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• Bono’s memoir “Surrender: 40 Songs One Story” comes out November 1^st
• In it apparently in it he apologizes for the 2014 stunt that put their 2014 album “Songs of Innocence” on all Apple devices for free.
• He also talked about how much he hates watching U2's Live Aid performance because of his mullet.
• Source: The Guardian

• MusiCares has chosen not one but two people to be feted as their 2023 MusiCares Persons of the Year.
• Motown founder Berry Gordy and singing legend Smokey Robinson will receive the honor.
• The 32nd annual MusiCares Persons of the Year benefit gala will take place February 3^rd at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
• Proceeds from the event support MusiCares, which provides relief to music professionals in need.
• Source: Variety

• This past summer, Joni Mitchell joined Brandi Carlile at the Newport Folk Festival for her first live performance since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015.
• Now Brandi has announced she and Joni will be playing The Gorge in Washington State this summer.
• Dubbed “Echoes Through The Canyon,” the shows will go down June 9^th and 10^th.
• Brandi will headline solo on the 9^th, and Joni will join her for a “Joni Jam” on the 10^th.
• Source: Brandi Carlile

• The Eagles are yet again extending their “Hotel California” tour.
• The band has announced five West Coast dates kicking off in February.
• The new dates launchh February 19^th in Portland, Oregon, wrapping March 3^rd in San Diego, California.
• Source: The Eagles

• The estate of Kurt Cobain has taken a shot at the Royal Opera House over their production based on the movie “Last Days.”
• The 2005 movie is loosely based on Cobain’s final hours in Seattle.
• The estate says the show was created without permission and is unauthorized.”
• Source: Louder

• Def Leppard is looking back at their career with a new book.
• The band is set to release their first-ever anthology “Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard” this spring.
• The book is described as “part memoir, part scrapbook.”
• Source: Def Leppard

• Dead & Company just added two more shows to their "Final Tour."
• They've added second night at Boston’s Fenway Park on June 24^th, and a third show at San Francisco’s Oracle Park, July 16^th, which will now be the final night of the tour.
• Tickets go on sale Friday.
• Source: Dead & Company

• According to “Billboard,” Elton John's "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" Tour has grossed $662.3 million, to make it the third highest-grossing tour in history.
• That number represents 4.5 million tickets sold to 257 shows.
• Ed Sheeran's "Divide" Tour is the top grossing tour, followed by U2.
• Source: U Discover Music

• Bono’s memoir “Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story” comes out November 1^st.
• In it he discusses the death threats U2 has received over the years.
• He says he was warned not to sing the Martin Luther King assassination verse in "Pride" during a concert in Arizona.
• He was warned he "would not make it to the end of the song.”
• Source: NME

• Journey is set to head out on a massive tour with Toto in 2023.
• It’s dubbed the “Freedom Tour 2023,” after their latest album.
• The 38-city trek kicks off February 4^th in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and wraps April 25^th in Palm Springs, California.
• Source: Consequence

• Neil Young’s fourth studio album, “Harvest,” is getting a deluxe reissue for its 50^th
• The box set will come with the original album, three studio outtakes, and a previously unreleased solo performance from 1971.
• The three-LP or three-CD set is available for pre-order now and will be released on December 2^nd.
• Source: Consequence

Janet Jackson was supposed to go on her “Black Diamond” tour in 2020 before COVID did away with those plans. Well, now a new report reveals she’s preparing for her musical comeback. 

• New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft married Dr. Dana Blumberg in New York Friday night, and didn’t have your ordinary old wedding band.
• Elton John and Ed Sheeran both performed at the festivities.
• Elton performed as a gift for the couple, and the wedding was planned in three weeks because it was the only date he had available.
• Source: New York Post

• Tina Turner is now a Barbie.
• As part of their Barbie Signature Music Series, Mattel has just released the Tina Turner Barbie Doll.
• The doll is dressed in a recreation of the outfit Tina wore in her “What’s Love Got To Do With It” video, and sells for $55.
• Source: Billboard

• Queen dropped a previously unheard song featuring their late frontman Freddie Mercury.
• The tune, “Face it Alone,” was recorded in 1988, during sessions for their 1989 album “The Miracle.”
• It will be part of an upcoming box set reissue dropping November 18th.
• Source: BBC

• Nominations for the 2022 American Music Awards are out
•  Elton John is up for two awards, Collaboration of the Year for his Dua Lipa collab “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix” and Favorite Touring Artist.
• The Rolling Stones are also up for Favorite Touring Artist.
• The 2022 American Music Awards will air November 20^th live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
• Source: American Music Awards

     

Bruce Springsteen Drops New Song:  As promised, Bruce Springsteen just dropped his cover of the Commodores’ classic “Nighshift.” 

• Heart’s Nancy Wilson is getting rid of some of her instruments and musical gear.
• She has teamed with marketplace Reverb to sell over two dozen of her possessions, including guitars, amps and keyboards.
• The sale begins October 19th.
• Source: Blabbermouth

• Bruce Springsteen is releasing the new album “Only The Strong Survive” on November 11th.
• He posted a tease of his cover of the Commodores' "Nightshift"
• Bruce will release the track at midnight.
• Source: Bruce Springsteen

The Bottom Line: Earlier this year Duran Duran performed on a rooftop in Beverly Hills. The concert will now the subject of a 75-minute docu-concert, “A Hollywood High,” which will hit theaters November 3^rd The film not only features footage of the concert, but also includes interviews and archival footage focused on their relationship with the city. Source: Variety