U2 continues their recently launched digital series, U2 To Love and Only Love - Deep Dives and B-Sides, with the fourth installment dedicated to the track "Please," from their ninth studio album, Pop.

The series consists of 12 newly remastered collections, released throughout the year, which are made up of songs that until now were only available on vinyl, CD or cassette.

The latest collection includes a 2024 remastered version of the track, along with a live cut from a 1997 Popmart show in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They’ve also released a video of a “Please” performance from another 1997 Popmart show in Mexico City, which previously appeared on the Popmart Live from Mexico City DVD, released in 1998. 

Previous U2 To Love and Only Love - Deep Dives and B-Sides collections were dedicated to Pop songs “Discothèque,” “Staring at the Sun” and “Last Night on Earth.”

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Sir Paul McCartney has once again made The Sunday Times' Rich List — and passed a new milestone in the process. 

McCartney is one of 350 individuals and families to make the list, and this year he became the first U.K. musician to be crowned a billionaire. 

Paul and his wife, Nancy Shevell, rank at #165 on the Rich List with a wealth of 1 billion pounds, which equates to more than $1.27 million in the U.S. Their income comes from Paul's touring, his back catalog and more, as well as Nancy’s family money.

McCartney isn’t the only artist on the Rich List, though. Elton John lands at #291, with a wealth of almost $600 million. So are members of The Rolling Stones, with frontman Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards both at #316, with earnings of more than $527 million.

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Soundgarden has shared a Facebook post marking the anniversary of frontman Chris Cornell's death.

"We remember and honor the life and legacy of Chris Cornell, a voice that defined a generation and a soul that has resonated with millions," the "Black Hole Sun" rockers write. "He was more than just an iconic musician; he was a poet, a trailblazer, and an advocate for those who struggled in silence."

"We celebrate Chris Cornell's life, his art, and his undeniable impact on the world," the post continues. "Chris, your voice and spirit continue to echo in our hearts. Thank you for the music, the memories, and the inspiration. Rest in peace."

Cornell died the early morning of May 18, 2017, following a Soundgarden concert in Detroit on May 17. His death was ruled a suicide.

A posthumous covers album, No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1, was released in 2020 and was nominated for the Best Rock Album Grammy.

If you're struggling with thoughts of suicide or worried about a friend or loved one, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for free, confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

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More than 300 images from Elton John and his husband David Furnish's extensive photography collection are currently on display at London's Victoria & Albert Museum. Elton is one of the world's foremost collectors of photography, but says there's one kind he hates — photos of himself.

"It's extraordinary that I collect photographs because I don't like being photographed," Elton told the BBC. "I find it really painful." He adds, "I would never put myself up on the wall [at home], no thank you."

Furnish laughs, "The paradox of someone who appreciates and has a sophisticated eye for photographs yet cannot stand to be photographed is not lost on me." There are two photos of Elton in the exhibit, but they're more irreverent and don't show him performing.

The exhibit, called Fragile Beauty, includes images of everything from the Civil Rights Movement and AIDS activism to 9/11 and the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. 

Noting that the exhibit includes "a lot of pain and grief," Elton explains, "Sometimes in tragic images, whether it's paintings or photographs, there's a lot of beauty. And that's why the show's called Fragile Beauty, because there's beauty in everything."

Elton says he was "absolutely blown away" to see his collection on display, because he hadn't really gotten a good look at a lot of the photos he owns.

"You buy photographs and they go straight into storage," he says. "And a lot of them I haven't seen hung properly or hung at all. And so walking through, it's been hung so beautifully and the different sections and wall colors. I couldn't be happier."

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Fans of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band The Animals can now enjoy their music in Dolby Atmos.

Dolby Atmos mixes of five of the band's albums — 1964’s The Animals, 1965’s The Animals on Tour, 1965’s Animal Tracks, 1966’s Animalization and the 2004 collection The Animals Retrospective — have now been released to Apple Music, TIDAL and Amazon Music.

The release coincides with the 60th anniversary of the release of the band’s #1 hit “House of the Rising Sun,”  which happens Saturday, May 18.

“The idea of hearing our earlier work in Atmos spatial audio, it’s like stepping into a whole new dimension for me,” The Animals frontman Eric Burdon shares. "It’s like rediscovering the magic all over again."

He adds, "I mean, we poured our hearts and souls into those recordings, and now to hear them brought to life in such an immersive way, it’s like a dream come true. The quality and depth of the playback experience, it’s everything."

