Paul McCartney’s ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’ to be celebrated with nationwide record store release parties

May 7, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Paul McCartney’s new solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, will be celebrated with record store release parties across the country.

The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer revealed a list of record stores hosting the events May 29-31. The Instagram announcement noted that the parties will include postcard party favors and tote bags that come with the purchase of the album, plus a chance to win an undisclosed “special prize.”

Those attending will also have the chance to purchase a special limited-edition silver vinyl variant of the album, which will only be available at the parties.

The Boys of Dungeon Lane, dropping May 29, is McCartney’s first solo album since 2020’s McCartney III. It is described as “a collection of rare and revealing glimpses into memories never-before shared along with some newly inspired love songs.”

The album includes the song “Home to Us,” a collaboration with McCartney’s Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr, which will be released Friday. The song also features Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri from the band Texas.

Heart’s Ann Wilson announces new shows with band Tripsitter

May 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Heart’s Ann Wilson has announced a new set of tour dates with her band Tripsitter.

The trek kicks off Sept. 11 in The Villages, Florida, hitting cities in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Alabama, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York and more, before wrapping Oct. 9 in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Wilson and Tripsitter released their first album together, Another Door, in 2023.

Next up for Wilson, she’s set to embark on a screening and Q&A tour in support of her upcoming documentary, In My Voice. The tour, which also features the film’s director, Barbara Hall, begins May 11 in Seattle and wraps June 1 in Boston.

The film follows the 75-year-old Wilson from her childhood to stardom in Heart and features personal home movies, photographs, journals and never-before-seen footage. It also includes contributions from the singer’s family, bandmates, fellow artists and more.

A complete list of Ann Wilson dates can be found at AnnWilson.com.

Bonnie Raitt to induct Brandi Carlile into to the ‘Austin City Limits’ Hall of Fame

May 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Bonnie Raitt is set to return to Austin City Limits to help celebrate Brandi Carlile as she’s inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame.

The 12th annual ACL Hall of Fame induction will take place July 1 at ACL Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, Texas. Raitt will handle Carlile’s induction and also perform.

“Being inducted into the ACL Hall of Fame by one of my absolute heroes — Bonnie Raitt — means everything to me,” says Carlile. “I’m so grateful to have had such a deep and powerful connection to the city of Austin and Austin City Limits all these years — and I cannot wait to hit the Moody stage in July to celebrate this immense honor.”

Raitt adds that she’s thrilled to be inducting Carlile.

“She is truly one of our most respected and impactful artists. I admire her not only for her incredible music, but for standing up for the causes and artists she’s passionate about, all while balancing her wonderful family life,” says Raitt. “I can’t wait to get to perform together for this show that has meant so much to us both.”

Highlights from the induction will air during season 52 of Austin City Limits, which will premiere on PBS in September.

Raitt, who made her ACL debut in 1984, was inducted into the ACL Hall of Fame in 2016.

The Queen of wines: Queen launches new rosé

May 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Queen has gotten into the wine business.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have just debuted the new Queen Côtes de Provence Rosé, with wine lover Roger Taylor taking a hands-on role in its creation.

According to the website’s description, the rosé “captures the pure essence of Provence with a rhapsody of wild strawberry and ripe red berry aromas,” noting its “beautifully balanced texture harmonises ripe, supple fruit with fresh citrus acidity giving a silky creaminess to the mid palate,” which is “an unmistakable sign of a great rosé.”

“I’ve spent a lot of time around wine over the years and I wanted to create something that felt consistent, expressive and genuinely enjoyable in partnership with good friends,” says Taylor. “It needed to have that sense of joy to it – something that brings people together.”

He adds, “This isn’t about putting a name on a bottle; it’s about creating something with integrity.”

As for why he chose rosé, in a post on Instagram Taylor explains, “For me, rosé has always been about joy – that moment of elation when you raise a glass with people you love. I wanted to create a wine that carries that same feeling.”

