British rocker Phil Collins and his third wife, Swiss-born Orianne, have had their first child, the star’s publicist said on Tuesday. Orianne gave birth to Nicholas Grev Austin on Saturday in Geneva, Switzerland, where the couple now live. “It is difficult to express just how happy Orianne and I are with the arrival of little Nicholas,” the 50-year-old legend said in a statement. He married Orianne, 22 years his junior, in July 1999. Collins has three other children, Simon, Joley and Lily, by his first two marriages. The stocky drummer who became frontman for the hugely successful band Genesis has… Read more »
Music news can break quicker than some can keep track of. With so much happening daily, it’s easy to miss new releases, tour announcements, and the rest of the exciting things happening in the scene. No need to stress, though—we’ve got you covered. Each week, we’re rounding up the freshest tracks, from emerging artists making their mark to your other favorite acts dropping their latest hits. So, keep reading if your playlists need some updating. This week, we heard singles from several acts, including If Not For Me and Census, watched a music video from Boys Like Girls, and listened… Read more »
Coming off a massive fall tour and When We Were Young Fest stint, Boys Like Girls have issued the official music video for their Disney cover of “You’ll Be In My Heart.” The track dropped on September 6 alongside the Mouse House’s full compilation, A Whole New Sound. The track, which originally appeared in the 1999 Tarzan film, was written and performed by Phil Collins. Teasing the video release, the band shared on their social media platforms, “big meeting in the house of mouse on monday. don’t be late.” Then today, Disney Music collaborated with the band, sharing, “Stepping into… Read more »
Forget Punk Goes Pop! YUNGBLUD has released his version of the 1979 KISS classic “I Was Made For Lovin’ You.” The song is set to be featured in The Fall Guy, starring Oscar-nominated actors Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, and arriving on May 3. The emotional cover features a black-and-white video posted to his Instagram on Wednesday, May 1. In contrast to the original legendary rock, high-octane sound, Dominic Harrison, aka YUNGBLUD, takes a somber yet sultry approach, leading us to a new perspective of the track. Additionally, the slow-moving beat, paired with softened vocals, ushers listeners in while paying… Read more »
On Today’s Episode Brett’s Animal House, Phil Collins joins the show, and would you bang that piece of chocolate …Enjoy! The Brett Davern Show is streamed LIVE daily at 12pm (eastern) 9am (pacific) on idobi Radio at https://idobi.com. Follow Brett on social media @BDavv, Katie : @KatieLeclerc, the show @BrettDavernShow
I had the opportunity to speak with Mike freaking Tyson last night on The Gunz Show. It was supposed to be about his upcoming movie, “IP MAN 3,” which we did discuss… but I couldn’t let him just get away after that.
High-priced reunion tours by the Police, Van Halen and Genesis failed to prevent the North American concert industry from posting its worst year since 2004, according to a music industry trade publication. The top 20 tours generated $996 million, down 15.6 percent from the year before, according to preliminary data issued on Friday by Pollstar, which covers the concert business. The previous low was $951.1 million in 2004, when Prince and Madonna topped the box office, it said. The comeback tour by Anglo-American rock trio the Police was the top draw this year with ticket sales of $131.9 million, followed… Read more »
Some of the world’s biggest names in music were all about Saving Our Selves this weekend. SOS, of course, referring to the campaign being touted Saturday across the globe at the seven-continent, 24-hour Live Earth concert extravaganza, a worldwide shout-out to individuals, political leaders, corporations and every other entity capable of helping put a stop to the environmental scourge that is global warming. In a partnership with Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection and other U.S.-based and international organizations, Live 8 executive producer Kevin Wall put together a bill that included the Police, Madonna, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica,… Read more »
As expected , the reunited Genesis will visit North America on a fall tour that begins Sept. 7 in Toronto, the group announced this morning (March 7) at a media event in New York. So far, 13 dates have been announced through Oct. 12 in Los Angeles but more will be added. Some tickets begin going on sale this weekend. The trio, comprised of Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks, acknowledged they had discussions a couple of years ago with former members Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett about touring behind a complete performance of the 1974 album “The Lamb… Read more »
London – It was No. 1 in 1984, and it’s No. 1 again in 2004. The star-studded re-recording of the hit charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” hit the top of the British music charts Sunday after a strong first week of sales. The single, featuring such artists as Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Paul McCartney, U2’s Bono and Dido, will raise money for victims of violence in Sudan, where fighting has killed thousands of people and created 1.8 million refugees. The United Nations has called the situation there the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Retailers are selling the song for $7.70,… Read more »
