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Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf in 2012; Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame Jim Steinman, the songwriter and producer best known for his work with Meat Loaf, has died. He was 73. Variety reports that Steinman died Monday in Connecticut, according to the state’s medical examiner. No cause of death has been announced. …
Scott Legato/Getty Images Ted Nugent has revealed that he’s tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The outspoken right-wing rocker announced the news on Monday in a video posted on his Facebook page. “Everybody told me that I should not announce this,” Nugent began, “but I have had flu symptoms for the last 10 days. I …
©Mary McCartney Over 150 musicians, including some of the U.K.’s biggest rock stars, have signed a petition sent to the country’s prime minister, Boris Johnson, calling on the government to reform the way it pays songwriters with regard to streaming royalties. Among the many British artists who support the campaign are Paul McCartney, Roger Daltrey, …
Paul Bergen/Redferns Nirvana‘s Nevermind has now officially spent a third of its life on the Billboard 200. The latest edition of the all-genre album chart — which combines sales and streaming data — shows that the landmark grunge classic has now held a spot on the ranking for a total of 520 weeks. Given that …
Criss Cain; Jeremy Danger Heart‘s Ann and Nancy Wilson have been working on separate solo projects recently, with Ann releasing a series of new singles over the last half year, and Nancy preparing to put out her first studio album, You and Me, next month. Ann tells ABC Audio that she fully supports her younger sister’s decision to work on …
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Foo Fighters have postponed their European tour dates to 2022. The outing was originally scheduled to launch in June 2020 before being pushed to this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will now kick off in June of next year. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for …
Paramount+ Rush frontman Geddy Lee is among the music stars that will be appear on From Cradle to Stage, the Dave Grohl-directed TV series based on the 2017 book of the same name written by the Foo Fighters frontman’s mother, Virginia Hanlon Grohl. The six-part series is set to premiere May 6 on the Paramount+ …
Credit: Blain Clausen Billy Gibbons has released a second advance track from his forthcoming third solo album, Hardware. It’s a brooding, atmospheric story song called “Desert High” that features a spoken-word narrative by the ZZ Top singer/guitarist accompanied by reverb-drenched guitar. As previously reported, Hardware, which will be released June 4, was recorded last summer …
BMG Cheap Trick‘s latest studio effort, In Another World, has become the band’s first album to debut at #1 on the Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums chart. In celebration of the milestone, the band posted a message on its social media sites that reads, “In Another World is officially the #1 ROCK ALBUM! Thanks for listening, …
L-R: Norm Sundholm, Lynn Easton, Dick Peterson, Mike Mitchell and Barry Curtis of The Kingsmen in 1964; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Guitarist Mike Mitchell, a founding member of the Portland, Oregon, garage-rock group The Kingsmen, best known for their hit 1963 cover of the rock ‘n’ roll party anthem “Louie Louie,” died Friday, April 16, …
