Mick Jagger
Bono Dedicates U2 Song “All I Want Is You” to First Lady Jill Biden During Final Sphere Performance
U2 wrapped the inaugural residency at Las Vegas’ $2.3 billion technical and visual marvel Sphere this weekend, closing out a 40-show run that started in September. Fittingly, the legendary band did so by bringing things full circle. The shows commemorated one of U2’s most successful records, the chart-topping 1991 release Achtung Baby, played in its […]
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The Rolling Stones Announce 16-City U.S. Tour
The Rolling Stones are coming to a stadium near you. The rock icons announced a 16-city trek of the U.S. and Canada — Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds — which kicks off April 28 at Houston’s NRG Stadium. AARP is sponsoring the tour. The live shows are in support of the band’s new album, Hackney […]
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The Rolling Stones Rock Onstage With Lady Gaga as Chris Rock, Daniel Craig and Mary-Kate Olsen Cheer On
The Rolling Stones celebrated the release of their new album with an intimate club performance in New York City, closing the show with a rousing duet with Lady Gaga as Daniel Craig, Chris Rock, Mary-Kate Olsen and more cheered on. The rock icons performed songs from Hackney Diamonds — including the Gaga-featured “Sweet Sounds of […]
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Ron Haffkine, Dr. Hook Producer and Manager, Dies at 84
Ron Haffkine, a Grammy-winning record producer and manager known for his work with Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show, has died. He was 84. Haffkine died Sunday at his home in Mexico after a brief bout with leukemia and kidney failure, his friend of 50 years, music executive Joel Diamond, told The Hollywood Reporter. “Ron […]
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Mick Jagger on Collaborating With Lady Gaga on New Single “Sweet Sounds of Heaven”: “A Great Experience”
The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger is sharing what it was like working with Lady Gaga on their newly released single “Sweet Sounds of Heaven.” The track, which Jagger has previously described as gospel-flavored, is off the rock band’s upcoming album Hackney Diamonds and also features keys from Stevie Wonder. The lead vocalist recently told […]
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Jann Wenner Says Black, Female Musicians Not Articulate Enough for His New Book ‘The Masters’
Jann Wenner, the publishing icon who co-founded Rolling Stone and led the magazine for five decades, has a new book out this month titled The Masters. In the Little Brown and Company release, Wenner revisits lengthy interviews conducted during his Rolling Stone days with a selection of rock titans including Bono, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia, […]
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The Rolling Stones to Release New Album, Featuring Lady Gaga Collaboration, on Oct. 20
The Rolling Stones will release their first album of original music in nearly two decades on Oct. 20, and it includes a collaboration with Lady Gaga. At a press event in East London on Wednesday — hosted by Jimmy Fallon — the rock icons revealed details about Hackney Diamonds, the band’s new studio album. Mick […]
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John Mulaney Talks ‘SNL’ Jokes Rejected by Josh Brolin and Mick Jagger
John Mulaney is revealing the actor and singer who rejected his Saturday Night Live jokes during his time writing for the sketch comedy show. On a recent episode of Hot Ones, when asked what hosts had the worst reaction to one of his sketch pitches, the comedian recalled Josh Brolin and Mick Jagger not being […]
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Tina Turner, Electrifying Entertainer and Feminist Hero, Dies at 83
After surviving years of spousal abuse, she had a No. 1 song with "What's Love Got to Do With It," starred in 'Beyond Thunderdome' and inspired a film and Broadway musical.
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Kenneth Anger, Pioneering Experimental Filmmaker, Dies at 96
Kenneth Anger, the avant-garde filmmaker whose surrealistic queer compositions Fireworks and Scorpio Rising made him a pioneer of underground cinema and a target for censorship, has died. He was 96. Anger’s death was announced Wednesday by the Sprüeth Magers art gallery, which presented exhibitions on his work. “Kenneth was a trailblazer,” it said in a […]
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Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart Pay Tribute to Jeff Beck: “No One Played Guitar Like Jeff”
Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons, Ronnie Wood and Jimmy Page were among those paying tribute to Jeff Beck following the news of his death. Beck, a legendary rock guitar figure known for his innovative style and virtuosic talent, died Tuesday at a hospital near his home in Surrey, England, after contracting bacterial meningitis, his family announced. […]
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Si Litvinoff, ‘Clockwork Orange’ and ‘Man Who Fell to Earth’ Producer, Dies at 93
Si Litvinoff, the visionary producer behind Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange and the Nicolas Roeg-directed films The Man Who Fell to Earth and the Australian New Wave classic Walkabout, has died. He was 93. Litvinoff died peacefully Dec. 26 in Los Angeles, his friend Shade Rupe announced. Rupe interviewed him for the Blu-ray release of […]
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