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Metallica Releases Single Day Tickets For World Tour to Support New Album
The band returns with their first studio album in 6 years and an in-the-round stadium tour with two nights in each city with different setlists
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Jeff Beck is Mourned By Fellow Rock Legends
Jeff Beck’s former bandmates Jimmy Page, Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart, and other rock legends, are paying tribute to their friend
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Bob Dylan’s 1996-1997 ‘Time Out of Mind’ Sessions Are Subject of ‘Bootleg Vol. 17’
The latest chapter in the series takes a fresh look at his mid-career masterpiece, 25 years after its original release
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Eagles Add Dates to 2023 Tour
Each show will feature ‘Hotel California’ in its entirety accompanied by an orchestra and choir, along with an additional set of the band’s greatest hits
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Bono Adds Dates to ‘Stories of Surrender’ New York Residency
His return to the Beacon Theatre now totals 11 shows to promote his new memoir, ‘Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story’
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Earth, Wind & Fire Drummer, Fred White, Dies at 67
He was the youngest of four brothers who performed with the funk-soul band Earth, Wind & Fire during their hit-making heyday
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Anita Pointer, of the Pointer Sisters, Dies at 74
The sisters first found fame in 1973 with “Yes We Can Can” and earned success with a string of hits including “Fire” and “I’m So Excited”
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Barbara Walters Tributes Include a Unique One From Paul McCartney
The trailblazing TV broadcast journalist was an inspiration to many future legends, many of whom have shared their admiration for her
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Ian & Sylvia’s Ian Tyson, Canadian Folk & Country Great, Dies at 89
Originally a popular folk singer, whose classics included “Four Strong Winds” and “Someday Soon,” he later became a cowboy singer.
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U2, Gladys Knight Receive Kennedy Center Honors
It’s the 45th annual event. “You could never have told me as a young girl starting my career that I would be honored on a stage such as this”
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