The Rolling Stones just shared a new live video to coincide with the digital release of Hackney Diamonds (Live Edition).
The video is a performance of “Whole Wide World,” which was shot at the surprise record release concert The Stones held at the intimate New York City venue Racket on Thursday, October 19.
Hackney Diamonds (Live Edition) features both the original album and all seven songs from the concert; four Hackney Diamonds tracks, including “Sweet Sounds of Heaven,” which featured a surprise appearance by Lady Gaga; and Stones classics “Shattered,” “Tumbling Dice” and “Jumpin’ Jack Flash.”
A double CD edition of Hackney Diamonds (Live Edition will be released January 19. It is available for preorder now.
John Oates is out with a new single that is benefiting a good cause.
The Hall & Oates star, who was just unmasked as The Anteater on The Masked Singer, has dropped the new tune “Get Your Smile On,” with proceeds benefiting Teenage Cancer America, the cancer charity co-founded by The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend.
Earlier this year, Oates was named celebrity ambassador to Teenage Cancer America; the song’s video features “fighters and survivors” of cancer, who are part of the Teenage Cancer America program.
The new song arrives as Oates is in the midst of a legal battle with his performing partner Daryl Hall. Regardless of their feud, Oates tells Entertainment Tonight he’s still thankful for the time they’ve had together.
“I have an amazing, amazing amount of respect, and I’m really, really thankful for the success that Daryl and I have had,” he says. “We’ve done something over a 50-year period of time that not many people ever can say they’ve done in their lives or careers.”
He adds that he’s “really proud” of their work together, noting, “I know that those songs are going to live forever.”
But while the songs may live on, it doesn’t sound like their pairing will. Oates says he’s “not a very nostalgic person,” adding, “I’ve moved on. I moved on in a big way. I’ve got other things I’m doing.”
Devo has shared a brand new video for “Post Post-Modern Man (Macro Post-Modern Mix),” a remastered version of their 1990 hit, which was part of their recently released 50th anniversary box set, 50 Years of De-Evolution (1973 to 2023).
The lyric video was created by Adult Swim creator lilfuchs and features Devo’s signature colors, yellow and red, as well as drawings of their iconic red beanies.
The career spanning 50 Years of De-Evolution (1973 to 2023) dropped in October in a variety of formats, including a four-LP set pressed on clear vinyl, a 25-song, two-LP set on black vinyl, a two-LP blue and red vinyl, and a 50-song, two-CD set.
Devo fans will also soon have a chance to learn a lot more about their favorite band. A new documentary, Devo, directed by Chris Smith, is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, in January. It uses archival footage and interviews with the band’s members to delve into their 50-year career.
The Who released their third album, The Who Sell Out, a concept album created to sound like a broadcast from one of the pirate radio stations that were popular in the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s.
In addition to songs, it featured jingles, PSAs and commercials for real products like Heinz Baked Beans, Medac acne cream and Odorono deodorant.
The album included The Who’s highest-charting U.S. single, “I Can See for Miles,” which peaked at #9 in the U.S., as well as music that was later reused for their 1969 album, Tommy.
The album went to #13 in the U.K., and made it to the Top 50 in the U.S. It is often included on lists of the greatest albums of all time.
Hey Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Cher doesn’t want your stupid induction anyway.
Appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show Friday, Cher discussed her recent chart achievement: She’s had at least one #1 hit for the past seven decades. She and The Rolling Stones are the only ones who’ve accomplished this, but, as Cher noted, “I’m not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!”
As the audience booed, Cher said, “Y’know what? I wouldn’t be in it now if they gave me a million dollars.” When Kelly expressed disbelief, Cher said, “I’m not kidding you.” When Kelly suggested she might change her mind, Cher said, “I’m never gonna change my mind. I mean, they can just go you-known-what themselves.”
“And can I just say one other thing?” Cher continued. “I changed music forever with ‘Believe.'” That 1998 #1 hit pioneered the use of Auto-Tune, which has gone on to be used by countless artists.
Kelly went on to rave about how she feels Cher’s current hit, “DJ Play a Christmas Song,” has the same sort of vibe as “Believe.” “It’s so. The sound is so Cher. It’s so incredible,” she gushed. “I love it so much.”
“I’m going to say it, fight me on it — [this] is this greatest Christmas song to come out since ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You,'” she told Cher. “It’s the greatest contemporary Christmas song to come out. I love it so much. It makes me so happy.”
