Birthdays  1918 - Eddy Arnold (d. 2008) 1935 - Utah Phillips (d. 2008) 1937 - Trini Lopez (81) 1938 - Lenny Welch (80) 1941 - K.T. Oslin (77) 1942 - Lois Johnson (d. 2014) 1943 - Fredd… Read More

Artist: Saxon Title: Denim and Leather Power & the Glory  Crusader Release Date: May 25, 2018 Label: Union Square Saxon, over the decades have gone from being pion… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Chris Cornell's widow has invited the rocker's fans to pay tribute to him on the anniversary of his death. Vicky Cornell has organised a vigil to mark the sad oc… Read More

Artist: Boz Scaggs Title: Out of the Blues Release Date: July 27, 2018 Label: Concord Format(s): CD Vinyl Digital Boz Scaggs is in the midst of a musical renaissance. T… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 Olivia Newton-John has been given the title Doctor for her work in developing cancer research in Australia. Dr Olivia Newton-John founded the Olivia Newton-John C… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 Neil Young will start charging at monthly or annual subscription for his online archive from June 1. Young calls the destination NYA. To date, the archive housin… Read More

Artist: Kofi Baker, Malcolm Bruce, Will Johns Tour: The Music of Cream: 50th Anniversary World Tour Dates: September 28 to November 16, 2016 Having received rave reviews in A… Read More

Photo: Giuliano Bekor by VVN Music News Feed The legendary and multi-award winning, multi-platinum selling singer, songwriter and actress Macy Gray has confirmed today that she will be rel… Read More

by VVN Music News Feed The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) will host its 31st annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards on Thursday, June 21, 2018 in Los Angeles… Read More

Birthdays   1928 - Dub Jones (Coasters) (d. 2000) 1930 - Marilyn Maye (88) 1932 - Bob Johnston (producer) (d. 2015) 1936 - Charlie Gracie (82) 1936 - Bobby Darin (d. 1973) 1939 … Read More

by VVN Music Randy Safuto, the lead singer of Randy and the Rainbows, has suffered a heart attack. His wife, Kathy, passed the news along on Facebook, saying "To all FB friends, Hi I… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk The Spice Girls are reportedly set to release a tell-all documentary. According to British newspaper The Sun, the girl group has taken inspiration from former Oa… Read More

Artist: Ray Davies Title: Our Country: Americana Act II Release Date: June 29, 2018 Label: Legacy Recordings Format(s): CD 2-LP Vinyl Digital Legacy Recordings, a divis… Read More

Birthdays 1914 - Johnnie Wright (Johnnie and Jack) (d. 2011) 1921 - Terry Fell (d. 2007)  1927 - Fred Hellerman (Weavers) (d. 2016)  1929 - Creed Taylor (89) 1933 - Harold Winley… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Veteran singer Paul Anka will finally unveil his unlikely collaboration with rapper Drake next month (June 2018). The Lonely Boy hitmaker, 76, first revealed he… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 Lindsey Buckingham has spoken about his departure from Fleetwood Mac for the first time calling it “leave” rather than being fired although he also sai… Read More

Birthdays  1901 - Duke of Paducah (born Benjamin Ford) (d. 1986)  1910 - Gordon Jenkins (d. 1984) 1921 - Joe Maphis (d. 1986) 1927 - Barbara Dane (91) 1928 - Henry Cosby (composer… Read More

Artist: Various Artists Title: Bang! The Bert Berns Story Release Date: June 1, 2018 Format(s): DVD Virtually since its debut at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival, demand for a DV… Read More

Artist: Peabo Bryson Title: Stand For Love Release Date: August 3, 2018 Label: Caroline Format(s): CD Vinyl Digital The legendary recording artist Peabo Bryson has anno… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Estate officials for Prince have reached an agreement with bosses at streaming service Tidal to release a posthumous new album by the singer. Nine months before… Read More

by VVN Music News Feed The 39th annual Blues Music Awards turned into something of a one-year anniversary party for Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’. Their acclaimed collaboration TajMo… Read More

