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Sting Forms Trio For Sting 3.0 Tour Of North America

Sting has formed a trio for his upcoming 'Sting 3.0' tour of North America.The former Police frontman will hit the road for an intimate run with drummer Chris Maas, who was the touring drummer for...

Billy Joel's Dream Supergroup Includes Don Henley And Sting

Billy Joel's dream supergroup would include Don Henley, Sting and "maybe" John Mayer.The 'Piano Man' has named the Eagles rocker, former Police frontman and the 'Half of My Heart' star as the musicians he'd recruit...

Billy Joel Marking 100th Madison Square Garden Concert With A Tv Special

'The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden – The Greatest Arena Run of All Time' concert special was announced at the Super Bowl VIII on Sunday (11.02.24).The 'Piano Man' will end his record-breaking stint...

Billy Joel Finds Songwriting 'Torture'

Billy Joel finds writing songs "torture".The 74-year-old singer released 'Turn the Lights Back On', his first single in 17 years, last week and while he is set to do more writing, he isn't looking forward...

Billy Joel Returns To Grammy Awards Stage

Billy Joel debuted his new song at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (04.02.24).The 74-year-old singer returned to the ceremony for the first time in 22 years to perform 'Turn the Lights Back On' - which...

Billy Joel Lost 'Fun' Of Writing Music

Billy Joel stopped finding writing new music "fun".The 74-year-old singer released 'Turn the Lights Back On', his first single in 17 years, earlier this week and he's explained he took so long to bring out...

Bst Hyde Park Reveal International K-pop Stars Stray Kids As Next Headliner

Stray Kids will headline BST Hyde Park this summer.The South Korean boy band - which consists of Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. - will take to the stage at...

Joni Mitchell To Perform At Grammy Awards For The First Time

Joni Mitchell is to perform at the Grammy Awards for the first time.The 80-year-old singer - who is nominated for Best Folk Album for 'Joni Mitchell at Newport' - will take to the stage at...

Billy Joel To Perform At 2024 Grammy Awards

Billy Joel will perform at the 2024 Grammy Awards.The 74-year-old singer and songwriter - who made his Grammy stage debut in 1988 when he sang 'New York State Of Mind' - will take to the...

Billy Joel Announces First Single In Almost Two Decades

Billy Joel has announced his first solo single in 17 years.The 'Piano Man' legend will drop new track 'Turn The Lights Back On' - his first since 2007's 'All My Life' and only his second...

Billy Joel Set To Release His First Single In Years

Billy Joel is preparing to release his first new single in more than a decade.The 74-year-old star has announced that he'll release 'Turn the Lights Back On' on February 1.The upcoming single is co-written by...

Billy Joel Appears To Be Teasing New Music

Billy Joel has teased his first new original music in almost two decades.The Piano Man recently posted a TikTok video from a concert where he revealed he had been in the studio cooking up "a...

Billy Joel Touring With Stevie Nicks And Sting

Billy Joel is touring with Stevie Nicks and Sting.The Piano Man is hitting the road in 2024 to play a series of shows across North America and he will be co-headlining a number of the...

Billy Joel Jokes Nobody Will Buy 49m Home

Billy Joel has joked that "nobody" will buy his recently listed Long Island home, due to its price tag.The 74-year-old singer / songwriter recently put his 26-acre Oyster Bay estate on the market for $49...

Billy Joel Announces One-off 2024 Cardiff Concert

Billy Joel has announced his first-ever concert in Cardiff.The 'Piano Man' is only playing one European concert in 2024, on August 9 at the Principality Stadium, and it marks his first time in the Welsh...

Taylor Swift Thanks Touring Family As 2023 Eras Shows Come To An End

Taylor Swift has thanked her "touring family" after wrapping her final 'Eras' show of the year.The 'Anti-Hero' hitmaker also paid tribute to the fans who have been to see her perform in 2023 and admitted...

Billy Joel Got 'Cool Dad Points' For Taking His Daughters To See Taylor Swift

Billy Joel is considered a "cool dad" for taking his kids to see Taylor Swift.The 74-year-old singer has daughters Della, eight, and six-year-old Remy with wife Alexis Roderick was so impressed when he took them...

Billy Joel Confirms Final Madison Square Garden Residency Show

Billy Joel has announced his final Madison Square Garden residency show.The 'Piano Man' is set to wrap the record-breaking stint, which first began back in January 2014, on July 25, 2024.Tickets go on sale on...

'He Was One Of The Nicest Human Beings I've Ever Known': Billy Joel's Tribute To Tony Bennett

Billy Joel has paid tribute to Tony Bennett as "one of the nicest human beings I've ever known" following his death at the age of 96.The 74-year-old musician took to Instagram to praise Bennett's "outstanding...

Sir Elton John Hails 'Irreplaceable' Tony Bennett

Sir Elton John "loved and adored" Tony Bennett.The 76-year-old singer has taken to social media to heap praise on the legendary crooner, who passed away on Friday (21.07.23), aged 96.Alongside a throwback photo of them...

Billy Joel Hails Iconic Crooner Tony Bennett

Billy Joel has paid a glowing tribute to Tony Bennett.The legendary singer died on Friday (21.07.23), aged 96, and 74-year-old star has already taken to social media to acknowledge his influence on the musical landscape.He...

Billy Joel Responds To Fall Out Boy Take On We Didn't Start A Fire

Billy Joel has given his blessing to Fall Out Boy for their cover of 'We Didn't Start A Fire'.The 'Sugar We're Going Down' rockers recently released a modern day update of his 1989 hit -...

Lana Del Rey Apologies For Her Glastonbury Lateness At Bst Hyde Park

Lana Del Rey said “sorry” about her Glastonbury show while on stage at American Express presents BST Hyde Park. The 38-year-old songstress apologised for her tardiness at Worthy Farm last month - which led...

Billy Joel Placed On Vocal Rest Due To Viral Infection

Billy Joel has postponed his final Madison Square Garden concert of the year, after being placed on "vocal rest due to a viral infection".The 73-year-old rock legend was set to play the 86th show of...

Pink To Perform Olivia Newton-john Tribute At American Music Awards

Pink will perform a tribute to Dame Olivia Newton-John at this year's American Music Awards. The 'Just Give Me a Reason' hitmaker will take to the stage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on...

Pink Is Bringing Her Summer Carnival To The UK Next June

P!nk has announced six major outdoor UK shows as part of her Summer Carnival 2023.The pop megastar kicks off the run with two nights at the University of Bolton Stadium on June 7 and June...

Billy Joel To Headline Bst Hyde Park 2022

Billy Joel is set to headline American Express presents BST Hyde Park.The 'Piano Man' himself has announced his only European appearance in 2023 will be at the summer London extravaganza on Friday, July 7.The show...

Billy Joel Duets With Olivia Rodrigo On Deja Vu And Uptown Girl

Billy Joel brought out surprise guest Olivia Rodrigo at his Madison Square Garden concert.The 'Piano Man' hitmaker, 73, was joined on stage at the world-famous venue in New York City on Wednesday night (24.08.22) by...

Billy Joel Biopic Is In The Works

A Billy Joel biopic is in the works.The movie is titled 'Piano Man' and is being developed by Michael Jai White's Jaigantic Studios with Adam Ripp tapped to write and direct.The flick will follow Billy's...

Beaujolais Nouveau: A Corker Of A Playlist Inspired By Wine

As it's the third Thursday in November it's time to usher in this years batch of Beaujolais Nouveau so we here at Contact Music thought we'd put together a little wine inspired playlist for you...

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