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• Ringo Starr had to cancel his scheduled concert on Saturday night due to health reasons.
• The cancellation came just a few hours before he and the All-Starr Band were supposed to play.
• A spokesman for the band said Ringo doesn’t have COVID but didn’t give any detail about what is wrong with his health.
• Source: TMZ

• John Mellencamp is hitting the road next year on a massive tour.
• The singer just announced the 76-date “Live and in Person 2023" tour.
• The trek kicks off with a two-night stand in Bloomington, Indiana, February 5^th and 6^th and wraps back in South Bend, Indiana, June 23^rd and 24^th. 
• Source: John Mellencamp

• Billy Joel has announced he’ll be a headliner at the American Express presents BST Hyde Park show on July 7^th.
• The announcement follows the news that Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will also be headlining at the event.
• Tickets are available to AMEX members now and go on sale to the general public next Thursday through the event’s website.
• Source: Music-News

• Bruce Springsteen has confirmed his 21st studio album "Only The Strong Survive" is coming out November 11th.
• It contains 15 soul covers from the Motown and Stax Records catalogs.
• He also released the first single, a cover of "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)"
• Source: Bruce Springsteen

• Cher made a surprise appearance at Paris Fashion Week.
• She walked on the runway for the finale of Balmain’s show.
• Cher tweeted that she "had the best time on stage."
• Source: Cher

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• A massive box set named “Divine Symmetry” is set to release for David Bowie fans on November 25^th.
• The set will include four CDs, a Blu-Ray, and several other items, including 48 tracks that have never been released.
• A recording of “Kooks” from BBC Radio’s “Sounds of the ‘70s” has been released to promote the set.
• Source: Consequence

• The upcoming Neil Diamond musical “A Beautiful Noise” is set to open on Broadway in December.
• The Broadway cast recording now has a release date.
• it will hit streaming services November 2nd, with the CD dropping December 2nd.
• Previews at the Broadhurst Theater begin November 2^nd, with an official opening set for December 4th.
• Source: Yahoo

• According to “Billboard” a huge deal is in the works that involves the sale of three huge catalogs.
• It includes the catalogs of Phil Collins, Genesis and Mike & The Mechanics.
• The mag says it could be valued somewhere between $335 million and $375 million, if all the artists fully own their master recordings.
• Source: Billboard

• Bruce Springsteen has been hinting at a new album on social media.
• His latest post reveals the the official announcement is coming today at 10 am.
• A report claims the album will be made up of R&B covers.
• Source: Bruce Springsteen

• "Rolling Stone” founder Jann Wenner recently let it slip that Bruce Springsteen has a new album coming out this fall.
• Now The Boss seems to be teasing something on social media.
• He posted two pictures without explanation, with fans thinking it's a tease leading up to an album announcement.
• Source: Bruce Springsteen

• Legendary performer and producer Nile Rodgers now has an asteroid named after him.
• The naming was revealed in time for his 70th birthday.
• The asteroid, traveling through space in an orbit between Mars and Jupiter, is now known as “Nilerodgers (191911).”
• Source: Yahoo

• John Mellencamp is the subject of a new permanent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame exhibit
• “Legends of Rock: Mellencamp” will open Thursday at 10 am.
• To celebrate the opening he'll take part in a special live edition of “iHeartRadio ICONS with John Mellencamp,” in which he‘ll perform at the HOF, and sit down for an interview with DJ Jim Kerr. 
• Source: U Discover Music

• Elton John and Britney Spears’ collaboration “Hold Me Closer” has gotten the video treatment.
• They do not appear in the video.
• The four-minute video features a variety of interpretive dance sequences, which according to a press release portrays “human embrace."
• Source: Variety

You never know where news about your favorite artist is going to come from. During his interview with "Billboard," "Rolling Stone" founder Jann Wenner let a secret slip. He was asked about current pop and hip-hop music he likes, and he replied that while there’s “a lot of good stuff,” he doesn’t think it’s as good as rock ‘n’ roll.

John Mellencamp’s classic album “Scarecrow” is getting reissued. The “Scarecrow” Deluxe reissue, dropping “November 4^th, will be released as a box set with two-CDs of newly remixed and remastered songs, as well as previously unreleased bonus tracks and alternate versions.

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Elton John is set to play his final U.S. show at Dodger’s Stadium in Los Angeles in November, and now fans who can’t be there will be able to enjoy it in the comfort of their own home.  Disney+ is set to livestream the concert “Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium,” on November 20^th.

The Beach Boys are releasing a four-part video series over the next month, featuring four of their classics, “Barbara Ann," "Don't Worry Baby," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," and "God Only Knows.”

If there’s one thing that Aerosmith knows how to do, it’s throw a party. The band officially kicked off their 50^th anniversary at Fenway Park in Boston, and with over 38,700 fans in the stands, it broke the record for most tickets sold for a show at Fenway.