Gerry Beckley 'Get It Right' cover art (Blue Élan Records)
Gerry Beckley is out with new music.
The America co-founder has just released the new track "Get It Right," the first single off his upcoming solo album, Merciful. The album features a combination of previously unfinished material, along with newly written songs.
"'Get It Right' was one of those songs from the vaults that still really held up," says Beckley. "It felt good to revisit it and finally bring it to life."
Merciful, dropping Aug. 18, also includes a cover of The Beatles’ "Norwegian Wood," featuring a guest appearance by two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Graham Nash.
The albumis the follow-up to Beckley's 2024 self-titled solo album. That same year he announced his retirement from touring with America.
(L-R) Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush perform during the opening night of their first American tour in 11 years at The Kia Forum on June 07, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
Rush has run into their first glitch on their Fifty Something tour.
The rockers were supposed to be headlining the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday. But according to a post on Instagram, the show has now been postponed “(d)ue to unforeseen travel and border-related delays impacting our touring production following our recent Mexico City tour dates.”
The Fort Worth show, the opening night of a four-night stand at the venue, has now been moved to July 2, with tickets for Wednesday’s show valid on the new date. Refunds will be provided to those who can’t make the new date.
The tour will resume on Friday in Fort Worth, with the band also scheduled to play there Sunday and Tuesday.
“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding,” they wrote. "[W]e look forward to seeing everyone starting this Friday!”
Rush launched their Fifty Something tour on June 7 in Los Angeles. It is the band’s first tour since August 2015, and also Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson’s first time on tour since the 2020 death of Neil Peart.
A complete list of tour dates can be found at Rush.com.
Deep Purple has shared another preview of their upcoming album, SPLAT!
The band has released the new single “Guilt Trippin’," which, according to a press release, “imagines God and Charles Darwin sharing a drink in a pub, reflecting on how things on earth have not exactly worked out according to plan.”
“The song starts, and I’m in the studio. I don’t have any words for it yet,” says frontman Ian Gillan of the track. “So I just start screaming. It was the pure joy of yelling it."
The 80-year-old adds, "I vowed when I was 40 that I’d stop screaming by the time I was 60. Now I’m looking back and thinking, ‘Whatever happened to that?’ So we’ll give it a go.”
This is the third single Deep Purple has released from SPLAT!, following “Arrogant Boy” and “Diablo.” It is available now via digital outlets.
SPLAT!, Deep Purple’s first album since to 2024’s =1, will be released July 3. The album explores the idea of the end of humanity as a transformation rather than a destruction, with the album’s description noting it sees the end “not in any crude apocalyptic sense but as a metamorphosis beyond physical existence.”
Deep Purple will launch a North American tour Aug. 4 in Raleigh, North Carolina. A complete list of dates can be found at DeepPurple.com.
Covers of The Rolling Stones x NASCAR vinyl variants (courtesy of The Rolling Stones/NASCAR/Capitol Records)
The Rolling Stones have announced another collaboration in connection with their upcoming album, Foreign Tongues.
The latest has the band teaming with NASCAR for a line of officially licensed co-branded NASCAR merchandise, including T-shirts, a sweatshirt and a signature racing jacket. There will also be two limited-edition NASCAR-themed Foreign Tongues vinyl variants.
In addition, the campaign will include a fan experience at locations around Chicago leading up to NASCAR's Chicagoland race weekend, July 4-5. It will feature a Rolling Stones listening lounge, where fans can enjoy Foreign Tongues inside a custom-designed Rolling Stone-inspired NASCAR show car.
The launch of the collaboration also includes a new video featuring NASCAR drivers Jesse Love, Connor Zilisch and Carson Hocevar, as well as YouTube creator and driver Cleetus McFarland, set to The Stones’ latest single “In the Stars.”
The NASCAR collab is one of many The Rolling Stones have announced in connection with Foreign Tongues, which comes out July 10. They previously revealed collabs with FIFA and Marvel.
Whitney Houston performs onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 22, 2009 in Los Angeles. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Oprah Winfrey recently made headlines by telling an unflattering story about Whitney Houston, and now the late singer's estate is hitting back, saying Oprah's version of the story is inaccurate.
