Hollywood RecordsA two-LP vinyl edition of the hit soundtrack to the acclaimed Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody will be released on February 8, 2019. In addition, a limited-edition picture-disc version of the album will be available on April 13 as part of the 2019 Record Store Day campaign, as will a special seven-inch single featuring Queen’s…
Courtesy of Elton JohnUnlike many of his peers, Elton John is famous for his love of current music and artists, and he’s just teamed up with one of them to record a special track. Elton has recorded a version of the song “Young Dumb and Broke” — by 20-year-old Grammy-nominated R&B singer Khalid — for…
Courtesy of Rock & Roll Hall of FameThe Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will welcome seven new inductees in the Performers category in 2019, including five British bands from different areas and eras of the rock spectrum and two iconic female solo artists. Next year’s Rock Hall honorees are Def Leppard, The Zombies, Roxy…
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Craft RecordingsIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s debut album this year, the band recently released a vinyl box set called The Complete Studio Albums featuring remastered versions of all seven of the influential roots-rock group’s studio LPs. CCR drummer Doug “Cosmo” Clifford tells ABC Radio that he loves the sound of the…
Well. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2019 has been revealed, with seven inductees slated to join the Rock Hall ranks next year: Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, The Cure, Janet Jackson, Roxy Music and The Zombies. In terms of classic rock, it’s about an average year- with Def Leppard winning the…
Kevin Winter/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Leave it to Aquaman star Jason Momoa to celebrate the movie’s premiere with a little red carpet song and dance. So to speak. Momoa and some friends turned up the heat at the movie’s Los Angeles premiere Wednesday by performing the haka [hah-kah], the ceremonial dance and chant traditionally performed…
Gal Gadot in “Wonder Woman”; Warner Bros.(NEW YORK) — Want your movie to make more money at the box office? Cast a woman in the lead role. A recent study examining top-grossing films in the U.S. — commissioned by Time’s Up — found that movies with female leads outperformed male-led films. The data examined 350…
Helen Sloan/courtesy of HBO(NEW YORK) — Most of the Game of Thrones cast has been silent leading up to the final season. But one star is speaking out about how crazy the end will be. Gwendoline Christie, who plays the beloved knight Brienne of Tarth, told E News! that some people may need professional help…
OWN(LOS ANGELES) — Oprah Winfrey lost her mother Vernita Lee at the age of 83 this past Thanksgiving. Now the media mogul is opening up to People about how she “surprised” her mother so they could spend some precious final moments together. “I sat with my mother. I said, ‘I don’t know if you’re going to make it. Do you think…