Queen Côtes de Provence Rosé is currently only available for those in the U.K. More information can be found on the wine’s website, queenwinesofficial.com.

Bryan Adams’ biggest hit marks 1 billion YouTube views

May 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Bryan Adams’ biggest hit is also one of the bestselling singles of all time, but even though it came out back in 1991, it’s only now hitting a major YouTube milestone.

“(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” has just joined the Billion Views Club on the streaming platform. It’s Bryan’s second video to hit that mark, following the clip for his 1993 hit “Please Forgive Me.”

“(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” was written for the Kevin Costner movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and spent seven weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; it was also the publication’s #1 song of 1991. It went on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide and win Bryan a Grammy for best song written specifically for a motion picture or television. It was also nominated for an Oscar, but lost to Celine Dion’s title track for Beauty and the Beast.

“(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” is one of Bryan’s four #1 hits, all of which were written for movies. 1985’s “Heaven” was from A Night in Heaven, while “All For One,” a collaboration with Rod Stewart and Sting, was from the 1993 movie The Three Musketeers. 1995’s “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” was written for the Johnny Depp movie Don Juan DeMarco.

Grateful Dead announces 50th anniversary ‘Steal Your Face’ reissue

May 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Grateful Dead will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their double live album Steal Your Face with a new remastered release.

Steal Your Face (50th Anniversary Remaster) is set to drop June 26, 50 years to the day of the album’s original release. It will be released as a two-LP set in The Dead’s official Pantone colors, Grateful Red and Stealie Blue; the vinyl will split the colors half and half, with the addition of some black splatter.

The vinyl also includes The Dead’s “Steal Your Face” logo in the center and comes with a sticker sheet filled with the logo.

The album, remastered by Grammy Award-winning engineer David Glasser, will also be available for streaming and digital download.

As a preview of the remastered album, Grateful Dead has released the performance of “Black Throated Wind” to digital outlets.

Originally released June 26, 1976, Steal Your Face captures performances from The Dead’s five-show run at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco in October 1974. The tour was a farewell of sorts, as the band would go on an indefinite hiatus after the shows. The tour hiatus eventually ended in June 1976.

Steal Your Face (50th Anniversary Remaster is available for preorder now.

’41 shots’ & Cinco de Mayo shots: Springsteen brings Land of Hope and Dreams American tour to New York

May 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

Is Bruce Springsteen America’s greatest protest singer? He made a decent case for it Tuesday night, when he brought his Land of Hope and Dreams American tour to Belmont, New York.

“The E Street Band was built for hard times,” Springsteen remarked, as he cherry-picked his massive catalog to spotlight tales of crumbling cities, death and powerlessness, punctuated by the message that hope is possible if we work together. As Springsteen put it in one of several speeches on Tuesday night railing against the current administration, “This American tragedy can only be stopped by the American people.”

Kicking off with the one-two punch of Edwin Starr’s “War” and his own “Born in the U.S.A.,” Springsteen led the band and guest guitarist/vocalist Tom Morello through songs whose titles alone conjured the story he’s telling with this tour: a cover of The Clash’s “Clampdown,” “Death to My Hometown,” “No Surrender,” “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” “My City of Ruins,” “Wrecking Ball,” “Badlands,” “Murder Incorporated” and what Springsteen called “our immigrant song,” “American Land.”

The setlist also highlighted how songs Springsteen wrote years ago — most notably “American Skin (41 Shots)” and “The Ghost of Tom Joad” — are scarily relevant again. They sat comfortably next to his recent song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” which details the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Springsteen led the crowd in chants of “ICE out now!” during that number.

But the show wasn’t all despair and anger: Springsteen lightened the mood periodically with songs like “The Promised Land,” “Two Hearts,” “Land of Hope and Dreams” and “Hungry Heart,” while the encore featured the joyous singalongs “Born to Run,” “Dancing in the Dark” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.” With it being Cinco de Mayo, he even accepted and downed a shot offered by some women in the crowd.

