Peter Gabriel has revealed that he’s already working on a new album, which will be the follow-up to 2023’s i/o.
In an interview with Mojo, the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer discussed the new project, sharing, “It will be called o/i … that’s i/o backwards.”
Gabriel released i/o over the course of 2023, dropping a song a month, with the complete 12-track album officially dropping in December of that year. The record was Gabriel’s first album of new material since 2010’s Scratch My Back.
I/o won two trophies at the recent 67th annual Grammy Awards, best immersive audio album and best engineered album, non-classical.
Paul McCartney is reminiscing about his busy time in New York.
The Beatles legend headlined three intimate club shows at the Bowery Ballroom, Feb. 11, Feb. 12 and Feb. 14, then closed SNL50: The Anniversary Special Sunday night. He just posted a carousel of photos from both on Instagram.
“We had a fabulous week in New York with three small gigs leading to the 50th anniversary show of @nbcsnl,” McCartney writes. “It is always exciting to play at small venues it reminds me of when we began in places like the Cavern and Hamburg. The three gigs we played at @boweryballroom were fabulous.”
He adds, “We really enjoyed playing to the young, enthusiastic audience and the atmosphere was intimate and electric!”
The three shows had McCartney playing a mixture of Beatles, Wings and solo material. At SNL:50 he ended the show with the Abbey Road side two medley that includes “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight” and “The End.”
Remember how Elton John said he didn’t want to tour anymore because he was tired of traveling all over the place and wanted to be home with his family? Well, he just booked a gig in Singapore.
Two years after ending his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, Elton will headline the Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2025 on Oct. 5.
Elton has another live show coming up, as well: He and Brandi Carlile will headline the London Palladium on March 26 as part of a special show promoting their new joint album, Who Believes In Angels?, due out April 4.
Elton won’t be performing during the Oscars March 2, due to the producers’ decision not to have live performances of the tracks nominated for best original song. But we may still see him up on the podium if he and Brandi win for “Never Too Late,” from the Disney+ documentary of the same name.
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Steve Miller is taking part in a new cover of his classic tune “Fly Like an Eagle.”
The new take on the song was released by Playing For Change, a multimedia project that aims to connect the world through music. It was released in conjunction with World Day of Social Justice and features artists from five different countries, including New Orleans musician Ivan Neville.
“So much is at stake for humanity in today’s world, it is difficult to create a message that is positive and inspirational. To help unify the world through the power of music is my greatest dream,” Miller shares. “Performing a new version of ‘Fly Like an Eagle,’ with such talented people from around the world is a humbling experience.”
“Fly Like an Eagle” was the title track of Steve Miller Band’s ninth studio album, released in May 1976. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The 2025 Rock for Ronnie benefit concert, held in memory of late metal icon Ronnie James Dio, has been announced.
The show takes place May 18 at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park. Sebastian Bach will headline.
“The Autry Museum park is a beautiful setting for Rock for Ronnie with plenty of room for the event to grow in future years,” says Ronnie’s widow, Wendy Dio. “It will be an exciting afternoon for the whole family.”
Rock for Ronnie benefits the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund, which also hosts the annual Bowl for Ronnie charity celebrity bowling tournament.
The late Phil Lesh is being honored with his very own street in Port Chester, New York.
The corner of Westchester Avenue and Broad Street, right outside the historic Capitol Theatre, will be renamed Phil Lesh Lane on March 14, which would have been the Grateful Dead bassist’s 85th birthday.
Lesh has a strong connection to the Capitol Theatre. Following its reopening in 2012 he played 106 performances at the venue, several of them either on or around his birthday. And between 1970 and 1971 he played 18 shows there with the Grateful Dead.
“The Lesh Family is so honored that the many magical nights that Phil spent at The Cap will be commemorated with Phil Lesh Lane,” says Phil’s son Grahame Lesh. “Phil loved The Cap and the entire community that came to his shows here, and our whole family will always feel the love that reflected back to him and all of us.”
