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Paul Rodgers, Billy Gibbons Lead Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd at CMT Music Awards

The tribute comes on the 50th anniversary of Skynyrd’s first album. Slash and Warren Haynes will also perform on a pair of timeless hits

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Sire Records Founder Seymour Stein, Who Signed Talking Heads, Madonna, and The Ramones, Dies

The much-honored exec was an early champion of the punk and new wave music that was breaking out of the downtown New York City clubs

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Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Play First NYC Concert in 7 Years

The band performed at Madison Square Garden, their first of five area concerts this spring. The tour began Feb. 1 and continues into December

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Ray Shulman, One of 3 Brothers in Prog Rock Band Gentle Giant, Dies at 73

With his brothers Derek and Phil, and several other members, the band released 11 studio albums during the 1970s

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1 Dead, Dozens Injured as Roof Collapses at Concert

The Illinois city was in an indirect path of dangerous tornadoes. Roughly 260 people were attending the metal concert

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Classic Rock Stars Booked For October Festival

Three days… an incredible lineup featuring some of music’s biggest stars of all-time! Check your calendar!

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Joni Mitchell Joined By All-Stars at Library of Congress Gershwin Prize Concert

The lineup included James Taylor, Graham Nash, Annie Lennox, Brandi Carlile, Herbie Hancock, and Mitchell herself

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Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe Announce 2023 Tour

Costello and Love have a long collaborative history dating back to the ’70s. The new tour is called “We’re All Going on a Summer Holiday”

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‘The Monkees’ TV Series Coming to AXS TV

“The sitcom was truly ahead of its time and paved the way for countless series and bands throughout the decades.”–Micky Dolenz

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Billy Gibbons Joins Billy Joel at MSG

The Piano Man has played one show per month at The Garden since January 2014 (excepting the pandemic), where he’s often joined by a surprise guest

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