Birthdays  1888 - Irving Berlin (d. 1989) 1935 - Kit Lambert (producer, manager of the Who) (d. 1981) 1941 - Eric Burdon (77) 1943 - Arnie Satin (born Arnie Silver) (Dovells) (75) 1943… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Spotify bosses have removed all traces of R. Kelly from their streaming site playlists under their new public hate content and hateful conduct policy. Fans will… Read More

Artist: Frank Zappa Title: Burnt Weeny Sandwich Release Date: June 22, 2018 Label: Zapp Records / UMe Format(s): Vinyl Over the last several years, the Zappa Family Tru… Read More

The top new releases by veteran artists for the week of May 11, 2018: All I See is War - Sevendust Lost Souls - Loreena McKennitt The Prodigal Son - Ry Cooder Above the Clouds: The Collecti… Read More

Artist: Rolling Stones Title: No Security: San Jose '99 Release Date: July 13, 2018 Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment Format(s): DVD DVD / 2-CDs Blu-Ray 3-Vinyl LPs Digita… Read More

Artist: Beach Boys Title: The Beach Boys With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Release Date: June 8, 2018 (CD, Digital) August 17, 2018 (Vinyl) Label: Capitol/UME Format(s):… Read More

Birthdays   1909 - Maybelle Carter (d. 1978) 1920 - Bert Weedon (d. 2012) 1935 - Larry Williams (d. 1980) 1938 - Henry Fambrough (Spinners) (80) 1940 - Arthur Alexander (d. 1993)… Read More

by Andy Snipper, Music-News.com California 1967 sported two very different music scenes – the hippy ‘summer of love’ scene in San Francisco and a far more edgy and experim… Read More

Artist: Midge Ure Title: Orchestrated Release Date: June 8, 2018 Label: BMG Format(s): CD 2-LPs Digital Grammy and Brit Award winning musician Midge Ure will release hi… Read More

by VVN Music News Feed As Yes gear up for their North American summer tour celebrating the band's landmark Golden Anniversary, the prog rock pioneers have started to reveal exciting plans i… Read More

Artist: Dave Matthews Band Title: Come Tomorrow Release Date: June 8, 2018 Label: RCA Records Format(s): CD Vinyl 2-Disc White Vinyl (Dave Matthews Store Only) Cassette… Read More

Birthdays   1924 - Theodore Bikel (d. 2015) 1929 - Link Wray (d. 2005) 1933 - Bunk Gardner (Mothers of Invention) (85) 1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck (born Arnold Dorsey) (82) 1944… Read More

Artist: Donna Summer Title: On the Radio: Greatest Hits I and II Release Date: June 22, 2018 Label: Island Def Jam / UMe Format(s): Pink-swirl colored vinyl On June 22… Read More

by VVN Music There are not so subtle signs that there may, finally, be a complete reunion of the original lineup of Guns N' Roses. A billboard, that was put up in London, shows skull versi… Read More

by VVN Music The Tony Award nominations were announced earlier today with a host of veteran artists being nominated in a repeat of earlier Broadway award announcements over the last week… Read More

by Andy Snipper, Music-News.com Fascinating new re-issues that show the band making a remarkable transition from out and out country rockers through to hard-rockers with a country tinge to… Read More

by VVN Music Yesterday, it was Bonnie Raitt who pulled out of a number of shows with James Taylor for needed surgery and, today, it's Brian Wilson. Wilson announced that, because of ongoin… Read More

Artist: Tony Lewis Title: Out of the Darkness Release Date: June 29, 2018 Label: Madison Records Format(s): xxx xxx Tony Lewis from The Outfield has officially ann… Read More