The street dedication is set to take place at 4 p.m. and will be followed by a four-night celebration in honor of Lesh at the Capitol Theatre, hosted by Grahame and Lesh’s grandson Levi, along with an all-star lineup of guests including Gov’t Mule’s Warren Haynes and Dead & Company’s Oteil Burbridge. A complete lineup for each show can be found at thecapitoltheatre.com.
Bad Company – former Free members Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke, along with Mick Ralphs and the late Boz Burrell – is nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year, and the honor is being celebrated with a new tribute album.
Can’t Get Enough: The Music of Bad Company, coming this fall, will feature a yet-to-be-announced lineup of artists covering the group’s biggest hits, including “Feel Like Makin’ Love,” “Bad Company” and “Shooting Star,” along with a cover of Free’s top-five hit, “All Right Now.”
“As songwriters, Mick and I are intrigued to hear how these talented and varied musicians will perform our songs,” Rodgers shares. “From what we have heard thus far the creative energy is definitely flowing and there is plenty of heart and soul energy being injected into the songs, we salute and thank them all.”
The first song from the album, a cover of “Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy” by The Struts, will be released as a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl for Record Store Day on April 12.
“We are so thrilled for the British music legends, Bad Company to finally be getting their well-earned nomination to the Rock Hall,” Struts frontman Luke Spiller says. “It’s been a real pleasure to pay homage to them with our cover of ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy’ and I hope they enjoy it as much as we loved recording it.”
Bad Company’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nomination is their first, although they’ve been eligible since 1999. They released their self-titled debut album in 1974, which hit #1 in the U.S. and went on to be certified five-times Platinum by the RIAA.
You best start believing in ghost stories, Mr. Osbourne, you were almost in one!
Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she kept Ozzy from auditioning for a Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
Speaking to Billy Corgan on the Smashing Pumpkins frontman’s The Magnificent Others podcast, Sharon calls the decision the “biggest mistake I’ve ever made with Ozzy.”
“He got offered to go and read for Pirates of the Caribbean,” Sharon shares. “I said no.”
Of course, not only did Pirates become a multi-billion-dollar franchise, it also featured roles played by rock stars including Keith Richards and Paul McCartney.
“Wouldn’t [Ozzy] have been perfect?” Sharon laughs.
While you won’t see Ozzy in any Pirates of the Caribbean movies, you can see him play his and Black Sabbath‘s final show during the metal legends’ big reunion/farewell tour, taking place July 5 in Birmingham, England.
Steely Dan released their third studio album, Pretzel Logic, which was the last to feature the full lineup of Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Denny Dias, Jim Hodder and Jeff “Skunk” Baxter. Future albums would be recorded by Becker, Fagen and hired studio musicians.
Pretzel Logic was a top-10 hit for Steely Dan, peaking at #8 on the Billboard 200. It featured the hit single “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” which was the highest-charting single of the band’s career, hitting #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The album went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA.
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On March 2, Elton John will host his 33rd annual Oscar Viewing Party benefit at West Hollywood Park, but he also needs to be several miles away at the Dolby Theatre for the Oscar ceremony. However, he’s prepared for all the rushing around.
Elton is nominated for best original song at this year’s Oscars for “Never Too Late.” Of course, he has to be in the theater in case he wins, but he also has to show up to his own party. Luckily, he has some experience with this — he had to do the same thing in 2020, when he was nominated for “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” from his biopic Rocketman.
Speaking to Variety, Elton’s husband and manager, David Furnish, says, “We will run the same drill that we did [then] … as soon as the award is presented, we will jump in the car and we will go straight on to our party because it’s very important for us to be there and to be in the room.”
Furnish says he’s hoping for a repeat of 2020: Elton won that year and showed up at the party with an Oscar in hand.
The musical entertainment at the party will be provided by Grammy best new artist winner Chappell Roan, and Furnish says she and Elton are “still talking about” whether or not they’ll be able to perform together that night.
“He was about as early as an early adopter can be to her talent,” Furnish tells Variety about Elton’s relationship with Chappell. “Subsequently, she’s become a dear friend … he keeps an eye on her and loves what she has achieved musically.”
The annual viewing party, which benefits the Elton John AIDS Foundation, has raised nearly $115 million since it first began.
