The coronavirus has affected yet another music festival, although it’s not canceled, just delayed a little. The annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is moving from its usual spring schedule to the fall.
Nancy Wilson will pay tribute to the late Eddie Van Halen on her upcoming solo album. In a new interview, the Heartrocker says the instrumental song “For Edward” is dedicated to the late Van Halenlegend… revealing she was “the first one to ever give him an acoustic guitar.”
As we told you, Journey’s Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain are on good terms again, and apparently that’s leading to a lot of new music. In a new interview, Neal says they are hard at work on a new Journey album, and apparently they have a lot of songs to choose from.
John Oates has lined up a star-studded group of friends for a virtual benefit for Feeding America. “Oates Song Fest 7908” will take place March 20th and will feature performances John’s Hall & Oates bandmate Daryl Hall, as well as Bob Weir, Dave Grohl, Sammy Hagar, Jim James, Keb Mo, Shawn Colvin, Michael Franti, Big Kenny, Malina Moye and JimLauderdale.
The lineup for the 2021 Tibet House Benefit has been announced, and while this year’s event will be virtual, it will still be chockfull of talent. The 34th anniversary benefit concert, under the guidance of artistic director Philip Glass, will feature virtual performances by Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, PhoebeBridgers, Brittany Howard,Laurie Anderson, Valerie June, and more.
Neil Young is giving fans another live album. On February 26th the singer will release “Way Down in the Rust Bucket,” a concert film and double album of a 1990 Crazy Horse club show.
Madonna got a chance to escape the U.S. for New Years, going on a vacation to Kenya with boyfriend Ahlamalik Williams and some of her children. Madonna’s still on her trip, with sons Rocco and David, and daughters Mercy, Estere and Stella, and she's shared video from throughout the vaca.
Yusuf/Cat Stevensis celebrating the 50th anniversary of his classic song “Peace Train” by turning into a new children’s book. The book will be released May 11th, illustrated by award-winning artist Peter H. Reynolds.
Brian Mayis continuing to do his part for wildlife preservation. The Queenguitarist has launched a new fragrance line, with proceeds benefiting the animal welfare organization Save Me Trust.
David Bowiewas honored by his friends, collaborators and colleagues with a special livestream over the weekend. Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan, Duran Duranand more performed the virtual concert held on what would have been the late music legend’s 74th birthday.
Michael McDonald is celebrating his birthday by performing for fans. In case you missed it, the singer, who’ll be turning 69, will headline “Home Alone 2 – Birthday Bash: A Party of One,” a paid livestream taking place February 12th at 9 pm.
It looks like we’ll be waiting a bit longer to find out who wins this year’s GRAMMY Awards. A rep for the show initially told Variety that the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards, which were supposed to take place January 31st, were being postponed, with the Recording Academy later confirming the award show's move to March 21st.
Several big name rock stars have signed on for a global streaming event for Musicians In Need. Billy Idol, Poison’s Bret Michaels and Def Leppard’s Rick Allen are set for “The Big Love Benefit Concert,” happening January 23rd at 9 pm ET.
Bruce Springsteen fans are always anxious to see him on tour, and that’s certainly the case now, thanks to his new album “Letter To You.” But in a recent interview, Bruce let his fans know that he doesn’t expect a tour to happen anytime soon.
Elton Johnis getting tired of playing the hits. In a recent interview with “Record Collector,” the Rocketman admits that playing the same “great songs” every night can get pretty tiring.
Elvis Costello celebrated the end of 2020 by dropping a surprise new song. The singer posted an epic good riddance to the terrible year with “Farewell, OK 2020.”
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