Queen scored their second #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Another One Bites the Dust,” which appeared on their eighth studio album, The Game.
The track, penned by bassist John Deacon, spent 31 weeks on the chart and a total of 15 weeks in the top 10, which made it the longest running top 10 song of the 1980s.
The song also earned the band a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group and won Favorite Pop/Rock Single at the 1981 American Music Awards.
“Another One Bites The Dust” has also been used to help in medical training for CPR, as the beat corresponds to the correct number of chest compressions per minute to use when administering it.
Pink Floyd fans holding out hope that one day David Gilmour and Roger Waters would put away their differences and perform together again are bound to be disappointed.
The pair have been at odds for years, but their relationship turned particularly rocky last year when Gilmour’s wife and co-writer Polly Samson tweeted that Waters was a “Putin apologist,” amongst other things, and Gilmour backed her up, tweeting, “Every word demonstrably true.”
In a new interview with The Guardian, Gilmour put to rest any thought of ever playing with Waters again. When asked by the paper if that was even a possibility, Gilmour responded, “absolutely not,” citing Waters’ very outspoken political views.
“I tend to steer clear of people who actively support genocidal and autocratic dictators like Putin and Maduro [president of Venezuela],” he said. “Nothing would make me share a stage with someone who thinks such treatment of women and the LGBT community is OK.”
Gilmour also noted that one member of Pink Floyd he’d love to have a chance to perform with again is their late keyboardist Richard Wright, calling him “one of the gentlest and must musically gifted people I’ve ever known.”
Gilmour is currently on his Luck and Strange tour. He kicks off a six-night stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Oct. 9. A complete list of dates can be found at davidgilmour.com.
The Moody Blues’ Justin Hayward is set to host the upcoming On The Blue Cruise, featuring performances by more than 25 artists.
In addition to Hayward, the 2025 cruise, dubbed Forever Autumn, will feature Alan Parsons, Traffic‘s Dave Mason, The Zombies’ Colin Blunstone, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas, Ambrosia, Al Stewart, Leonid & Friends (the music of Chicago) and more.
The 2025 On The Blue Cruise is happening Aug. 22-29 on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Gem, departing out of Boston and hitting four ports: Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia; Saint John, New Brunswick; and Portland, Maine.
Reservations for the cruise are now open. More info can be found at onthebluecruise.com.
Another artist has been added to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebration of Foreigner.
Vocal powerhouse Kelly Clarkson is set to perform during the upcoming induction ceremony, joining Sammy Hagar, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and Demi Lovato as they celebrate the band known for such hits as “I Want To Know What Love Is,” “Hot Blooded,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Juke Box Hero” and more.
Foreigner is expected to perform at the induction, as well.
The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, taking place at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, will stream live on Disney+ Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. ET and will be available to rewatch following the ceremony. On Jan. 1, ABC will air the special 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, featuring performance highlights. It’ll be available the next day on Hulu and Disney+.
Chicago is releasing their 2023 Atlantic City, New Jersey, concerts on DVD, Blu-Ray and more in November.
Chicago & Friends Live At 55,dropping Nov. 22, features footage from the band’s concerts at Ovation Hall at the Ocean Casino Resort last November, where they celebrated the 55th anniversary of their debut album, Chicago Transit Authority.
These are the same concerts that were turned into a film that debuted in theaters in April. They featured guest appearances by Chris Daughtry, Robin Thicke, Robert Randolph, Steve Vai and others.
And Chicago is previewing the new release with a video featuring live performances of “Hard To Say I’m Sorry” and “Get Away.”
Chicago & Friends Live At 55 will be released in a variety of formats, including DVD and two CDs, Blu-ray and two CDs, two CDs, three-LP, digital audio and video. It is available for preorder now.
Bruce Springsteen is the latest artist to throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz.
The rocker revealed the news in a video posted to Instagram, sharing, “Friends, fans and the press have asked me who I’m supporting in this most important of elections, and with full knowledge that my opinion is no more or less important than those of any of my fellow citizens, here’s my answer.”