While speaking at the Cannes Lion festival in France, Variety and other outlets reported that Oprah illustrated the influence she and her talk show had by claiming that Whitney Houston once fell off the stage during a 2009 appearance on the show because "she had gone back on drugs.”
Varietyquoted Oprah as saying, “I knew that if that story got out … [Whitney] would be destroyed by that. And so even though the audience was there and the audience had cameras, I begged them not to put those pictures out because it would ruin her life, and they did not. That would not happen today, I can tell you that.”
The official Whitney Houston Instagram account posted a statement from the late singer's estate on Wednesday, reading, "Whitney absolutely fell off stage, but it was during a sound check and it was due to the darkness of the area and her unfamiliarity with the stage. She was absolutely not high."
"This story was picked up by several media outlets. Like many people, she faced personal battles, but it is inaccurate and unfair to attach that struggle to every performance or every chapter of her life," the statement continued.
The statement concluded, "What the studio audience witnessed on stage was the result of discipline, talent, and commitment not the assumptions others project. Whitney’s humanity included triumphs and struggles, but on that day, she showed up as the professional and gifted artist she always worked to be. We owe her the dignity of telling the truth not repeating myths."
After Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder got sick with a stomach flu, rocker Neil Young stepped in to headline the Seattle band’s concert at the Polo Fields at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California.
Vedder performed about seven songs before he told the crowd he was sick, introducing Young, who then performed with the rest of the band.
Young treated the crowd to such classic tunes as "The Needle and the Damage Done," "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)," "Down by the River," "Cortez the Killer" and more, wrapping the show with his iconic hit "Rockin’ in the Free World."
The concert happened a few days before Young and Pearl Jam released the collaborative album Mirror Ball, which peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. That December, Pearl Jam released the EP Merkin Ball featuring two songs recorded with Young, that were left off of Mirror Ball.
In October 2025, Young reissued Mirror Ball as part of his Official Release Series Volume 6, along with three other albums. In May, he reissued it as a standalone CD and vinyl.
Poster for 'WHAM! 10 Days In China' (Trafalgar Releasing)
We are getting our first look at the upcoming Wham! documentary, WHAM! 10 Days In China, which explores the duo’s 1985 concerts in China.
A trailer for the film has just been released, featuring archival photos and footage of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley becoming the first Western pop group to perform in China.
In addition to performance footage, the trailer shows the duo visiting sites, dealing with uncomfortable press conferences and more. It also delves into the impact the concerts had on fans, the political implications of the shows and touches upon the struggles Michael went through during the tour.
The film, which features restored, newly digitized and never-before-seen archival footage, is described in a press release as “the untold story of WHAM! at a singular moment in history, East meets West, pop meets politics, and two young stars coming of age on the world stage.”
WHAM! 10 Days In China will be screened in theaters on July 28. Tickets are on sale now.
Inductee Colin Blunstone of The Zombies performs at the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show at Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
The Zombies frontman Colin Blunstone is returning to the U.S. this fall.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced dates for a 19-city tour with The Fixx and Peter Asher.
The trek will hit the Northeast and Midwest, starting Sept. 2 in Somerville, Massachusetts, with stops in New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Nashville and more. It wraps Sept. 30 in Troy, New York.
In a post on Instagram, Blunstone writes that he’s “thrilled” to be heading out on tour again, noting fans can expect to hear “songs from my solo career and some Zombies classic tunes.”
Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Blunstone wrapped his Believe in Miracles U.K. solo tour on May 28 in London. In a post on Instagram he called it “one of the most enjoyable tours I’ve ever been on,” noting that he hopes he and his band can do another solo tour in the U.K. early next year.
In addition to the upcoming U.S. tour, Blunstone is scheduled to perform at The Zombies’ annual Begin Here festival, taking place Oct. 30- Nov. 1 in their hometown of St. Albans, England. More info can be found at TheZombiesmusic.com.
