Tico Torres attends the UK Premiere of ‘Thank You and Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story’ on April 17, 2024 in London, England. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Disney+
Tommy used to work on the docks, but Tico Torres is still drumming in Bon Jovi.
Torres has taken to Bon Jovi’s Instagram to deny apparent reports that claimed he’d retired from the “Livin’ on a Prayer” band.
“I’m here to dispel a lot of rumors that I’ve read,” Torres says. “People [are] calling me up, saying, ‘Did you retire from music, from the band?'”
“Well, no,” the drummer continues. “I have no idea how this stuff starts. Musicians don’t retire, especially me.”
Torres adds, “Me and the boys, Johnny [Jon Bon Jovi] and everybody, we’re still making music, [we’re] the best we’ve ever been.”
Bon Jovi writes in the post’s caption, “Heard it here first.”
Torres is one of the three remaining original members still in Bon Jovi, alongside Jon and keyboardist David Bryan. The band put out their latest album, Forever, in 2024.
John Fogerty‘s new album, Legacy, includes rerecorded versions of classic Creedence Clearwater Revival songs like “Proud Mary,” “Fortunate Son” and “Have You Ever Seen the Rain.” Each track on the album is tagged “John’s Version,” a nod to Taylor Swift‘s own rerecording project. As it turns out, Fogerty wanted to be even more direct with his reference to the pop star.
“I wanted them to call [the rerecordings] Taylor’s Version,” Fogerty tells Billboard. “I lobbied for that: ‘You want this to sell? Call it ‘Taylor’s.'”
Swift started her rerecording process after her master recordings to her first six studio albums were purchased by music mogul Scooter Braun in 2019. Braun later sold the masters to a private equity firm, from which Swift finally purchased them in May 2025.
Similarly, Fogerty decided to record Legacy after fully regaining the rights to his CCR catalog.
“I was so happy to see her solution to her predicament … I was applauding her doing [the rerecordings],” Fogerty says. “I’m convinced that her rerecording those albums in many ways reset the condition, so that she was able to purchase the originals. She was strong enough and powerful enough a force that she rearranged the playing field.”
Tom Constanten performs at the ‘Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music’ 40th Anniversary DVD And Blu-Ray release party at Hard Rock Cafe – Times Square on June 4, 2009 in New York City. George Napolitano/FilmMagic
Former Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom “TC” Constanten is battling lung cancer, and the Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is raising money to help support him.
Donated funds will go toward covering Constanten’s medical bills, as well as “other vital living expenses.”
“Over the years I have experienced such generosity that it boggles the mind,” Constanten says. “I count my wealth in friends, and it’s a blessing I’d never want to trade away. Still, situations change and things come up.”
“Sweet Relief is honored to help Tom during this difficult time in his life,” adds Sweet Relief Executive Director Aric Steinberg. “Our Directed Artist Funds can provide a meaningful solution when the community rallies around the recipient, and we know that Tom’s community cares about him deeply. His influence on the musical landscape with the Grateful Dead is long-lasting, and he has touched many people around the world.”
Constanten played on the Grateful Dead records Anthem of the Sun and Aoxomoxoa, released in 1968 and 1969, respectively, as well as the 1969 live album Live/Dead. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Dead in 1994.
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who perform at Parco Della Musica on July 22, 2025 in Milan, Italy. Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images
The Who is currently on a North American farewell tour, but if you’re hoping it will be accompanied by new music, Roger Daltrey has one specific condition.
When asked if he’d want to make another Who album, Daltrey tells The New York Times, “No, there’d be nothing in it for me, unless I co-wrote the songs with Pete [Townshend].”
“I would love to write songs with Pete,” the vocalist continues. “I wanted that for a long time. As good as his songs have been, who knows what might have been if we’d collaborated?”
Townshend, of course, has long been the main songwriter of The Who and wrote the band’s most recent album, 2019’s Who, nearly completely by himself.
As for whether Townshend would be open to writing with him, Daltrey says that his bandmate’s response has been “Go away.”
“He wanted to keep it to himself,” Daltrey says.
Elsewhere in the Times interview, Townshend shares that he “got readdicted to painkillers” after undergoing a knee operation earlier in 2025.
“I’d gone through severe alcohol addiction for many years, then narcotics,” Townshend says. “I’d been clean for over 30 years. I called a close friend who’s working for a recovery clinic in Spain, and he got my head sorted out. I’m feeling really good at the moment.”
Elton John played his first-ever live show in North America, kicking off a six-night stand at The Troubadour in Los Angeles.
According to setlist.fm, Elton’s nine-song set opened with the now-classic “Your Song” and also featured “Border Song,” “Take Me to the Pilot” and “Burn Down the Mission.” He also performed a cover of The Rolling Stones’ “Honky Tonk Woman.”
Elton played shows in San Francisco, New York and Philadelphia, and eventually launched his first full-length tour that October in Boston.