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Back in March, Styx bassist Ricky Phillips announced he would be taking a break from the band. Now, we know who will be taking his place.

Styx just announced that Terry Gowan, the brother of the band’s current keyboardist and vocalist Lawrence Gowan, has landed the job.

In a statement, Terry says getting to be Styx's bassist is “within an honor and somewhere beyond a dream come true,” noting, “here’s to many years ahead on the Styx adventure!” 

Terry has played with his brother in his previous band Gowan and has also recorded with the likes of Tony Levin, Yes' Jon Anderson and Rush's Alex Lifeson.

Styx founding member Tommy Shaw shares that they are looking forward to introducing Terry to their audience noting, “Are you ready to rock? We are too! See you soon!”

Styx is set to launch a Canadian tour in Moncton on Friday, May 17, and will then return to the States for their Renegades & Juke Box Heroes tour with Foreigner and John Waite, kicking off June 11 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A complete list of dates can be found at styxworld.com.

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James Hetfield puts a different spin on Metallica's "One" in a new version of the song recorded with Apocalyptica.

The track finds Hetfield delivering the anti-war song's lyrics in spoken word rather than singing them, bringing a haunting atmosphere to Apocalyptica's cello-led rendition. It also features 'Tallica bassist Robert Trujillo.

"For us, it is absolutely incredible that James and also Rob joined forces with us," Apocalyptica says. "We used everything at our disposal to make it as bombastic as possible with James Hetfield narrating the story with those poetic lyrics! We wanted it to be powerful, touching and breathtaking."

You can listen to Apocalyptica's "One" featuring Hetfield now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming now on YouTube. It'll also appear on Apocalyptica's upcoming album, Plays Metallica Vol. 2, due out June 7.

Plays Metallica Vol. 2 is the sequel to Apocalyptica's 1996 debut album, Plays Metallica by Four Cellos, which introduced their unique brand of cello metal.

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse are reaching way back in their musical history for a new compilation album. 

Young and his band are set to release Early Daze on June 28, featuring some of their earliest recordings from when Crazy Horse was made up of Danny Whitten, Ralph Molina, Billy Talbot and Jack Nitzsche. 

“All the songs on Early Daze sound and feel like a new beginning for where rock & roll was going at the end of the 1960s,” reads the press release for the album. “Neil Young with Crazy Horse were leading the charge in this completely expressive style of new music. It opened doors for a wide variety of new styles, and allowed a whole generation of musicians to find a new way forward. In many ways, that achievement is still growing.”

Several of the recordings featured on the album are among the earliest versions of the songs and have never been released before. They include takes of “Winterlong,” “Wonderin’,” “Helpless” and a version of “Down by the River” with alternate vocals. 

The compilation will be released on black vinyl, CD and digitally, with a limited edition clear vinyl and exclusive poster sold through Young’s Greedy Hand Store and independent record stores.

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Dead & Company launched their much anticipated Dead Forever residency at the Sphere Las Vegas Thursday, May 16, treating their fans to a set of favorites, accompanied by spectacular images that engulfed the venue. 

The band made good use of the Sphere's wraparound LED screens, which as the show opened, featured images of scaffolding that slowly opened to scenes of the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco where Grateful Dead originated. Throughout the show, the images onscreen changed to include such things as their infamous Wall of Sound audio system, concert posters from over the years, The Dead skeleton and dancing bears.

As for the music, according to setlist.fm, the band kicked things off with The Dead track “Feel Like A Stranger.” The 19-song set also included plenty of other Dead tunes, like “Uncle John’s Band,” “Jack Straw” and “St. Stephen,” plus covers of Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door” and The Crickets’ “Not Fade Away.”

Dead & Company have two more Sphere shows this weekend, Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, with the residency scheduled to run through Saturday, July 13. A complete list of dates can be found at deadandcompany.com.

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After teasing it on social media, Bon Jovi has released another track from their upcoming album, FOREVER.

The song, "Living Proof," which also comes with a lyric video, is an upbeat rocker. As promised, it uses the "talk box" guitar effect that the band first used on "Living on a Prayer."

"I’m tired of talking about someday/ All that we been given are the dog days/ Nothing is forgiven, it’s the hard way/ Right or wrong," Jon Bon Jovi sings. "I’m tired of talking about somehow / Wake up, and it’s welcome to your breakdown/ This family tree’s got nothing left to prove now/ Me and you, we’re the living proof."

