Music

Report: Lionel Richie to return for next season of "American Idol:" Looks like next season of "American Idol" will look awfully familiar.

As we previously told you, Julian Lennon recently shared his first-ever cover of his father John Lennon’s classic “Imagine,” and apparently it wasn’t exactly a great experience for him.

We previously told you that a Broadway musical centered around the music of Neil Diamond was in the works. Well, we finally know when it’s coming to the Great White Way.

Journey is giving fans another taste of their upcoming album. The band just shared the new single “Let It Rain.”

Eric Clapton has been forced to postpone two European tour dates after testing positive for COVID. The shows in Zurich on May 17^th and Milan on May 18^th were both postponed, and both are expected to be rescheduled within the next six months.

The eight-hour documentary directed by Peter Jackson, “Beatles: Get Back,” was announced in January to have a Blu-Ray and DVD release date of February 8^th, but pre-orders were canceled because of an imperfection in the audio mix that caused the discs to have to be scrapped and remanufactured.

This year marks the 40^th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s classic album “Thriller” and the occasion is being celebrated with a very special release.  The Michael Jackson Estate just announced that on November 18^th they’ll be releasing the double-CD set, “Michael Jackson Thriller 40.”

As we told you, The Who returned to Cincinnati last night for the first time since the terrible tragedy in December, 1979, where 11 people died in a stampede at their show.

A new documentary about Little Richard is in the works. CNN Films and HBO Max are behind the project, titled “Little Richard: I Am Everything.”

Nominees for the 2022 Americana Honors & Awards are out, with Brandi Carlile, Yola and Allison Russell leading this year’s pack with three a piece, followed by Adia Victoria and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, who nabbed two each.

Eric Clapton is hitting the road in America this September with a five-city run of shows in Columbus, Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and New York City. His opening act isn’t a surprise to fans…Jimmie Vaughn is a regular guest with Clapton, and he’ll be opening the American shows.

If you haven’t seen David Crosby in concert it appears you are out of luck. The singer revealed in a new interview with a high school journalism class from Colorado that he’s retired from touring.

The Who took the stage in Cincy last night for the first time since 11 people were killed in a stampede back in December 1979. The event, which was also immortalized on the classic TV series, “WKRP In Cincinnati,” was the result of a series of miscommunications and overselling the event.

The Billboard Music Awards went down in Las Vegas last night, and the Rolling Stones took home TWO trophies.

Billy Idol is still dealing with some health issues, so he’s now been forced to postpone his planned UK and European tour. 

Music fans will now be able to watch three of this year’s biggest music festivals from the comfort of their homes. Hulu has teamed with Live Nation to become the official destination for livestreams of the upcoming Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and Austin City Limits Music Festivals, for both this year and next year. 

It’s the 60^th anniversary of the Rolling Stones this year, and ABKCO Records is celebrating by releasing a box set that will include all their single releases from 1963 to 1966.

We told you about a baby boy being born inside a Brazilian stadium during a Metallica concert during “Enter Sandman,” and now the new mom has an even better story after she and her husband got a call to congratulate them from Metallica’s James Hetfield.

Journey postpones several shows due to COVID in band: Journey was forced to postpone the last four shows on their current tour “due to a band member testing positive for COVID.”

There’s at least some truth to the rumors of another Van Halen tour. Michael Anthony is saying he’s been talking to Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth about a tribute tour, but the talks didn’t get very far.