Legendary music producer Jack Douglas, who worked with such artists as John Lennon and Aerosmith, passed away at 80. The news was confirmed by his family in a statement on Facebook.

“He passed away peacefully on Monday night,” read the post. “As many of you who follow him know, he produced great music, and lived a colorful life. We know that he touched many of your lives; we would love to hear more about that in the comments. He will be missed.”

Douglas had a successful career producing albums in the 1970s, 1980s and beyond. His first success came as an engineer on John Lennon’s 1971 album, Imagine, and he later worked as a producer on Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Double Fantasy, the final Lennon album released before his December 1980 death. Douglas' work on Double Fantasy earned him a Grammy for album of the year.

Douglas also saw great success working with Aerosmith, which resulted in four multiplatinum albums: 1974’s Get Your Wings, 1975’s Toys in the Attic, 1976’s Rocks and 1977’s Draw the Line.

Douglas worked with several other artists throughout his career, either as an engineer or producer, including Cheap Trick, Patti Smith, New York Dolls and Slash.

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One day Stevie Nicks will write a memoir, but until then we can make do with Lessons & Lace, a biography of the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer that's due out Sept. 15.

Written by Rachel Brodsky, the book, subtitled "Everything I Know About Dreams, Heartbreak, and Magic I Learned from Stevie Nicks," isn't a straight biography. It's a series of chapters organized around specific themes.

According to a press release, each chapter is focused on a "different life lesson that Stevie has absorbed and later dispensed wisdom on," drawn from archival interviews and comments from those in Stevie's circle. There are also full-color line drawings to accompany the "notable quotes to inspire hard-learned, life-changing lessons."

"Lessons & Lace recounts Stevie's path to becoming the wisdom-dispersing fairy godmother we know her as today," Brodsky says in a statement.

"I think sometimes we forget how much skepticism she faced from the music industry and her peers ... the uphill climb she faced to be taken seriously as a true artist and writer, what it took to overcome her struggles with addiction, and how she inspired new generations of musicians to write with their own combinations of vulnerability and strength."

Brodsky goes on to say that, like her song "Leather & Lace," Stevie is "soft and hard, romantic and practical, sensual and sensible." She adds that she hopes readers "walk away feeling inspired to live their lives with Stevie-style authenticity, bravery, and truth.”

Sept. 15, the day of the book's release, Brodsky will appear at LA's Book Soup to discuss it.

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Paul McCartney has always seemed to have a good sense of humor, but evidently he doesn’t necessarily want to hear people making jokes about him.

Comedian Jeff Ross, who executive produces Netflix's roast franchise, including the recent roast of comedian Kevin Hart, tells Variety that they offered McCartney the chance to be the subject of a roast, but he declined the opportunity.

“We did ask Paul McCartney at one point. To me, that would be a fantasy roast,” says Ross. “Paul McCartney doesn’t need anything, but a Paul McCartney roast would be good for the world.”

He adds, “It would be so funny to me because he is so loved.”

Instead of people laughing at McCartney, fans are just going to have to be OK with watching McCartney perform his new music on a show filled with laughs. The Beatles legend is set to be the musical guest on the season finale of Saturday Night Live on May 16.

In other McCartney news ... the rocker is will appear on the BBC Radio 2 show Tracks of My Years, where he'll reveal the 10 songs that have soundtracked his life. His special episode will air May 25, ahead of the May 29 release of his new solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane.

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KISS’ Gene Simmons has enlisted some of his rock star friends for a new Las Vegas fan experience.

The rocker has just announced details for the Gene Simmons’ Legends of Rock Expo, taking place Sept. 25-27 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.

The weekend will be filled with concerts, autograph sessions, photo ops, parties and panels. In addition to Simmons performing with his Gene Simmons Band, Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler, The Police’s Stewart Copeland and The Kinks’ Dave Davies will also take part in the weekend.

Other artists confirmed for the expo include Simmons’ KISS bandmates Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, former KISS guitarist Bruce Kulick, Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy, Disturbed bassist John Moyer, Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice, Dio drummer Vinny Appice, former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson and Lita Ford.

"This is an opportunity for everyone to rub elbows with musicians from their favorite rock bands,” says David Heynen, promoter and owner of Fanboy Expo. “The kind of access most of us can only dream of!"

Tickets for the Legends of Rock Expo are on sale now.

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Billy Idol is set to play the 2026 Ohana Festival, the annual music festival curated by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder.

This year’s fest is taking place Sept. 25-27 at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California. Idol is confirmed to play opening night of the festival, which will be headlined by Eddie Vedder & Friends.