Birthdays 1907 - Kate Smith (d. 1986) 1924 - Big Maybelle (Smith) (d. 1972) 1929 - Sonny James (born James Loden) (d. 2016) 1930 - Little Walter (born Marion Jacobs) (d. 1968) 1933 - Titus… Read More

by VVN Music News Feed On Monday (April 30), Spirits Investment Partnership ("SIP"), in partnership with Bob Dylan, announced the debut of Heaven's Door, a collection of super-premium craft… Read More

by Rob McKenzie, Music-News.com London’s Hammersmith Apollo (i.e. the Hammersmith Odeon of old) provided an appropriate historic venue for this much awaited event, namely the return o… Read More

Artist: Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo Tour: TajMo Tour Dates: July 23, to August 12, 2018 Ticket On-Sale Date(s): xxx Promoter: xxx Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo have added new U… Read More

Artist: Supremes Title: Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland Deluxe Edition Release Date: June 15, 2018 Label: Motown Format(s): 2-CDs Digital On June 15, in anticipati… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk *NSYNC fans camped out overnight in Hollywood to urge the boy band to reunite at their Walk of Fame induction on Monday (April 30). All five members of the group… Read More

by VVN Music News Feed Due to an unexpected medical situation that requires immediate attention, Bonnie Raitt will no longer be able to join James Taylor & His All-Star Band for the fir… Read More

by VVN Music Whitesnake has been forced to postpone the release of their new album until 2019 due to "technical difficulties". Frontiers Music, home to many classic rockers, made the annou… Read More

Birthdays  1896 - Rev. Gary Davis (d. 1972) 1925 - Johnny Horton (d. 1960) 1931 - Peter LaFarge (d. 1965) 1934 - Jerry Lordan (d. 1995) 1940 - Darrell McCall (Little Dippers, country s… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 Imagine if Kurt Cobain or Michael Hutchence were around today to tell you what they went through. Imagine Elvis or Bon Scott or Janis or Hendrix standing on stage… Read More

Artist: Vince Guaraldi Title: Vince Guaraldi: The Complete Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Recordings Oh, Good Grief! Release Date: July 6, 2018 Label: Omnivore Recordings Format(s)… Read More

by VVN Music The following is new music programming on Netflix and Amazon Prime that has premiered over the last two weeks: Netflix Numero Uno: The Roots of Italian Rap - In the… Read More

Artist: The Alarm Title: Equals Release Date: June 29, 2018 Label: Twenty First Century Recording Company Format(s): CD Vinyl Digital Following Mike Peters’ major… Read More

Birthdays  1899 - Duke Ellington (d. 1974) 1915 - Donald Mills (Mills Brothers) (d. 1999) 1922 - Toots Thielmans (d. 2016) 1927 - Big Jay McNeely (91) 1928 - Carl Gardner (Coasters) (d… Read More

by VVN Music Rockers A Perfect Circle are looking to debut at either 3 or 4 this week with their new album Eat the Elephant after scoring the second biggest sales numbers for the… Read More

by VVN Music News Wire Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning singer-songwriter, arranger, producer and musician, Barry Manilow announced today that he will be returning to Las Vegas with a b… Read More

by VVN Music In 1991, Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, Tim Cross, Joey Mazzola and Jimmy Paluzzi came together to form Sponge. That original lineup only lasted until 1994 but would produce th… Read More

Artist: Flaming Lips Title: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Release Date: June 1, 2018 Label: Warner Bros. Format(s): 1-Vinyl LP 3-CDs Digital The Flaming Lips announce their fir… Read More

by VVN Music In the U.K., there are yearly campaigns to make certain song go to the top of the chart, normally in relation to the Christmas number 1 single.  Sometimes its for charit… Read More

by VVN Music Whether this is the one that will end the career of KISS or not, Paul Stanley is promising a huge tour for 2019. Stanley appeared on CNBC, saying that KISS will hit the road i… Read More

