by VVN Music Rachael Sage is getting ready to release her new album, Myopia, on May 4 and has on the road opening for Howard Jones over the last couple of months. On Thursday (March 2… Read More

Birthdays 1909 - Moon Mullican (d. 1967) 1918 - Pearl Bailey (d. 1990)  1930 - Donny Conn (born Donny Claps) (Playmates) (d. 2015) 1940 - Astrud Gilberto (78) 1940 - Ray Davis (Parliam… Read More

by VVN Music Singer Yvonne Elliman and her husband, Allen Alexander, have been sentenced in a drug possession case. Last August, the couple went to Guam to perform at a benefit concer… Read More

Artist: Jethro Tull Title: 50 For 50: A Career Spanning Collection Celebrating Jethro Tull's 50th Anniversary Release Date: May 25, 2018 (CD's) Late August (LP) Label: Rhino… Read More

Artist: Midge Ure and Paul Young Tour: The Soundtrack of Your Life Tour Dates: May 29 to June 21, 2018 with additional dates coming Grammy and Brit Award winning musician Mi… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk R. Kelly has been accused of "grooming" a 14-year-old girl to become his "sex pet" in a new BBC documentary. The latest sexual abuse allegation against the R&amp&hell…Read More

Artist: Screamin' Jay Hawkins Title: Are You One of Jay's Kids?: The Complete Bizarre Sessions 1990-1994 Release Date: May 18, 2018 Label: Bizarre Records Format(s): CD… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Britney Spears' father Jamie is reportedly looking into ending his conservatorship of the singer. Following the 36-year-old singer's infamous meltdown in 2007, J… Read More

Artist: Paul McCartney Title: NEW Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Wings Greatest Thrillington Release Date: May 18, 2018 Label: MPL/Capitol Format(s): CD Vinyl LP Colore… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 The new David Bowie statue in Aylesbury, UK, has been vandalized just two days after it was unveiled. The words “feed the homeless” and “RIP DB… Read More

Birthdays 1937 - Dean Webb (Dillards) (83) 1941 - Charlie McCoy (77) 1945 - Chuck Portz (Turtles) (73) 1945 - Sally Carr (Middle of the Road) (73) 1948 - John Evan (Jethro Tull) (70) 1948 … Read More

Artist: X Dates: May 27 to September 1, 2018 (More dates to come) After celebrating their 40th Anniversary in style last year, X are setting their sights on the next decade with a… Read More

Artist: Mike Ness Title: Under the Influence Cheating at Solitaire Release Date: April 6, 2018 Label: Craft Recordings Format(s): 2-LPs (Cheating at Solitaire) 1-LP (Under… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Ronnie Wood doesn't regret "smoking for England" even though it caused his lung cancer. The Rolling Stones legend secretly battled the disease in 2017, only init… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Rocker Steven Tyler was showered with love from his three daughters as he rang in his 70th birthday on Monday (March 26). Actress Liv Tyler took to Instagram to… Read More

by VVN Music Metallica surge from 42 to 2 for the week with their late-2016 album Hardwired...to Self Destruct. Just like Bon Jovi and David Byrne in recent weeks, Metallica's high pl… Read More

Artist: Posies Title & Release Date: Dear 23 (June 15, 2018) Frosting on the Beater (August 3, 2018) Amazing Disgrace (October 28, 2018) Label: Omnivore Recordings Format(s):… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 Steven Tyler is 70 and Alice Cooper has stepped up to wish a Happy Birthday. I really miss you,” Alice said before picking up a dagger and throwing it at a… Read More

by VVN Music News Feed The Country Music Association held a press conference this morning to announce the 2018 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Johnny Gimble, Ricky Skaggs and… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Prince had "exceedingly high" levels of the opioid fentanyl in his body at the time of his death, a toxicology report from his autopsy has revealed. The 57-year… Read More

Artist: Joe Grushecky & the Houserockers Title: More Yesterdays Than Tomorrows Release Date: March 30, 2018 Label: Schoolhouse Records Format(s): CD Digital If… Read More

Birthdays  1905 - LeRoy Carr (d. 1935) 1915 - Robert Lockwood, Jr. (d. 2006) 1917 - Rufus Thomas (d. 2001) 1920 - Richard Hayman (d. 2014) 1924 - Sarah Vaughan (d. 1990) 1927 - Mo Osti… Read More

by VVN Music Last night (March 26) was the big evening for the Barenaked Ladies as they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the Juno Awards. Former co-lead singer St… Read More

by VVN Music The Township of Scotch Plains, NJ has announced the first in a series of events to honor their native son, the late Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens. Scotch Plains, which is jus… Read More

