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The Rolling Stones Announce Upcoming 60th Anniversary Tour

The Rolling Stones have just announced that they will be returning to the road for a European tour called "Sixty," in celebration of their 60th anniversary. Beginning on June 1st, the legendary rockers will perform 14 shows across Madrid; Munich, Germany; Liverpool, UK; Amsterdam, Netherlands; Bern, Switzerland; Milan, Italy; London; Brussels, Belgium; Vienna, Austria; Lyon, France; Paris; Gelsenkirchen, Germany; and Stockholm, Sweden. The Stones' show at the Anfield in Liverpool will […]

todayMarch 15, 2022

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Keith Richards Confirms New Music From the Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has recently confirmed that he, Mick Jagger, and drummer Steve Jordan--who toured with the band following Charlie Watts' death-- have been doing some songwriting. “It’ll be interesting to find out the dynamics now that Steve’s in the band,” Richards explained. “It’s sort of metamorphosing into something else. I was working with Mick last week, and Steve, and we came up with some, eight or […]

todayMarch 14, 2022

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Mick Jagger, Questlove Collaborate for James Brown Documentary Series

The Rolling Stone's Mick Jagger and Questlove, the leader of the Roots and creator of Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not be Televised), are teaming up to produce a four-part documentary series on the soul music legend James Brown. Made for the A&E Network, the James Brown: Say it Loud is slated to premiere sometime next year. Jagger described Brown as “a brilliant performer who inspired me from the beginning.” […]

todayFebruary 28, 2022

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Today in Music History: February 7th

1963 - The first Beatles single "Please Please Me" was released in the U.S. on the Vee-Jay label. Capitol Records, EMI's United States label, were offered the right to release the single in the U.S., but turned it down. Dick Biondi, a disc jockey on WLS in Chicago and a friend of Vee-Jay executive Ewart Abner, played the song on the radio from February 1963, thus becoming the first DJ […]

todayFebruary 7, 2022

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The Rolling Stones Top Worldwide Tour Earnings at $115 Million

According to Pollstar’s annual worldwide tour-earning list for 2021, the Rolling Stones have been identified as the top earner of the year, grossing an average of $9.6 million per show.  The Stones played just 12 concerts in the accounting period, making a total of $115.5 million by selling 516,624 tickets at an average price of $223.56.  Harry Styles had the second-biggest grossing tour, far behind the classic rockers at $86.7 […]

todayDecember 21, 2021

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Mick Jagger Responds to Paul McCartney’s Dig at The Stones

“…they’re a blues cover band, that’s sort of what the Stones are,” Paul McCartney remarked in an interview last week about the other English rock band that took on the scene around the same time as The Beatles.  During a recent show following McCartney’s comment, Mick Jagger took to the stage to respond, tongue-in-cheek, to the fellow music legend’s critique.  “There are so many celebrities here tonight,” Jagger told the […]

todayOctober 18, 2021

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This Day in Music History: October 14th

1957 - The Everly Brothers had their first No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Wake Up Little Susie.’ 1965 - The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, Unit 4 Plus 2, The Checkmates, The Habit, The End, and Charlie Dickins all appeared at The Odeon, Birmingham during a UK tour. 1966 - Pink Floyd played their first-ever "underground" set when they appeared at All Saints Hall, Notting Hill, London, […]

todayOctober 14, 2021

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BMI London Awards Honor Songs by The Rolling Stones, Queen, and More

At the 2021 BMI London Awards, a number of classic hits were honored with a slew of Million-Air Awards, a title that recognizes songwriters of iconic songs that have been broadcasted more than a million times on TV and radio. Sting’s writing for The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” sat at the top of the list, with 16-million plays. Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” and “We Will Rock You,” […]

todayOctober 12, 2021

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The Rolling Stones Cover Chi-Lites in Upcoming Tattoo You Re-release

In 1979, The Rolling Stones recorded their cover of the Chi-Lites’ “Troubles a’Comin” at a studio in Paris, France. Now, 42 years later, the song follows “Living in the Heart of Love” and eight other tracks as part of Lost & Found, a new collection of previously unreleased songs recorded any time, anywhere between 1972 and 1981. Lost & Found is intertwined within the 40th-anniversary edition of the band’s multi-platinum […]

todayOctober 4, 2021

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