Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News

Sting is set to receive the highest possible honor from The Ivors Academy. The Wallsend-born musician will receive the coveted Academy Fellow award at The Ivors ceremony on May 18 in London. The acade...

In a recent radio interview, Skid Row original bassist, Rachel Bolan said the band recorded a live album last October in London and plan to release it this year. When asked about releases from their l...

Yes officially has a new drummer. Jay Schellen, who started filling in for Alan White, who passed away in May of last year, has now taken the gig full-time. In an interview with Louder Sound, guitaris...

It was 54 years ago today (February 17th, 1969) that Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash first teamed up to record an album of duets in Nashville. The sessions were widely bootlegged over the years, and are inc...

It was 51 years ago Sunday (February 19th, 1972) that Harry Nilsson's "Without You" began its four-week run at the top of the charts. The song was Nilsson's second major hit, following 1969...

It was 47 years ago today (February 17th, 1976) that the Eagles' first compilation, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, was released. The album holds the historic distinction of being awarded the first...

Happy Birthday to Yoko Ono, who turns 90 on Saturday (February 18th)!!! Yoko was born in Tokyo to a musician turned extremely successful banker Eisuke Ono, who was a descendant of the Emperor of Japan...

Set for release on Record Store Day (April 22nd) is Billy Joel - Live At The Great American Music Hall - 1975. The album was originally issued back in 2021 as part of the multi-disc Billy Joel - The V...

On March 24th, the Kinks will release The Journey - Part 1, the first of a two-part anthology set in celebration of the group's 60th anniversary. The details for when Part 2 will drop and its trac...

Coming soon is the new documentary, titled Daytime Revolution, which focuses on the legendary week of programs John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-hosted on The Mike Douglas Show in 1972. Variety reported, th...