10 Reasons Springsteen Was Born to Run Forever
Our resident expert on The Boss identifies why the eternally hard-working rocker will continue proving it all night for a long time to come. The genes don’t hurt…
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Anticipation Begins For 2025 Edition of Paul McCartney’s ‘Got Back’ Tour
The legend turned 83 on June 18. The 21 concerts will run from late September until late November.
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ELO’s ‘Don’t Bring Me Down… Bruce!’
Most classic rock acts have a misheard lyric. It goes with the territory. So what did Jeff Lynne do when concert audiences started singing along to his big hit?
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Grateful Dead ‘Blues For Allah’ Gets 50th Anniversary Edition
The 1975 LP saw the Dead attempt something they never had before—and never would again. They would make the record almost entirely without pre-written material.
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Radio Hits in September 1971: Time to Celebrate
Some all-time classics by Rod Stewart, the Moody Blues and The Who were still climbing the chart while the Top 10 had a mix of pop, soul and rock favorites.
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Bob Dylan’s ‘Desire’: Story Time
Songs from the best-selling album continued to be heavily featured in the Rolling Thunder Revue live performances.
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12 Influential Early MTV Videos
Remember when the cable channel played music? Billboard’s first video editor saw all the early videos and selects the significant clips.
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Bill Murray Opens Concert Tour With ‘Like a Rolling Stone’
Never one to shy away from an open microphone to sing, he’s teaming up with Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia (aka “Blood Brothers”) to perform a series of shows.
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Jethro Tull Issues ‘Minstrel in the Gallery’ on Marbled Vinyl
The 1975 album saw the band going in a different direction from their previous work and returning to a blend of electric and acoustic songs.
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Shining a Light on the Origin and Impact of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’
“I said to Leonard, ‘This is the one. This is what we’ve been waiting for. This might be your best record.'”—Producer/songwriter/performer John Lissauer
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