Artist: Steely Dan Dates: October 1 to October 20, 2018 Ticket On-Sale Date(s):  American Express cardholders - March 27, 2018 @ 10 AM ET General Public - March 30, 2018… Read More

by VVN Music News Feed ASCAP (the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) will present Grammy Award winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductee Desmond Child with its presti… Read More

by VVN Music On March 23, Procol Harum released an eight-disc box set chronicling the band's history both in the studio and live. The one person who has been there for that entire history… Read More

Artist: Yes Tour: 50th Anniversary North American Tour Dates: June 5 to July 28, 2018 Ticket On-Sale Date(s): Varies - Check with venue Promoter: xxx Yes, one of the big… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 Jesse Hughes, the lead fuckwit from Eagles of Death Metal, has spewed the most repulsive diatribe against the student protesters in the USA you could possibly read… Read More

Artist: Donna Summer Title: Summer: The Original Hits Release Date: April 20, 2018 Label: Def Jam / UMe Format(s): CD Digital On April 20, Island Def Jam/UMe is set to… Read More

Birthdays  1917 - Rufus Thomas (d. 2001) 1934 - Alan Arkin (Terriers) (84)  1936 - Fred Parris (Five Satins) (82) 1942 - Larry Butler (producer) (d. 2012) 1944 - Diana Ross (74) 1… Read More

Artist: Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs Title: Clippety Clop Release Date: May 4, 2018 Label: Transdreamer Records Format(s): CD Digital A quick look at the song ti… Read More

by VVN Music The following is new music programming on Netflix and Amazon Prime that has premiered over the last week: Netflix Roxanne Roxanne - She grew up in a tough New York neigh… Read More

by VVN Music Like America's Grammys, Canada's Juno Awards have just too many categories to present them all during their broadcast so they resort to a pre-awards ceremony to announce most o… Read More

by VVN Music A couple of weeks ago it was Bon Jovi and this week it's Metallica getting the top selling album with the majority of sales coming from ticket bundling. The relatively ne… Read More

Birthdays  1904 - Pete Johnson (d. 1967) 1923 - Bonnie Guitar (born Bonnie Buckingham) (95) 1934 - Johnny Burnette (d. 1964) 1938 - Hoyt Axton (d. 1999) 1940 - Anita Bryant (78) 1942 … Read More

Title: No More Mr. Nice Guy: The Inside Story of the Alice Cooper Group by Their Original Guitarist Author: Michael Bruce with Billy James Release Date: Available now Publishe… Read More

by VVN Music Sinead O'Connor is coming back to the live stage in the U.S. At this point, the singer only has two dates in Portsmouth, NH and Northampton, MA, but there is talk of a lo… Read More

by VVN Music Paul McCartney is one of the participants in the March For Our Lives in New York. While much of the focus from the media is on the Washington, DC march, there are similar… Read More

Artist: Swing Out Sister Title: Almost Persuaded Release Date: June 22, 2018 Label: Self Released Format(s): CD  Digital Swing Out Sister will release their tenth… Read More

Birthdays 1912 - Nervous Norvous (born Jimmy Drake) (d. 1968) 1922 - Dave Appell (Applejacks, producer) (d. 2014) 1936 - Don Covay (born Donald Randolph) (d. 2015) 1937 - Billy Stewart (d… Read More

Photo: Bravo TV by VVN Music Rod Stewart and Elton John have had their disputes over the years, but the latest may be a real record breaker. Stewart appeared on Bravo's Watch What Ha… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Rap mogul Russell Simmons has been hit with another disturbing sexual assault allegation by a woman who claims he threatened to rape her son if she didn't pleasur… Read More

CD Toni Braxton - Sex and Cigarettes Bulletboys - From Out of the Sky Candlemass - Epicus Doomicus Metallicus Earl Thomas Conley - Somewhere Between… Read More

by VVN Music Nothing is knocking The Greatest Showman soundtrack out of the number 1 spot in Britain as it hits the eleventh straight week at the top. That ties it with Adele's 21&nbs&hell…Read More

Artist: Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Dates: Europe - June 6 to July 11, 2018 North America - September 1 to September 29, 2018 Ringo Starr has unveiled new dates for his lates… Read More

Birthdays  1932 - Louisiana Red (born Iverson Minter) (d. 2012) 1942 - Jimmy Miller (producer) (d. 1994) 1944 - Tony McPhee (Groundhogs) (74) 1945 - David Grisman (73) 1948 - David Oln… Read More

by VVN Music News Feed Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators will return this fall with their as-yet-untitled third studio album. The group, Slash (Guitar), Myles Kennedy (Vo… Read More

by VVN Music Nile Rodgers is the new Chief Creative Adviser at London's Abbey Road Studios. According to the BBC, Rodgers will be developing new talent as well as working with well es… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Queen Latifah is mourning the loss the of her beloved mum, Rita Owens, who passed away on Wednesday (March 21) after struggling with a heart condition for over a… Read More

