Scott Legato/Getty ImagesVan Halen was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, and not only did the band not perform, few of the group members attended and bassist Michael Anthony still seems upset about it.“Sammy (Hagar) and I were the only two from the band that showed up, and we weren t even in the band at the time," Anthony shared on The Hook Rocks podcast. "And it was pretty sad, because I turned to Sammy during the show I forget who was onstage playing and we were sitting at our table and I go, Sammy, could you imagine if all of us, if we were all here and everybody got along and we got up there? We would kick the a out of this thing. It d be an induction ceremony that nobody would ever forget. "He added, "And sadly enough, it wasn t to be."The topic came up as Anthony was discussing the failed attempts at a Van Halen tribute tour following Eddie Van Halen’s death, news of which first came to light in 2022.The report
Medios y Media/Getty ImagesWhen Billy Idol is not performing for audiences onstage, he spends some of his downtime with his grandchildren, and it’s something he loves doing."It is really lovely. It s nice, I ve got the best of both worlds," Idol tells People regarding his work and career. "But it s been lovely and it s all worked out in an incredible way that I could never imagine."The 68-year-old Idol has three grandkids: 3-year-old McKenzie, his son Brant s daughter, and 3-year-old Poppy and 2-year-old Mary Jane, his daughter Bonnie’s kids.He says that Poppy and McKenzie have seen him play live and McKenzie loved it so much she wanted to come back for more, with Idol sharing, “She came one night, she went, Can we see granddad again tonight? ”Idol, who has shared pictures of him hanging out with his grandkids on social media, says he enjoys being a grandparent noting it’s much easier than being a parent."[What s] lovely about being granddad,
PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty ImagesMadonna capped her Celebration Tour with a free show at the iconic Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on May 4, and set a record while doing it.According to Madonna s team, the Queen of Pop s show drew 1.6 million fans, setting a new record for the largest audience ever for a stand-alone concert by any artist in history. The previous record of 1.5 million fans had been set by the Rolling Stones in 2006.You can see footage of Madonna s performance of "Music" on her Instagram; it was the only time she performed the song during the tour. During the performance, she was joined by Pabllo Vittar, a Brazilian drag queen and singer."Blame it on Rio Thank you Brazil!!!" she wrote. It was her first time performing in the country since 2012.Other than "Music," Madonna s set list hewed closely to the one she s been performing since the tour kicked off in October of 2023. During "Vogue," the segment of the show where Mado
Gary Miller/Getty ImagesNeil Young fans in Texas were left disappointed when the rocker was forced to postpone two shows in the state due to severe weather.Young and his band Crazy Horse were supposed to bring their Love Earth tour to Austin on May 1 and Dallas on May 2, but both shows have been pushed to the fall due to threats of lightning.“Too dangerous to put our audience in that situation,” read a post on the Neil Young Archives site. “We are rolling on, with these shows coming back in September on our way to Farm Aid.” "Would have loved to play Texas – Austin and Dallas, but too unsafe at the moment," the post continued. "Sitting in the parking lots, lightning flashing in the sky. Movin’ On.”The Austin show has been rescheduled to September 13, with Dallas happening on September 14. Next up, Young and Crazy Horse are set to play Jazz Fest in New Orleans on Saturday, May 4. A complete list of dates can be found at neilyoungarchives
Mairo Cinquetti/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesMark Knopfler reveals in a new interview that he and the late guitarist Jeff Beck almost made an album together. He shared the news while talking to Guitar Player magazine about his recent charity single Going Home (Theme From Local Hero), which features a contribution from Beck.Knopfler calls Jeff’s playing on the track "beautiful," noting, “Jeff was just something other, y’know?”“In fact, we’d just begun some talks, through management, about doing an album together," he added. "I’m really sorry we didn’t get to work together.”Beck s contribution to Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) was said to be his final recording before his death in January 2023.Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) was released in March and raised money for the U.K. s Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. In addition to Beck, it featured contributions from more than 60 artists, including Th