Category Archives: Classic Hits Music News

Ann Wilson will release a new original song next week called, "Tender Heart." She made the announcement via Twitter and has offered fans an opportunity to sign up to hear the music earlier than its Ja...

It was 49 years ago today (January 15th, 1972) that Don McLean's "American Pie" topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first week of its month-long run. The song is the origin of the term "the...

It was 41 years ago Saturday (January 16th, 1980) that Paul McCartney was arrested in Tokyo, Japan for bringing 7.7 ounces of marijuana into the country. Fans were stunned at McCartney's action se...

It was 45-years-ago today (January 15th, 1977), that the Eagles' album Hotel California hit Number One. The album, which was released on December 8th, 1976, was the group's third chart-topper ...

Motley Crue will officially start celebrating the band's 40th anniversary on Sunday, January 17. That's the official date of when Nikki Sixx first jammed with Tommy Lee and vocalist/guitarist Greg Leo...

Bassist Tim Bogert, who played in pioneering hard rock bands Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Beck, Bogert & Appice has died. Friends and fans posted regrets online, including Paul Stanley of KISS, who ...

The new Foo Fighters song, "Waiting on a War," was written by Dave Grohl for his eleven year old daughter, Harper. Grohl remembers the threat of armed conflict when he was a kid and now sees that fear...

BMG has acquired Mick Fleetwood's interests in Fleetwood Mac recordings. This includes interest in over 300 recordings such as all of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits including "Dreams," "The Chain," "Go ...

It was 51 years ago tonight (January 14th, 1970) that Diana Ross gave her final performance as a member of the Supremes. The show took place at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas, and it was released the...

Set for release on March 5th are two classic Ronnie James Dio-fronted Black Sabbath albums -- 1980's Heaven And Hell and 1982's Mob Rules. Each record will be available digitally as a double-C...