“That’s what I wanted,” Cher replied. “The reason I never made a Christmas album before was because I couldn’t find a way to put myself into a ‘Cher Christmas.'” However, when she heard “DJ Play a Christmas Song,” she said it sealed the deal.
The documentary about the making of The Rolling Stones’ tribute album Stone Cold Country is now available for fans to enjoy.
The doc gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the album, which was released in March to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers. It featured covers of Stones’ classics recorded by country artists, like Brothers Osborne, Eric Church, Steve Earle, Brooks & Dunn, Lainey Wilson, Zac Brown Band and Maren Morris.
In the documentary, artists share how The Stones influenced their careers. It also takes viewers inside the studio as the artists interpret the album’s 14 tracks, including “I Can’t Get No Satisfaction,” “Wild Horses” and “Paint It Black.”
Stone Cold Countryis now available for rent or purchase on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play and more.
Dead & Company wrapped what they said would be their final tour over the summer, but that may not be it for the band. In fact, a new report claims the group, made up of Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and John Mayer, along with Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti, may be headed to Las Vegas.
Sources tell the New York Postthat the band and Mayer are currently in talks to play the Sphere, the high-tech venue that currently houses U2’s residency, U2: UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere.
The insider insists nothing’s definite, noting that if Dead & Company do agree to it, the shows will probably be next summer.
In the meantime, U2’s Sphere residency is set to wrap March 2, with Phish taking over the venue April 18-21.
Rod Stewart is selling his Los Angeles mansion. The New York Times reports the rocker has put the nine-bedroom, 12-bath villa on the market for $80 million.
The 28,000-square-foot yellow home, which Stewart had custom built after buying the lot in 1991 for north of $12 million, is located in a Beverly Hills neighborhood bursting with celebs, including Adele, Justin Bieber and Denzel Washington.
“The children grew up there, and he’s got grandchildren already. He’s touring, and he lives in Europe a lot of the time,” Tomer Fridman, the Fridman Group real estate agent handling the sale, tells the paper. “He built a whole life there, and it’s just time.”
And while $80 mil is quite a price tag, a lot comes with it. The main house is three stories and features a dining room big enough for 20 guests. Other amenities include two full-size gyms, an indoor speakeasy, a formal living room and a movie theater. There’s also a 4,500-square-foot guest house, and the grounds include a pool with a hot tub and a full-size soccer field.
“Some of my favorite memories to this day are playing football on the pitch every Tuesday,” Rod’s eldest son, Sean Stewart,shares. “And watching movies in the theater with my dad.”
The $80 million is for the unfurnished home, although Rod is reportedly willing to part with the furniture, just not the art inside the home.
Elton John is giving props to Joni Mitchell in his Rocket Hour list of the best tracks of 2023. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer calls out the live version of Joni’s “Both Sides Now,” from her live album Joni Mitchell at Newport, as one of the best songs of the year.
“2023 has been a fantastic year for new artists and great songs,” Elton shares. “Thank you to all of you for the music and I can’t wait to hear more in 2024.”
Joni Mitchell at Newport, produced by Joni and Brandi Carlile, is a recording of Joni’s appearance at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival, which was her first live performance in 20 years.
In addition to Carlile, Joni was joined by a host of guests, including Carlile’s bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth, Wynonna Judd, Celisse, Lucius‘ Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig, and Dawes‘ Taylor Goldsmith.
Patti Smith is giving fans an update about her health, following her brief hospitalization in Bologna, Italy, earlier this week.
The rocker shared a smiling photo on Instagram in which she posed with her doctors and nurses, thanking them for their “help and guidance.”
“I am so sorry that we had to cancel concerts in Bologna and Venice. I will return to fulfill my happy obligations,” she wrote. “This is also to thank all the medical teams globally, who attend to the people’s needs, especially those altruistically serving under fire, all healers, physicians, nurses, attendants.”
She went on to thank those who reached out with messages of concern, adding, “I am resting, as the doctor ordered, grateful to have had such care, though being painfully aware that many are not so fortunate.”
Patti was in the midst of an eight-day tour of Italy when she became ill Tuesday, December 12, and was taken to the hospital in Bologna. She was forced to cancel concerts in Bologna and Venice, as well as a book signing in Milan.
Patti has three U.S. dates coming up: December 26 in Chicago, and December 29 and 30 in Brooklyn, New York. So far there’s no word on whether they will go on as planned.