: Neil Young performs onstage at Light Up the Blues 7 Concert Celebrating Autism Speaks' 20th Anniversary at The Greek Theatre on April 26, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Neil Young is giving fans a look at his 2025 Love Earth tour with The Chrome Hearts.
The rocker has posted an hourlong concert film, titled Corduroy Plants, to his Neil Young Archives website. The film, which is available for free, was directed by Young’s wife, Daryl Hannah, who also directed his 2025 documentary, Coastal.
The film comes just weeks after Young released the live album As Time Explodes, which features performances from his 2025 U.S. and European tour with The Chrome Hearts.
Young was supposed to launch a 2026 Europe and U.K. tour on June 19 in Manchester, England, but canceled the tour in February, citing the need to “take a break.”
In May he announced on his website that he has finished his second album with The Chrome Hearts, Second Song, although he has yet to reveal a release date. Their first album, Talking To The Trees, came out in 2025.
Daryl Hall of Daryl Hall & John Oates performs on day 1 of the ALL IN Arts & Music Festival at Indiana State Fairgrounds on Sept. 3, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Scott Legato/Getty Images)
If it seems like Daryl Hall's been "Out of Touch" lately, he has a good excuse.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer wrote on Instagram Wednesday, "Hi everybody! I thought you should know that I recently received a kidney transplant from a very kind and generous living donor."
"It happened a couple of weeks ago, and I'm already starting to feel better. It was, according to my doctors, a complete success!" he continued. "I should be back to normal in a few months, so get ready for more music and lots of Daryl's House shows. You all take care!"
Hall, 79, was most recently on tour last year, when he visited the U.S. and the U.K. with special guest Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze. His most recent solo album, D, came out in June 2024.
ABC Audio has reached out to Hall's representative.
AC/DC PWR/UP Pop Up artwork (courtesy of Chipster PR)
AC/DC is giving fans another way to enjoy themselves during the upcoming North American leg of their PWR/UP tour.
The “Highway to Hell” rockers have announced that each stop of the tour will feature a PWR/UP Pop Up, where fans can gather ahead of shows and enjoy a slew of AC/DC-related activities.
Each pop-up will feature AC/DC-themed food and drinks, plus they will be filled with props and custom visuals. There will also be a mock stage for fans to take photos with a replica of Angus Young’s guitar, and an opportunity to win the guitar, which will be autographed by Angus once the tour is over.
The pop-ups will also sell a curated selection of exclusive merch and collectibles, including limited-edition items, and city-specific shirts and posters. There will also be exclusive giveaways of concert tickets, merch packages and other prizes, plus fans can enter a sweepstakes to win an AC/DC-themed pinball machine.
A limited number of fans will be able to experience a preview of the pop-up in their city before it's open to the public. Registration is now open, with 100 fans selected in a random draw. Those fans will also receive a special gift created for the preview.
The new North American leg of AC/DC’s PWR/UP tour kicks off with a two-night stand in Charlotte, North Carolina, July 10-11. It wraps with two nights in Philadelphia, Sept. 28 and 29. A complete list of tour dates can be found at acdc.com.
Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs fall tour admat (Courtesy of Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs)
Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs have announced a new set of fall tour dates.
The new additions to their tour begin Sept. 13 in Wilmington, North Carolina, and include stops in St. Louis, Missouri; Washington, D.C.; Beverly, Massachusetts; Wilmington, Delaware; New York City; Durham, North Carolina; New Orleans; and Montgomery, Alabama.
Tickets for all new shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Campbell and The Dirty Knobs are touring in support of their recently released album, Mission of Mercy. They kick off a new tour on July 7 in Minneapolis, with summer dates running through July 24 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Their fall dates include a gig opening for Chris Stapleton in Bristow, Virginia, on Oct. 2.
Campbell is also booked for a special concert on Sept. 12 in Atlanta, where he'll play Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers hits backed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Duran Duran 'Free To Love: Hot Star Remixes' cover (Tape Modern)
Duran Duran is set to release a new album of remixes of their latest single, “Free To Love,” featuring Nile Rodgers.
Free To Love: Hot Star Remixes will be released Friday to all streaming platforms. It’s made up of eight different remixes of the song, from Trixie Mattel, Jersey Black Cat, Inner Galactic, ALISSIA and more.
