Elton John achieves EGOT status after being the recipient of an Emmy Award for Elton John Live: Farewell From Dodger Stadium. This achievement was greatly deserved as Elton John has had a lengthy career since his debut album back in 1969 (later released in the U.S. in early 1975). He was one of the first openly gay artists and gave a voice to the LGBTQ+ community. Although he claims he has retired from touring, the artist still does the occasional show and is rumoured to be working on a new album.
Copyright basics about the music industry can be a difficult concept to grasp, even once you are in the industry. The more that you know about copyright, the better you’ll be able to protect what you’ve worked on and help ensure you will be properly paid for that work.
The iconic Stairway To Heaven by Led Zeppelin and John Lennon’s Imagine have been added to the USA Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. The recordings added to the registry are defined “as audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound […]
If These Walls Could Sing is the star-studded documentary celebrating the 90th anniversary of the iconic Abbey Road Studios. Created by Mary McCartney, the film will feature Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr along with a host of other legendary musicians who have worked at the London recording studio. If These Walls Could Sing Director Mary […]
The Beatles have released a new animated music video for the song Taxman. The single from the iconic 1966 album Revolver, has been reissued for a brand-new Special Edition of the record that is due for release on 28th October. Taxman and the Revolver reissue The exciting news that Revolver would be reimagined, was announced […]
Let There Be Drums! is the new documentary created by filmmaker Justin Kreutzmann that features an array of legendary rock and roll percussionists. Justin’s father is Bill Kreutzmann, who is the drummer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, and is also featured in the film alongside peer Ringo Starr, Chad Smith from the Red […]
Glastonbury Festival 2022 was one to remember, with an array of notable performances from legendary acts both old and new. Sharing messages of unity and hope over the weekend, even the cool British weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of artists and audiences. Performance highlights Ukrainian Eurovision Song Contest 2022 winners Kalush Orchestra performed at the […]
The Paul McCartney Got Back Tour kicked off with fireworks that included a virtual duet with the late John Lennon, as well as a moving tribute to bandmate George Harrison. The Beatle last played live in 2019 due to the pandemic cancelling planned dates since then, with McCartney announcing, “I said at the end of […]
As a complement to Peter Jackson’s docuseries, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is opening a new exhibit: The Beatles: Get Back to Let It Be.
It’s been over 50 years since The Beatles split, and Sir Paul McCartney has revealed the truth of what really happened with the band in 1970. It’s long been cited as Paul’s departure that broke up the fab four, however in a recent BBC interview he has explained that this was not the case. The […]
A new documentary, McCartney 3, 2, 1 starring Beatle Paul McCartney and legendary producer Rick Rubin has been newly created. The duo have paired up to give music lovers a behind the scenes look at some of the biggest tracks from McCartney’s epic career, in the form of an intimate fly-on-the-wall documentary series. McCartney 3, 2, […]
The late, legendary music producer Sir George Martin’s Monserrat studio is set to be the focus of a new music documentary, titled Under The Volcano. Best-known for his signature sound that seamlessly merged both classical and pop genres in the sixties with The Beatles, Martin and his music studio take centre stage in the upcoming […]
In the midst of a bleak year, Ringo Starr has brought some much-needed peace and love vibes to us just in time for Christmas with the release of his new single. Described as a song of love and friendship, Here’s To The Nights has been released on 16th December, with an accompanying video that came out a few days later.
In my mind, Lincoln Hudson is somewhere out there grumbling about the unfortunate timing of his death and commenting on all the unnecessary reactions (while being secretly flattered) from those who love him. Never one to let a bad situation get him down, he’s probably planning to stage Ronnie Braxton in heaven for the esteemed list of celebrities that left us in 2016. At least that’s what I’d like to think.
