Music

Coming soon to a theater near you – David Byrne’s “Theater of the Mind.” Byrne says the production, which will run from August 31^st through December 18^th, promises to "take audience members through an immersive journey of self-reflection, discovery, and imagination, inspired by and grounded in neuroscience.”

The Beatles’ legacy will be celebrated with a tribute tour, which will feature Todd Rundgren, Christopher Cross, The Moody Blues’ Denny Laine and more. 

Lionel Richie has changed his summer plans. The singer just announced that due to COVID, he’s cancelling his UK and European tour, which included a headlining set at the Isle of Wight festival. 

Ronnie Wood unveiled a new Picasso-inspired painting he did of The Rolling Stones he called "Abstract Performance." The unveiling happened in a surprise visit Wood made to Wood Lane, fitting, right? It's in West London, right outside the shopping destination "Westfield." Earlier this week, the mystery painting appeared on a billboard at "Westfield."

Kenny G is one of the many stars who’ll turn up in a Super Bowl ad this year. The saxophonist will be featured in a throwback Busch Light beer ad, featuring the classic 1979 jingle “Head for the Mountains.”

Aerosmith was supposed to be headed to Europe for some shows this summer, but the band just announced that the continued pandemic has forced them to cancel their plans. 

"Dear Friend" may have been released in 1971 as part of Paul McCartney's Wings, but to this day, he still gets emotional listening to it because he wrote it about John Lennon. McCartney reveled that he gets “very emotional when I listen to it now. I have to sort of choke it back.” He said the song is “me talking to John after we’d had all the disputes about The Beatles break up" and that it was him "reaching out" and it "was certainly heartfelt."

Def Leppard has sold an additional stake of their music publishing catalog, along with master royalty income stream to "Primary Wave Music." We do not know the full terms of the deal, but what we do know is that a lot of their hits are included in the deal like “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” “Rock of Ages” and “Photograph.”

NBC’s tribute to Betty White airs tonight, and it features a very special performance of “The Golden Girls” theme “Thank You For Being A Friend,” sung by none other than Cher. 

In case you don't remember, U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday" was given its name after the 1972 massacre where the British army shot at unarmed protestors. Fourteen people were killed, which was most people killed in a shooting during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. To commemorate the 50th anniversary, the band is sharing a new acoustic version of the song. 

A movie about The Who's late drummer Keith Moon got the green light! Plans are in place to start shooting in Britain this summer. It's tentatively titled "The Real Me," which you may recognize as one of the titles of a track from the band's "Quadrophenia" album.

ASIA is planning a big celebration for their 40^th anniversary. The group, including founding members Carl Palmer and Geoff Downes, as well as long time bassist/vocalist Billy Sherwood and newest member, guitarist/lead vocalist Marc Bonilla, announced plans for an extensive celebration, including a tour this summer.

ABBA’s comeback has earned them an iHeartRadio Music Award nomination. 

Alice Cooper has released "Alice Cooper and the Tome of Madness," a new spoken-word album. It's already available for purchase in either black or yellow vinyl. Each type has only 500 copies available. This album is a companion piece to his online slot game, released in 2021, that has the same name. 

As we previously told you, The Beatles rooftop concert is coming to IMAX Theaters on January 30. We now have word that the rooftop concert has been released for global streaming on Thursday night, January 27, at midnight EST. "The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Performance" dropped on Spotify, Apple Music, and other major streaming platforms. 

Musical instrument company, "Epiphone" has released an electric guitar, the "Joan Jett Olympic Special" in honor of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer. This is in celebration of the 40th anniversary of her albums "Bad Reputation" and "I Love Rock 'N Roll." Jett collaborated with the company on the Olympic Special guitar, which is an aged classic white color and selling for $549. 

Keith Richards will be releasing a super-deluxe box set of "Main Offender," his second solo album that originally came out in 1992. This release will be limited edition and drops on March 18.

Elvis Costello is the latest artist to make a deal regarding his catalog. The singer has chosen BMG to handle worldwide publishing of his entire catalog.

Elton John has been forced to shift dates on his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour yet again. This time the singer has had to postpone two shows in Dallas after testing positive for COVID.

Janet Jackson opens up about her sometimes difficult relationship with brother Michael Jackson in her new Lifetime documentary, “Janet,” which premieres Friday. The singer discusss the “scrutiny” she was under as part of the Jackson family, and says Michael was particularly mean about her weight struggles.