The show ended on a hopeful note with a song by another great American protest singer, Bob Dylan. Springsteen sang “Chimes of Freedom” and then closed the circle with his walk-off music: Dylan’s mentor Woody Guthrie singing “This Land Is Your Land.”

On This Day, May 6, 1997: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame holds first induction ceremony in Cleveland

May 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

On This Day, May 6, 1997…

Crosby, Stills & Nash, Buffalo Springfield and Joni Mitchell were among the artists inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the first-ever induction ceremony held in Cleveland, where the Hall of Fame is located. Previous induction ceremonies were held in New York City.

James Taylor handled the induction for Crosby Stills & Nash, who performed “Teach Your Children” and “49 Bye-Byes.” Tom Petty inducted Buffalo Springfield, who were honored with an all-star jam of the band’s classic “For What It’s Worth.” Mitchell’s induction was handled by Shawn Colvin, who performed “Free Man in Paris,” while James Taylor performed “Woodstock.”

The night’s other inductees included The Jackson 5, The Bee Gees, The Young Rascals, Parliament-Funkadelic and Stephen Stills, who was actually inducted into the Rock Hall twice that evening as a member of both Crosby, Stills & Nash and Buffalo Springfield.

Crosby, Stills & Nash went on to become the first band to have all its members inducted into the Rock Hall twice; Nash was inducted as a member of The Hollies in 2010, and Crosby was inducted with The Byrds in 1991.

Eddie takes center stage in new clip from Iron Maiden’s ’Burning Ambition’ doc

May 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

A new clip from the upcoming Iron Maiden documentary Burning Ambition is out now.

The clip, which premiered via NME.com, is focused on Maiden’s iconic mascot, Eddie, who has graced the cover of every one of the band’s studio albums in one form or another.

“It’s hard for me to think of a more recognizable mascot or imagery associated with a hard rock band than Eddie and Iron Maiden,” Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich says. “It was just such an incredible creation.”

KISS’ Gene Simmons and Public Enemy’s Chuck D also comment on Eddie’s significance.

Burning Ambition, which chronicles Maiden’s 50-year career, will premiere in theaters on Thursday.

In addition to seeing them on the big screen, you can catch Iron Maiden live in person on their Run for Your Lives tour, which comes to North America in August.

The Rolling Stones promise ‘more variation’ and ‘explosive rock and roll’ on new album ‘Foreign Tongues’

May 6, 2026 by Classic Rock 93.9

The Rolling Stones celebrated the announcement of their new album, Foreign Tongues, at a launch party in Brooklyn, New York, Tuesday, where they sat down to chat with comedian Conan O’Brien.

At the event, those in attendance got to hear three songs from the album, including “Mr. Charm” and “Jealous Lover,” and got a peak of the video for the album’s first single, “In the Stars,” featuring actress Odessa A’zion.

Foreign Tongues is the followup to 2023’s Hackney Diamonds, and like Diamonds, it was produced by Andrew Watt. So, how is Foreign Tongues different than their last record?

On the red carpet for the event, Mick Jagger told ABC Audio Foreign Tongues is sort of a “continuation” of Hackney Diamonds, but notes, “it is somehow, I don’t know in what way, it’s different.”

He added that Foreign Tongues has “more variation” and fans can expect to hear everything from blues, pop and even country and “two or three dance songs.”

Ronnie Wood revealed that the album has “a lot of explosive rock and roll, which I think the fans will really dig,” adding it has “heavy spontaneity and more solos.”

The Stones have been putting out records for more than 60 years, and according to Keith Richards “there’s no fixed plan” when it comes to making them.

“There’s more in there and the boys want to play and you can’t ignore stuff like that, you know?” he said. “At least from my point of view, I follow the energy and I follow what’s happening.”

Foreign Tongues, dropping July 10, features an appearance by the band’s late drummer, Charlie Watts, and also includes guest appearances by Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, The Cure’s Robert Smith and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith.

Foreign Tongues is available for preorder now.

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