs, his alcohol-free sparkling wine alternative, with a big smile on his face. In the snap, which is accompanied by his 1983 track I'm Still Standing, Elton appears to […]
Carly Simon Trusted Source: ABC News at ABCNews.com By Shafiq Najib July 27, 2026, 7:35 AM Carly Simon is opening up about her health, revealing she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Simon, 81, shared the diagnosis in a statement to ABC News on Monday, explaining that she has spent time learning to live with the progressive neurological disorder and deciding whether to discuss it publicly. "So many people have […]
Trusted Source: Hollywood Reporter at hollywoodreporter.com Author: Kimberly Nordyke July 19, 2026 7:28pm Jim Gilstrap Courtesy of Family James “Jim” Gilstrap, a singer whose credits include the Good Times theme song and Stevie Wonder‘s “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” has died. He was 79. Gilstrap’s nephew and family spokesperson, Geoffrey “Geoff Gil” Gilstrap, said he died Saturday from natural causes. Gilstrap sang the song for Good Times, which […]
Billy Joel Trusted Source: music-news.com Billy Joel quit songwriting more than three decades ago because he didn't want to "dilute his legacy". Speaking to Rick Beato in a new YouTube interview, the 77-year-old music legend said he knew he was finished after completing River of Dreams in 1993. He explained: “When I got to the end of writing River of Dreams, I felt like I was done. “I was married, […]