“Sometimes a song simply demands remixes and you have no choice but to obey – this was certainly the case with ‘Free To Love,’” says Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes. “We wanted to collaborate with the best possible contemporary remixers, which is something we have not done for a very long time.”
He adds, “It was a leap of faith, and we had absolutely no idea how the interpretations of our song might turn out, but we could not be more thrilled with the results.”
Free To Love: Hot Star Remixes will also be released on vinyl, CD and cassette later this summer, with physical copies including two additional bonus remixes. There will also be a 7-inch release that includes the original single, along with an exclusive instrumental version.
Duran Duran is currently on a European tour that hits the Czech Republic on Wednesday. They are also set to headline BST Hyde Park in London on July 5. A complete list of concert dates can be found at DuranDuran.com.
Clive Davis speaks onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Avery Lipman & Monte Lipman on January 31, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Billy Joel and Aerosmith are among the latest artists sharing tributes to legendary music executive Clive Davis, who passed away Monday at the age of 94.
Joel shared a clip on Instagram from a 1974 interview where Davis talks about signing him.
“Clive Davis convinced me to sign with Columbia Records many years ago," Joel wrote in the caption. "He recognized the talent of great musicians and understood the power of contemporary music," noting, "I will always be grateful to Clive for his recognition of the critical importance of songwriting."
Aerosmith shared a clip of the song “No Surprize,” about how they got their big break. In the track, they sing about Davis telling them he was going to make them a star.
“Our hearts are with the friends and family of Clive Davis, and all the artists and music lovers whose lives he changed with his vision, talent, and generosity,” they wrote. “He discovered Aerosmith, an unknown bar band, in 1972 and swiftly signed us to Columbia Records. He stood by us through our resurgence in the 1980s when our future wasn’t promised."
They added, “He was a great man whose life’s work became the melody of modern culture and whose memory will always be a blessing.”
In addition, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Tom Hamilton each shared their own tributes to Davis, with Tyler calling him, “The man with golden ears and Infinite Wisdom.”
Others paying tribute to Davis include Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, Kenny Loggins and Dionne Warwick, who released a statement in which she called Davis “one of a kind."
“I can think of no other record man that seemed to have that magical ability to know a hit when he heard a song," Warwick added.
'Buddy’s Got the Blues: A 90th Birthday Concert Celebration' admat (Courtesy of Blackbird Presents)
Eric Clapton and ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons are among the artists set to perform at a concert celebrating blues legend Buddy Guy’s 90th birthday.
Buddy’s Got the Blues: A 90th Birthday Concert Celebration, happening Oct. 1 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, is described in a press release as a concert that will celebrate Guy through “unforgettable performances, once-in-a-lifetime collaborations, and heartfelt tributes from artists whose music and careers were profoundly shaped by his influence.”
The lineup also includes John Mayer, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Jon Batiste, Aloe Blacc, Robert Cray, Robert Randolph and Jimmie Vaughan, among others.
Guy will also perform at the concert, with more special guests to be announced.
“Can't wait to celebrate 90 years of living, loving, and playing the blues with all my friends,” says Guy. “We’ll make it a night not just for me, but for the folks who taught us, the friends we’ve played with, and the ones coming up behind us.”
Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET. A complete lineup can be found at buddy90.com.
U2 guitarist The Edge became an Irish citizen during a ceremony in County Kerry, Ireland.
While he’s always been associated with one of Ireland’s biggest rock groups, he was actually born to Welsh parents in Essex, England.
At the time of the ceremony he told reporters that he’s "always felt Irish," and that "Ireland will always be home to me." He added that his application for citizenship was "long overdue."
Born David Howell Evans on Aug. 8, 1961, The Edge moved to Dublin with his family in 1962 and was raised in the Irish city.
He met his U2 bandmates Bono, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. when they were students at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin. They formed U2 in 1978, and went on to become one of the biggest rock bands in the world.
Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band perform at The Kia Forum on April 07, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Bruce Springsteen, the Eagles and AC/DC are among the artists landing in the top 10 on Pollstar’s 2026 midyear touring charts.
