insert_link Classic Hits Happy 76th Birthday Doll Parton! On January 19th, 1946, Dolly Parton was born. Today, the Queen of Country is turning 76! According to her own website, Parton grew up as the fourth child of 12 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. Over the course of her rhinestone-studded career, the music icon has had 25 songs reach No. 1 on the country music charts, won 11 of 50 Grammy nominations, and, among a myriad of other accomplishments, was […] todayJanuary 19, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits David Bowie is the Best-Selling Vinyl Artist of the 21st Century It has just been revealed that David Bowie is the 21st Century's best-selling vinyl artist. Bowie's vinyl sales for the 2000s equated to 582,704 units, placing him ahead of The Beatles at 535,596 sales. These were the only two acts to top half a million units on the vinyl format. According to chart analyst Alan Jones, Bowie is leading the 2020s, as well, with 134,237 sales so far. The Beatles, […] todayJanuary 18, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Bruce Springsteen Was the Biggest-Earning Musician of 2021 After selling his masters and publishing catalog for a reported $550 million, Bruce Springsteen was officially confirmed as the biggest earner of 2021. The report, written by former Forbes editor Zack O'Malley Greenburg, explained how selling valuable music archives heavily skewed the annual chart of artists' incomes. Greenburg explained the incentive for artists to sell their rights, especially during a pandemic era: “There’s a range of factors, some of them arcane and […] todayJanuary 17, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits John Paul Jones, Snow Eye Reportedly Working on Movie Soundtrack Led Zeppelin co-founder John Paul Jones is reportedly working on the soundtrack for the film And Anne with his band Snoweye, which consists of Elle Marja Eira and Lucy Parnell alongside Jones. The band was formed in 2017, self-described as "ethereal, yet soulful. Elusive, yet instinctive," performing "folk-inspired melodies" in both an indigenous Finno-Ugric language, called Samo, and English. Snoweye uses "voice, mandolin, multi-layered guitars, electronics and field recordings" to create […] todayJanuary 14, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Ronnie Spector, Lead Singer of The Ronettes, Dies at 78 Ronnie Spector, the beloved lead singer of The Ronettes, passed away at 78. In a statement released on Wednesday, her family wrote: "Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peacefully left this world today after a brief battle with cancer," the family said. "She was with family and in the arms of her husband, Jonathan. Ronnie lived her life with a twinkle in her eye, a spunky attitude, a wicked sense of humor […] todayJanuary 13, 2022
insert_link AAA Just Announced Bonnaroo 2022 Lineup Includes J. Cole, Stevie Nicks, Tool, More The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is coming back to Manchester, Tennessee after two years of setbacks and cancellations, first due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then because of severe flooding. Just yesterday, the genre-crossing lineup for the 2022 event was announced, including big names in music like J. Cole, Tool, Stevie Nicks, the War on Drugs, Japanese Breakfast, Chvrches, the Chicks, 100 gecs, Herbie Hancock, Tierra Whack, 21 Savage, the […] todayJanuary 12, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Woodstock Festival’s Co-Creator Michael Lang Dies at 77 Michael Lang, a co-creator of the 1969 Woodstock music festival alongside Artie Kornfeld, John Roberts, and Joel Rosenman, died over the weekend at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center after a battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. “He was absolutely a historic figure, and also a great guy,” Michael Pagnotta, a spokesperson for the Lang family, said about his friend of 30 years. “Both of those things go hand in hand.” […] todayJanuary 11, 2022
insert_link AAA Noel Gallagher Covered David Bowie at Mike Garson’s “A Bowie Celebration,” Amongst Def Leppard, Duran Duran, More Saturday would have been David Bowie’s 75th birthday, and the musician’s pianist, Mike Garson, threw a live-streamed concert to honor the date for the second year in a row. The event consisted of performances by a number of notable artists covering Bowie’s hits. Noel Gallagher covered “Valentine’s Day,” Def Leppard did “Drive-In Saturday,” and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon and John Taylor took on “Let’s Dance. Evan Rachel Wood, Gary […] todayJanuary 10, 2022
insert_link Classic Hits Eagles Add 12 More Dates to U.S. “Hotel California” 2022 Tour Eagles have recently announced that they will be adding 12 more dates to their previously announced Hotel California Tour that kicks off in the spring of this year. The tour will embark around the United States, featuring a full performance of the classic rockers’ 1976 album, backed by an orchestra and choir, followed by a greatest hits sets. The new dates expand a 10-date trek, with the whole tour beginning […] todayJanuary 7, 2022
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