Birthdays  1937 - Jean Redpath (d. 2014) 1941 - Ann-Margret (born Ann-Margret Olsson) (77) 1942 - Emma Pought (Bobbettes) (76)  1943 - Fantastic Johnny C (born Johnny Corley) (75)… Read More

Artist: Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul Title: Soulfire Live! Release Date: Today (April 27, 2018) Label: UMe Format(s): 3-CDs Blu-Ray Vinyl Digital Little Stev… Read More

by VVN Music George Clinton has just one more year of touring left in him. Billboard reported on Friday (April 27) that Clinton will retire from touring in May of 2019. Clinton said i… Read More

CD Lee Aaron - Diamond Baby Blues Angelic Upstarts - Albums 1979-1982 Anthrax - Kings Among Scotland Atomic Rooster - Live at the BBC & German TV Duck Baker&nb&hell…Read More

by VVN Music News Feed Legendary Ska/Punk band, Fishbone is red hot...again, as the group's early members have made their way back home. With the classic early 80s lineup now firmly in pla… Read More

Source: Nate D. Sanders Auctions by VVN Music News Wire with Additional Content From VVN Music A flamboyant glove worn by the recording artist Prince during his 1984 Purple Rain tour sold… Read More

by VVN Music Kylie Minogue is the highest charting veteran artist in Britain for the week as she spends a third week in the top ten.  Golden falls from 4 to 6. The highest d… Read More

Birthdays 1904 - Syd Nathan (founder of King Records) (d. 1968) 1932 - Casey Kasem (d. 2014) 1932 - Maxine Brown (the Browns) (86) 1937 - Jerry Mercer (April Wine, Mashmakhan) (79) 1942 - J… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 & VVN Music ABBA have reformed. It’s official. The classic Swedish pop band of the 70s have recorded two new songs for the joint BBC and NBC TV special t… Read More

by VVN Music Linda Ronstadt can no longer sing but that doesn't mean that she can't talk about her career.  Ronstadt had one of the most diverse music careers in history, startin… Read More

by VVN Music Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom, the original founding members of the acclaimed American rock and roll trio, the Stray Cats, reunited for their first North Americ… Read More

by VVN Music Everyone seems to focus on the Nissan Stadium stage during Nashville's CMA Fest because of the superstars who play there, but for fans of veteran country artists, there's a muc… Read More

by VVN Music Charles Neville, one of the four original Neville Brothers, died this morning at his home in Massachusetts at the age of 79. According to a source, he had been sick for some ti… Read More

by VVN Music Over the last couple of decades, Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins has been involved in a wide variety of music styles including dub and world music but he has not rec… Read More

Artist: A Perfect Circle Dates: May 12 through December 19, 2018 (new dates start October 30) Ticket On-Sale Date(s) (November dates and forward): April 27, 2018 @ 10 AM Local Time… Read More

by VVN Music News Wire Muse have announced plans to release their ambitious Drones World Tour to cinemas worldwide on July 12 for one night only, through Trafalgar Releasing. Exclusive scr… Read More

Birthdays  1886 - Ma Rainey (d. 1939) 1915 - Johnny Shines (d. 1992) 1925 - Jorgen Ingmann (d. 2015) 1932 - Francis Lai (86) 1933 - Johnny Mosby (Johnny & Jonie Mosby) (85) 1938 … Read More

by VVN Music Chrissie Hynde has revealed that she is a bit of a workhorse with many different projects at various stages of development. Currently on her plate: London show for PETA… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk A scheduling conflict led to Lindsey Buckingham's Fleetwood Mac exit, according to bandmate Stevie Nicks. The band has replaced the guitarist with Crowded House… Read More