"Living Proof" follows the album's first single, "Legendary." FOREVER will be out June 7.  

On May 19, Jon Bon Jovi will serve as guest mentor on the season finale of American Idol; he'll also perform "Legendary." You can watch it on ABC starting at 8 p.m. ET.

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On This Day May 17, 1989…

After breaking up in 1982, The Doobie Brothers reunited to release their 10th studio album, Cycles.

The album featured most of the 1972-1974 lineup, with Tom Johnston, John Hartman and Michael Hossack rejoining the band for the first time since 1977, 1979 and 1974, respectively.

The first single from the record, “The Doctor,” was a top 10 hit for The Doobie Brothers, landing at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #1 on the Mainstream Rock charts. The album peaked at #17 on the Billboard 200.

The Doobie Brothers — now made up of  Johnston, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons and John McFee — are currently on tour, with U.S. dates kicking off June 23 in Los Angeles. A complete list of dates can be found at thedoobiebrothers.com.

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Slash has premiered the video for his cover of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," featuring vocals by Demi Lovato.

The clip features footage of the Guns N' Roses guitarist and the pop star recording in the studio, cut with clips of disco-era Detroit. You can watch it streaming now on YouTube.

Slash's version of "Papa Was a Rolling Stone," which was originally made famous by The Temptations, was recorded for his new blues covers album, Orgy of the Damned. The set also includes collaborations with AC/DC's Brian Johnson, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, ZZ Top's Billy F Gibbons and Iggy Pop.

Orgy of the Damned is out now, and Slash will launch a U.S. tour behind it in July. You can also catch him perform on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! May 20-22.

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Two pages of handwritten lyrics by Bob Dylan are set to go up for auction in June.

The recently discovered and previously unknown lyrics, written on telephone message pads from the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New York, are believed to be from the 1980s. The lyrics, written in ballpoint pen, have Dylan referencing the Bible; New School University professor Anne Margaret Daniel, who has researched his archives, suggests they are from the time Dylan was working on the album Infidels, which was released in October 1983.

One of the documents comes with a harmonica that was said to have been given to the manuscript’s previous owner by Dylan. 

Both lyric sheets will be on sale at Lion Heart Autographs on June 5. More info can be found at lionheartautographs.com.

In other Dylan news ... an exhibit of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s art is set to open at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Bob Dylan Remastered: Drawings from the Road, which includes 92 art pieces signed by Dylan, opens May 25 and runs through September 15.

"This exhibition allows everyone, including Dylan's fans, to experience another aspect of the range of talents possessed by this music legend," said Chris Rossi, director of exhibitions at Fenimore Art Museum. "We all recognize him as an accomplished singer/songwriter and visitors will be equally amazed when discovering his work as a visual artist."

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The Zombies have announced details for their second annual Begin Here Festival, happening in their hometown, St Albans, England, about 20 miles outside of London. 

This year’s festival is happening November 8-10 and will feature Colin Blunstone performing his debut solo album One Year for the first time, backed by a full band and strings, with The Zombies performing a show on the final night.

The festival will also include a Battle of the Bands, a Zombies tour of St Albans and a record signing, along with a screening of the band's 2023 documentary, Hung Up On a Dream.

A presale for Zombies fans begins May 28, with tickets going on sale to the general public May 29. More info can be found at thezombiesmusic.com.

The Zombies, best known for their classic hits "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season," held their first-ever Begin Here Festival in November 2023.

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Based on recent interviews with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, fans of The Who may be worried that they’ll never see their favorite band again — but Townshend is now giving them some hope.

In a March interview with The New York Times, Townshend said he no longer got a “buzz from performing with The Who” and that he was only “touring for the money.” Then in April, Daltrey told the Miami Herald that if Pete wasn’t into touring he wouldn’t do it, noting, “I don't want to be back with the Who on the road, at 81, with someone who doesn't want be there.”

But in a new interview with MOJO, Townshend seems to have changed his tune, insisting, “The Who are not done yet” and noting that his relationship with Roger is “better than it’s ever been.”

“I wish it were more intimate, but that’s not possible because we are so different,” he says. “But we value and respect each other more.”

Regarding their working relationship, Townshend says, “The Who are a brand and a friendship, but it’s not a band. It’s not a hard-working, complicated, growing and evolving f****** jazz group. We’re not challenging each other to work musical miracles, but we’re playing music we know so well.”

“So never say never,” Pete offers about the future of the group. “I don’t want to do what I did before and say we’re never going to work again.”

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