Artist: Buck Owens Title: The Complete Capitol Singles, 1967-1970 Release Date: May 11, 2018 Label: Omnivore Recordings Format(s): 2-CDs Digital Omnivore Recordings, in… Read More

by VVN Music Keith Urban took the stage at SXSW last Friday (March 16) with Scott Goldman of the Grammy Museum to discuss his career, influences, technology and his love for country an… Read More

Artist: Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle & the Dukes, Dwight Yoakam Tour: LSD Tour Dates: June 12 to August 18, 2018 Ticket On-Sale Date(s):  Pre-Sale - March 26, 2018… Read More

Artist: John Mellencamp Title: Plain Spoken: From the Chicago Theatre Release Date: May 11, 2018 Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment Format(s): DVD / CD Blu-Ray / CD Digital… Read More

Birthdays  1892 - Charlie Poole (d. 1931) 1930 - Steven Sondheim (88) 1932 - Juke Boy Bonner (d. 1978) 1936 - Roger Whittaker (82) 1941 - Jeremy Clyde (Chad & Jeremy) (77) 1943 - G… Read More

by VVN Music Newsdesk The producers of the Broadway concert Rocktopia are thrilled to announce that multi-platinum Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Robin Zander, lead singer of Cheap Trick… Read More

by VVN Music Singer Celine Dion has announced the cancellation of a month of shows from her Las Vegas residency so she can deal with a medical condition. The shows at The Colosseum at… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Justin Timberlake has cancelled his Wednesday night (March 21) concert at New York's Madison Square Garden due to the city's snowstorm. The pop star took to Twit… Read More

Steve Mandell at a 2011 reunion in Washington Square Park by VVN Music Steve Mandell, the guitar player who joined Eric Weissberg on the hit instrumental "Dueling Banjos" from the film Del… Read More

Artist: Godsmack and Shindown Dates: July 22 to September 2, 2018 Ticket On-Sale Date(s): March 23, 2018 Promoter: Live Nation This summer, rock fans across the country… Read More

by VVN Music Sting revisited some familiar territory in more ways than one on Monday (March 19) in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England. The singer performed at the Northern Stage, the same venue… Read More

by VVN Music Newsdesk Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, philanthropist, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and iconic music legend Steven Tyler will be taking over Nashville startin… Read More

by VVN Music Before he is done, Bruce Springsteen will have played on Broadway for over a year. On Wednesday (March 21), Bruce extended the run of his Springsteen on Broadway thr… Read More

by VVN Music The Library of Congress' National Recording Preservation Board has announced the 25 new recordings that have been added to their National Recording Registry. Selected recordin… Read More

Birthdays  1902 - Son House (d. 1988) 1930 - Otis Spann (d. 1970) 1940 - Solomon Burke (d. 2010) 1941 - John Boylan (77) 1943 - Vivian Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) (d. 1995) 1944… Read More

via Press Release The We Are Family Foundation (WAFF) will honor The Who's Roger Daltrey CBE and entertainment icon LL Cool J at its 2018 Celebration Gala on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Ha… Read More

by VVN Music The Beatles' Ringo Starr has been knighted on Tuesday in a ceremony. Starr received word of his impending honor at the end of last year as part of the Queen's New Year's… Read More

by VVN Music Moby visited Stephen Colbert last night for a performance from his new album. The artist took the stage with a gospel choir to perform "This Wild Darkeness", speaking his… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Take That are in negotiations to turn their hit British musical into a major movie. Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, and Mark Owen are hoping to recreate the success… Read More

via Press Release Legendary singer and former teen idol Pat Boone, known for his durable popularity and widespread reach as a composer, actor, writer, television personality, motivational s… Read More

by VVN Music Neil Diamond has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the prestigious Johnny Mercer Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Johnny Mercer Award is the highest hono… Read More

by VVN Music Echo & the Bunnymen have announced that their upcoming album, The Stars, The Oceans and The Moon, is done and has been delivered to the record company. According to t… Read More

by VVN Music When all was said and done, David Byrne and Judas Priest did better than originally predicted on the charts and Jimi Hendrix came in as expected. Both Byrne and… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Announced on March 20, the 49th wedding anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono Lennon, from May 2018, the Museum of Liverpool will show a ground-breaking exhibit… Read More

Artist: Culture Club, B-52's, Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins Tour: Life Tour Dates: June 29 to October 5, 2018 Boy George and Culture Club, the B-52's and Tom Bailey of the… Read More