ASCAP is just one of the supporters of the act.  by VVN Music Veteran music artists just received a huge boost towards reclaiming the rights to their older recordings. The Music Mode… Read More

by Music-News.com Newsdesk Rocker Sting feared he and his new collaborator Shaggy would be booted from Queen Elizabeth II's birthday concert on Saturday (April 21) after the reggae star ign… Read More

by VVN Music Whether recording their own music or backing some of the biggest names in the business, Tower of Power has been one of the tightest and most talented bands for a half cent… Read More

by VVN Music The theater community in New York is knee deep in awards announcements at the moment with the nominees for the Outer Circle Awards being announced on Wednesday (April 25). The… Read More

Artist: Dave Matthews Band Title: Come Tomorrow Release Date: June 8, 2018 Label: RCA Records Format(s): CD Vinyl Digital On June 8, RCA Records will release the D… Read More

Artist: Rolling Stones Title: The Studio Albums Vinyl Collection 1971-2016 Release Date: June 15, 2018 Label: Rolling Stone Records / UMe Format(s): 20-LP Box Set with D… Read More

by Becky Jerams, Music-News.com Deeper is the eighth studio album from singer/songwriter legend Lisa Stansfield, and this new collection of 13 songs takes listeners through numerous styles… Read More

by Paul Cashmere, Noise11 & VVN Music Wa Wa Nee’s Paul Gray has lost his battle with myeloma at age 53. Paul will be remembered for his versatility in the Australian music indust… Read More

Artist: Fleetwood Mac Tour: North American Tour Dates: October 3, 2018 to April 5, 2019 Ticket On-Sale Date(s):  American Express Cardholders - April 30, 2018 @ 10 AM Lo… Read More

Birthdays 1917 - Ella Fitzgerald (d. 1996) 1922 - Jerry Lieber (d. 2011) 1923 - Albert King (d. 1992) 1933 - Jerry Leiber (d. 2011) 1941 - Chris Augustine (Every Mother's Son) (77) 1943 - T… Read More

Artist: Peter Himmelman & John Paterno Title: Breathe & Pulse & Awe Release Date: Available Now Label: Himmasongs Format(s): Digital After his critically ac… Read More

by VVN Music Keith Urban's new album, Graffiti U, comes out this Friday (April 27). A followup to the extremely successful Ripcord, the album showcases what Urban says is the natural progr… Read More

by VVN Music News Feed Lionized "boy bands" like *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys sold millions of records and performed to sold-out crowds of screaming young fans in the 1990s and 2000s, but beh… Read More

Artist: Grateful Dead Title: Anthem of the Sun: Deluxe Edition Release Date: July 18, 2018 Label: Grateful Dead Productions Format(s): 2-CDs Vinyl picture disc (1971 mix… Read More

by VVN Music It's probably not one of the spotlight categories in the Guinness Book of World Records but, this summer, Guns N' Roses will play the biggest concert ever held in Iceland… Read More

by VVN Music As we reported yesterday, John Prine has the biggest chart hit in his 47 year recording career with The Tree of Forgiveness. The new album, whose sales for the week were… Read More

Title: Greatest Other People's Hits Release Date: May 18, 2018 Label: Omnivore Recordings Format(s): CD Digital First hitting the scene in the late ’80s, Wesley Stace… Read More

Artist: Simple Minds Tour: North American Tour Dates: September 24 to October 29, 2018 Simple Minds have announced a North American Tour for the Fall 2018 including dates in… Read More

by VVN Music News Feed Hoodoo Gurus have announced that their entire catalog of recordings will be reissued via their own imprint, Big Time Phonograph Recording Co., via streaming services… Read More

by VVN Music Barry Manilow has been challenged over his use of a film clip with Judy Garland singing "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart". Manilow recorded the song for his 2014 album… Read More

by VVN Music It has been said there was a wealth of new music in Prince's vaults when he died two years ago and it looks like we'll be hearing some this September. Troy Carter of Atom Fact… Read More

Birthdays 1916 - Eldon Shamblin (Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys) (d. 1998) 1933 - Freddie Scott (d. 2007) 1942 - Barbra Streisand (76)  1943 - Glen Dale (Fortunes) (75) 1943 - Rich… Read More