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The Who kicked off their North American “The Who Hits Back!” tour on Friday, and just ahead of opening night they announced the special guests that will be joining them along the trek.

It's been over 20 years since George Harrison's passing, and now his widow Olivia Harrison is dedicating a new book of poems to her late husband. "Came the Lightening" will come out on June 21. It'll be a collection of 20 poems that Olivia wrote for George following his death. 

As we previously told you, Ann Wilson announced a new solo album, "Fierce Bliss" which is set to be released April 29. On this album, Wilson will cover Queen's "Love of My Life," alongside Vince Gill.

Tom Jones is headed to the U.S. this fall for a new North American tour. The trek will consist of 15 dates, including a one-off show with Van Morrison at Forest Hills Stadium, in Queens, New York. 

Elton John is celebrating the 50^th anniversary of his fourth studio album “Madman Across The Water” with a reissue, set for release June 10^th.

George Michael’s life and music career is the subject of a new documentary set for release this summer. 

Sting is opening up about the origins of his nickname, and while he says it started out as a “joke,” he’s happy it stuck around.

Elton John released his latest album “The Lockdown Session” back in October but he’s reportedly already working on new tunes. 

Eddie Van Halen made huge donation to support music education before his death: The late Eddie Van Halen made a huge donation to the Mr Holland's Opus Foundation before his death. 

The Tribeca Film Festival returns to New York June 8^th to 19^th, with music documentaries about T. Rex, Leonard Cohen and Sinead O’Connor, among the films getting a screening during the fest.

As we told you, in a recent interview Joe Satriani shared that he was approached about performing with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth for a Van Halen tribute tour. And former Metallica bassist Jason Newstead said he was approached by Alex and Joe as well. Well, now Roth has commented on the reports.

Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee is going down June 4^th and it looks like she may be celebrated by a different Queen, the rock band that is.

Sheryl Crow has just released a Rolling Stones cover and she’s gotten some help from someone who is pretty knowledgeable about the band, Stones frontman Mick Jagger himself.

UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell & Astro are ready to release a new album. The group is set to release the new album “Unprecedented” on June 17^th, and will come out on black 2LP vinyl, limited-edition white 2LP vinyl, CD, limited-edition cassette as well as digitally.

Eddie Van Halen passed away in October of 2020, but his legacy and music lives on, and it sounds like fans may get to celebrate it live again one day.

Bob Dylan has announced a new set of “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour dates. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has added 14 new West Coast shows, kicking off a little over a month from now.

A new David Bowie doc is coming to HBO next year. “Moonage Daydream,” directed by Brett Morgen, is the Bowie film to be officially sanctioned by the singer’s estate.

Barry Manilow’s off-Broadway musical “Harmony” opened last night in New York, but the singer was forced to miss the big night, after testing positive for COVID.

You may have heard reports that Heart bandmates Ann Wilson and sister Nancy Wilson were feuding. Well, Ann is here to put those rumors to rest. "It’s a myth," she said. "Nancy and I are OK with each other. We just have different ideas for what Heart should be, and we haven’t figured out a compromise yet."

Fans that were upset over the 10-date tour announced for this summer by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss because it only included locations in the eastern part of the US or in the South, but everyone’s happy now that the duo have added 13 more dates to the tour.