While Bad Bunny leads the worldwide touring artists midyear chart with a gross of over $225 million, AC/DC is the highest-charting rock act. It lands at #4 thanks to the European leg of their Power Up tour, which has brought in close to $120.3 million so far this year.
Eagles, thanks to their Sphere residency and a handful of U.S. shows, land at #8 on the worldwide chart, with over $69.7 million in gross sales. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are at #10, bringing in over $58.4 million with The Land of Hope and Dreams tour.
Among the North American top touring artists, Eagles land at #5, while Springsteen lands at #7. K-pop act BTS tops the list with a gross of over $104 million.
And both AC/DC and Eagles have a chance to add to their 2026 haul. AC/DC brings their Power Up tour back to North America July 11 in Charlotte, North Carolina, with dates confirmed through Sept. 29 in Philadelphia; Eagles have more Sphere shows in September and November.
Springsteen wrapped his The Land of Hope and Dreams tour on May 30 in Philadelphia.
It was 55 years ago Monday that Joni Mitchell released her iconic album Blue, and to celebrate, the album has gotten an audio upgrade.
Rhino High Fidelity has just released limited-edition audiophile editions of the album on reel-to-reel and vinyl.
The vinyl reissue, cut from the original master tapes to 180-gram vinyl, is limited to 5,000 numbered copies. It includes an album insert featuring a new Q&A with Mitchell. The reel-to-reel, which was duplicated in real time from the original flat analog master tape, is limited to only 350 copies.
Released June 22, 1971, Blue is considered by many to be one of the greatest pop and rock albums of all time. Written following Mitchell's breakup with Graham Nash, and during a relationship with James Taylor, the album includes such iconic Mitchell tunes as “A Case of You” and “River.” It peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200 and went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA.
(L-R) Gerald Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Mothersbaugh of electronic new-wave pioneers Devo, perform during their first UK show for 17 years at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the Meltdown festival, curated by Jarvis Cocker, on June 19, 2007 in London. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
Devo and The B-52s are once again teaming up for some North American tour dates.
The bands have announced a set of fall Cosmic De-Evolution Tour dates, starting Sept. 17 in Tinley Park, Illinois. The tour will hit cities in Michigan, Minnesota, Washington and more before wrapping Oct. 31 in Palm Desert, California.
Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Devo and The B-52s launched the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour in September 2025.
Devo is set to join Billy Idol for several dates of the It’s A Nice Day To … Tour Again tour, starting Aug. 7 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The next leg of their Mutate, Don’t Stagnate tour begins Aug. 25 in New Orleans. A complete list of shows can be found at clubdevo.com.
Despite wrapping a farewell tour back in January 2023, The B-52s have continued to perform live. Their next show is Wednesday in Berlin, Germany. A complete list of dates can e found at TheB52s.com.
Joan Jett performs onstage during the 6th Jam For Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Party Presented By Live Nation at the Hollywood Palladium on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Janie's Fund)
Joan Jett says she has no plans to stop playing "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)." The song was co-written by Gary Glitter, who was convicted in the U.K. of sex offenses, including attempted rape of a girl under 13.
Jett initially covered the song for her 1973 debut solo album, Bad Reputation, and still performs the song in concert. In an interview with The Telegraph, Jett was asked if “what we now know about Glitter” doesn't bother her and she replied, “Of course it bothers me.”
"But that’s not the context in which I’m singing it, number one," she said. "Number two, if we want to start investigating everybody … [o]ne of my favorite bands is the Rolling Stones. Go listen to Starf*****, about a 15-year-old. I’m not condoning it at all," referring to The Stones' 1973 track, now called "Star Star."
"And if you listen to the words I sing, I’m singing different words from what he’s saying. I try to make it my own," she continued. "But am I going to drop it after the fact, after I’ve had my own career with the song? No. And if people want to come at me for that, do it. I’ve been come at for [more]."
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are set to kick off a U.K. tour on July 2 in Glasgow, Scotland. A complete list of show dates can be found at JoanJett.com.
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