Elton’s more than 50-year touring career had him performing in the U.S. countless times. He wrapped the final U.S. leg of his final tour, the Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour, with a three-night stand at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium in November 2022. The tour wrapped on July 8 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Neil Young performs on the Pyramid stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Samir Hussein/WireImage
Neil Young played his song “Long Walk Home” for the first time in 36 years during his concert in Wantagh, New York, on Saturday.
“Long Walk Home” was originally recorded for Young’s 1987 album Life with Crazy Horse, and he last performed it in 1989. In breaking it out again nearly four decades later, Young slightly updated the lyrics during Saturday’s performance, changing “From Vietnam to old Beirut” to “From Canada to old Ukraine.”
Young is currently on tour with his band Chrome Hearts. During a show in Toronto on Aug. 17, he played his song “This Note’s for You” for the first time since 1997.
The Chrome Hearts tour continues Monday in Bethel, New York.
Cover of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’/Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings
It was 50 years ago — Aug. 25, 1975 — that Bruce Springsteen released his third studio album, Born to Run, which was a massive hit. But it turns out, it was a make-or-break album for the New Jersey rocker.
After the commercial failure of his first two albums, 1973’s Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, Bruce was in danger of being dropped from his label, Columbia Records, if he didn’t come up with a hit.
Peter Ames Carlin, author of the recently released book Tonight in Jungleland: The Making of Born to Run, tells ABC Audio it was a “do or die” moment for Springsteen and his career.
“Bruce has got his back to the wall. It’s like now or never, basically,” he says. “You could see how he would fear that he was just gonna end up being the New Jersey bar band musician he had been up to that point.”
That needed hit turned out to be the album’s title track. But it took a lot of work for it to get where Springsteen wanted it to be, with the rocker spending almost six months perfecting it.
“It’s like everything they could think might work, they threw at the wall and eventually winnowed it down to the song that we know now,” says Carlin. “Which is, 50 years later, it’s as overwhelming as it was when it came out.”
Born to Run wound up being everything Springsteen needed it to be. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 and helped Springsteen reach mainstream audiences, with songs like the title track, “Thunder Road” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.” Ithas since been certified seven-times Platinum by the RIAA and was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry in 2015.
Poster for ‘Message In a Bottle’/Mercury Studios and Sadler’s Wells
A dance production set to Sting’s music is coming to Blu-ray.
Message in a Bottle, which debuted in London in February 2020 and toured the U.K., Europe and North America, will be released on Blu-ray and TV On Demand on Oct. 10. It features a dance theater production choreographed by Kate Prince, described as “an imagined story about one displaced family, and a universal tale of survival, hope and love.”
Songs in the production include “Every Breath You Take,” “Roxanne,” “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic” and “Fields of Gold.” All feature new arrangements by Hamilton composer Alex Lacamoire, recorded by Sting, with guests artists.
“When I first saw Message In A Bottle, I was overwhelmed by all the different styles of dance in the show. What I really didn’t expect was to be so emotionally engaged in the story,” says Sting. “Kate’s imaginative story and beautiful choreography has brought my songs to new life, and I am thrilled that there is now a film of the fantastic stage show.”
Cover Art for Warren Haynes’ ‘The Whisper Sessions’/Fantasy Records
Warren Haynes has shared a new track from his upcoming album, The Whisper Sessions, which features stripped down versions of songs from his 2024 solo album, Million Voices Whisper.
The latest is the song “From Here On Out,” which is available via digital services. A performance video is on YouTube.
“‘From Here On Out’ was composed during the COVID‑19 lockdown, capturing the shared emotional landscape of that period,” Haynes says. “The song is both nostalgic and thoughtful—looking back on life and good times and the carefree-ness of younger years while also grappling with larger themes of community, transformation, and hope during a pivotal historical moment.”
Haynes is currently on tour with his band Gov’t Mule. Their next show is Aug. 27 in Milwaukee, with dates confirmed through Nov. 1 in Philadelphia. A complete list of shows can be found at WarrenHaynes.net.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are set to release their 21st album, All Washed Up, on Nov. 14 and have dropped the record’s first single, “Twelve Gates.” Bassist Tom Petersson calls it “one of our best yet.”
“I really love how this song came out,” he adds. “It’s one of my favorites on the album.”
“Twelve Gates” is now available, with an accompanying animated video on YouTube.
All Washed Up, Cheap Trick’s first album since 2021’s In Another World, will be released digitally, on CD and on black vinyl. There will also be an orange marble variant, limited to 1,000 copies, sold through the band’s website. All formats are available for preorder now.
Cheap Trick is currently on tour and is set to play Salem, Oregon, on Thursday. They have dates confirmed through Dec. 7 in Waukee, Iowa. A complete schedule can be found at CheapTrick.com.
Here is the track list for All Washed Up: “All Washed Up” “All Wrong Long Gone” “The Riff That Won’t Quit” “Bet It All” “The Best Thing” “Twelve Gates” “Bad Blood” “Dancing With The Band” “Love Gone” “A Long Way To Worcester” “Wham Boom Bang”