Birthdays 1915 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe (d. 1973) 1917 - Vera Lynn (101) 1936 - Lee “Scratch” Perry (82) 1937 - Tommy Hunter (81) 1937 - Joe Rivers (Johnny & Joe) (81) 1937 … Read More

Artist: Liam Gallagher & Richard Ashcroft Dates: May 10 to May 18, 2018 Ticket On-Sale Date(s): March 23 at 10:00 AM PST Liam Gallagher will make his long-awaited return… Read More

by VVN Music Joe Keithley, singer and guitarist for the punk legends D.O.A., is running for office. Keithley has announced he is running for mayor of the British Columbia town Burnby which… Read More

Artist: Kansas Tour: Point of Know Return Tour Dates: September 28 to December 15, 2018 Rockers Kansas will be touring select U.S. cities this fall in celebration of the… Read More

by VVN Music If you are a deep, deep Utopia fan and you can play keyboards, you can be a star. Todd Rundgren has announced that Ralph Schuckett, the original keyboard player for Utopia, ha… Read More

by VVN Music The George Jones estate, specifically his wife Nancy Jones, and the Concord Music Group. The dispute is over a posthumous release from 2017, George Jones and the Smokey Mounta… Read More

Artist: Steven Tyler Tour: Solo Dates: June 12 to August 7, 2018 Aerosmith's Steven Tyler will go out solo on the road for most of the summer. This isn't his first tour… Read More

Artist: blink-182 Tour: Kings of the Weekend Dates: May 26 to November 17, 2018 Ticket On-Sale Date(s): March 23, 2018 Promoter: Live Nation Palms Casino Resort and… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Texas police officers have arrested a man in connection to a suspected bomb threat that prompted The Roots to cancel their South by Southwest (SXSW) festival perf… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 A statue of David Bowie will be unveiled at Aylesbury Market Square in the UK next Sunday (March 25). Bowie debuted ‘Hunky Dory’ and ‘Ziggy Star… Read More

Artist: Frank Sinatra Title: Standing Room Only Release Date: May 4, 2018 Label: Capitol / UMe Format(s): 3-CDs Digital In an unparalleled entertainment career spanning… Read More

Birthdays 1894 - Moms Mabley (d. 1975) 1937 - Clarence "Frogman" Henry (81) 1942 - Jeff Neighbour (Joy of Cooking) (76) 1942 - Robin Luke (76) 1942 - Richard Dobson (d. 2017) 1946 - Ruth Po… Read More

by Andy Snipper, Music-News.com 72 years on this earth tends to come with a few plusses as well as a few negatives for Don McLean. On the plus side he has a wealth of life histories to dr… Read More

by VVN Music Even with a brand new album with Sting coming next month, the Jamaican singer Shaggy is proceeding with his own career. On Friday (March 16), Shaggy released his new single, "… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Barbra Streisand has "never experienced" sexual harassment, and joked that it was probably because of her looks. The Oscar-winning was honored at PaleyFest on Fr… Read More

by VVN Music Frank Pucci, otherwise known as "Killjoy" as the lead singer for Necrophagia, died earlier today (March 18) from an unknown cause at the age of 48. The other members of the gr… Read More

by VVN Music The following is new music programming on Netflix and Amazon Prime that has premiered over the last week: Netflix None Amazon David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World … Read More

Artist: Beck Tour: Tour 18 Dates: March 23 to September 28, 2018 Ticket On-Sale Date(s) (new shows only):  Presale - March 20, 2018 @ 9 AM Local Time General Public… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 Gilbert O’Sullivan delivered 31 songs live at his first Sydney show ever in Sydney on the weekend. It is amazing to consider that O’Sullivan is tourin… Read More

Birthdays  1911 - Smiley Burnette (born Lester Burnette) (d. 1967) 1934 - Charley Pride (84) 1936 - Robert Lee Smith (Tams) (82) 1938 - Kenny Lynch (80) 1939 - Travis Pritchett (Travis… Read More

Artist: Louis Armstrong Title: Pops is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums Release Date: April 13, 2018 Label: Verve / UMe Format(s): 4-CDs Digital In the summer and fall of… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 Daryl Hannah has released a trailer for her movie Paradox starring Neil Young. Hannah and Young launched the movie at the SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas. &ld&hell…Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 Keith Urban says that social media is having a negative effect on creativity. In his keynote address at the SXSW music conference in Austin, Urban said that follo… Read More

Birthdays  1919 - Nat King Cole (d. 1965) 1932 - Dick Curless (d. 1995) 1935 - Adam Wade (83) 1938 - Zola Taylor (Platters) (d. 2007) 1941 - Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson… Read More

by VVN Music It's a banner week for album sales in the U.S. as the top three spots on the sales charts are taken by veteran artists. According to Hits magazine's projections, David Byrne's… Read More