Springsteen called the upcoming election “one of the most consequential elections in our nation’s history,” noting, “Perhaps not since the Civil War has this great country felt as politically, spiritually and emotionally divided as it does at this moment. It doesn’t have to be this way.”
Springsteen called America the “most powerful nation on Earth … because of what she stands for, what she means, what she believes in,” listing off things like freedom, social justice, equal opportunity and the right to love who you want.
“These are the things that make America great,” he said.
He then discussed what he doesn’t like about former President Donald Trump, calling him “the most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime,” suggesting Trump doesn’t understand “what it means to be deeply American.”
Springsteen then listed all the things he likes about the Harris/Walz ticket, noting what they stand for is “the vision of America I’ve been consistently writing about for 55 years.”
Finally, Springsteen said that he respects everyone’s choice on who they decide to vote for, before adding, “But like you I’ve only got one vote, that’s one of the most precious possessions that I have. That’s why come Nov. 5, I’ll be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.”
Music fans are getting another preview of the upcoming archival concert release from Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Live At The Fillmore East, 1969 will be released Oct. 25, and now two tracks from the album, “Long Time Gone [Electric Set]” and “Our House [Acoustic Set]” have been released digitally.
The album features a newly discovered multiple-track recording of CSNY’s Sept. 20, 1969, show at the Fillmore East in New York. The concert took place a month after their second-ever show together at Woodstock.
Live At The Fillmore East, 1969 will be released on two-LP vinyl and CD and is available for preorder now. There will also be a special clear vinyl edition, sold exclusively at retailers.
One of George Harrison’s early guitars is going up for sale in November as part of Julien’s Auctions’ Played, Worn & Torn auction.
The legendary Beatle’s Resonet Futurama, a Czechoslovakian-made electric guitar, is an axe he played during the early days of the band and, according to Julien’s, played “a crucial role in shaping The Beatles’ sound and music history.”
The guitar is currently on display at The Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool, England, and will move to New York for a public viewing. Following that it will head to The Music Hall of Fame in Nashville before it goes up for auction in Nashville Nov. 20-22.
“This is not just a chance to own the vintage guitar outright,” reads a description by Julien’s, “it’s an opportunity to connect with the origins of The Beatles, to hold in your hands an instrument that witnessed the band’s transformation from local hopefuls to global phenomenon.”
The guitar is estimated to sell for between $600,000 and $800,000.
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R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe is set to appear at an upcoming campaign concert for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz.
The get out the vote concert is happening Friday in Pittsburgh. It will also feature Jason Isbell and a yet-to-be-named special guest.
While the event is billed as a concert, it is unclear whether Stipe will be performing. In a post on Instagram he simply wrote, “Join us. Be sure you’re registered to vote. Vote Pennsylvania.”
R.E.M. previously released a compilation album to help get out the vote. We Are Hope Despite The Times, released to coincide with National Voter Registration Day, featured 18 hand-selected R.E.M.tracks with themes of activism and social responsibility.
With the release of the album, the band urged fans to visit vote.gov or headcount.org to register to vote or update their voting information.
Looks like Jason Kelce has nabbed a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer for his next Christmas album.
The former NFL star shared a photo on the Instagram account for his New Heights podcast, showing him and the legendary Stevie Nicks in what appears to be a recording studio.
“The crossover we didn’t know we needed,” read the post. “Coming soon to a Christmas album near you.”
According to Philly’s 6ABC, Jason is set to release his third Christmas album, A Philly Special Christmas Party, digitally on Nov. 29. It will also be released on limited-edition white vinyl.
Last year’s Christmas album featured a duet with his brother, Travis Kelce, boyfriend of Taylor Swift. Swift is a close friend of Nicks — she even name-checks her in the song “Clara Bow” on The Tortured Poets Department.
Stevie showed her appreciation for the song by writing a poem, “For T – and me …,” that’s included in The Tortured Poets Department.
