There is a new display of music artifacts going on display at Graceland, the former celebrity home of rock and roll icon Elvis Presley. Items on display for the ICON theme exhibit include Bono’s “MacPhisto” suit from U2’s Zooropa performances, Bob Dylan’s leather jacket that appears on the album cover “Real Live,” along with artifacts from pop music singer Elton John, country singer Trisha Yearwood, American Idol contestants Scotty McCreery, James Durbin, and Carrie Underwood, Dave Matthews, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joan Jett, Wanda Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, The Beatles, Katy Perry and many others. Keep reading…
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Justin Bieber singing Let It Be by The Beatles created huge controversy?
Pop music singer Justin Bieber rang in the New Year with a performance at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with hosts Dick Clark, Ryan Seacrest and Jenny McCarthy in Times Square in New York City. Among the other hits he sang, the Biebs did a cover of one of the most iconic rock bands in the history of the world. That’s right, he treated the audience to his 21st century rendition of the classic rock song “Let It Be” by The Beatles (backed up by Carlos Santana). But people were critical of him singing the song. It actually sparked the first music controversy of the 2012 year. Why did people think he was wrong to sing it? Keep Reading…
Steven Tyler engagement good news, Jennifer Lopez divorce and affair bad
Good News! Steven Tyler of Aerosmith is getting set to marry for a third time. And yes, he is straight (not gay) despite rumors he swings the other way that got started last year after reports surfaced that he enjoys wearing Liv Tyler’s women’s clothing. The 63-year-old rocker and American Idol judge has been dating 38-year-old Erin Brady for about five years. Sources spotted an engagement ring on Brady’s finger after Christmas, prompting suspicion that Tyler officially proposed to his gal pal sometime over the 2011 holidays. He confirmed the entertainment news after New Years. Bad news is Jennifer Lopez is still divorcing. Keep reading..
The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr anti-gun statue dedicated to John Lennon
The Beatles lost a priceless treasure when John Lennon’s life was stolen from him in a random act of human vs. human gun violence. Now, band member Ringo Starr is speaking out more about the incident. On the 31st anniversary of the musician’s death, his pal has dedicated a new statue to him. The Non Violence Project Foundations says, “2010 marked the seventy year commemoration of John Lennon’s birth as well as the thirty year commemoration of his tragic death. He was shot and killed outside his home in New York in 1980.” Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono actually came up with the statue design. Keep reading…