The weekend’s other headliners include alt-country star Tyler Childers on Sept. 26 and Pearl Jam on Sept. 27.

Other artists confirmed to play Ohana this year include Alabama Shakes, Bad Religion, Courtney Barnett, Pixies, Rilo Kiley and Jon Batiste.

You can sign up now for a presale taking place Thursday at 10 a.m. PT. Any remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday at noon PT.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit OhanaFest.com.

Idol, who will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November, is set to kick off a new U.S. leg of his It’s A Nice Day To …Tour Again! tour on Aug. 7 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The tour runs through Sept. 27 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

A complete list of dates can be found at BillyIdol.net.

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On This Day, May 12, 2017…

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of their #1 album The Joshua Tree, U2 kicked off a world tour in Vancouver, Canada.

The tour had the band playing the 1987 album in order in its entirety, which included the live debut of the track "Red Hill Mining Town."

The tour hit North America, Europe and South America, and then U2 came back in 2019 to bring the tour to Oceana and Asia.

The 2017 leg grossed $317 million and was the highest grossing tour globally, selling more than 2.71 million tickets from 51 shows.

Released in March 1987, The Joshua Tree was U2's fifth studio album. It topped the charts in over 20 countries, including the U.S., where it was their first-ever #1. The album produced the #1 singles "With or Without You" and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," as well as the top-15 hit "Where the Streets Have No Name."

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While The Who may have said farewell to the U.S. with their 2025 tour, frontman Roger Daltrey isn’t giving up the road just yet.

The 82-year-old Daltrey just announced a run of solo U.S. shows — dubbed A Great Night Out — his first solo U.S. dates since his 2024 Semi-Acoustic summer tour.

“Well it's one more for the road,” says Daltrey. “After finishing The Who's final tour of the U.S., it's time for me as a solo artist to possibly do the same.”

“With my present [lineup] of nine musicians, I have this opportunity to see your beautiful country and enjoy the hospitality you have shown me over so many years,” he adds. “I'll be off the backing tracks and always searching for different soundscapes to present the songs. It's a lot of fun and gives me the chance to have a Great Night Out.”

The trek begins Aug. 23 in Mesa, Arizona, and includes three nights in Las Vegas at the Encore Theater, plus shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, New York’s Town Hall and more, before wrapping Sept. 29 in Medford, Massachusetts.

Ticket presales run from Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time to Thursday at 11:59 p.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

A complete list of dates can be found at TheWho.com.

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Journey has added a new fall leg to their Final Frontier Tour.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced 40 new North American dates, beginning Sept. 12 in Los Angeles. The new leg will make stops in San Diego, Phoenix, Seattle, Chicago, Orlando, Atlanta, Nashville, Boston, Las Vegas and more, before wrapping with what’s being called “a hometown finale show” in San Francisco on Nov. 28.

“The energy has been incredible every night. Seeing these crowds sing these songs with us after all these years has been powerful,” says Journey founder Neal Schon. “We’re excited to bring The Final Frontier Tour to even more cities this fall.”

Jonathan Cain adds, “These songs continue to connect with people in such a meaningful way. We’re grateful for the fans who’ve support[ed] this music across generations.”

A Citi presale for tickets begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Journey announced in November that the Final Frontier Tour would be their farewell trek. The tour kicked off Feb. 28 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and their next show is happening May 15 in Tampa, Florida.

A complete list of dates can be found at JourneyMusic.com.

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Bonnie Tyler’s rep is shooting down recent reports regarding her health.

“As of this morning Bonnie remains seriously ill but stable in hospital in Faro, however her Doctors are still positive that she will make a full recovery,” reads the statement provided to ABC Audio. “Bonnie’s family are very disappointed at the many lurid and untrue rumours now circulating in the media and would like to make it clear that Liberto Mealha does not represent them in any way whatsoever and is not in contact with them regarding Bonnie.”

Tyler's rep previously confirmed that doctors had put the "Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer in a medically induced coma to aid in her recovery from intestinal surgery. Liberto Mealha is reportedly a friend of the singer who's been talking to the media, including the Portuguese paper Correio da Manha that reported 74-year-old Tyler had gone into cardiac arrest when doctors tried to take her out of the coma.

“When there is any further news of Bonnie’s condition then we will issue another statement, but ask that the media cease to speculate or publish wild rumours, which simply serve to upset her family, friends, and many fans, and ask again for privacy and decency at this difficult time," Tyler's rep adds.

Tyler, known for her husky voice, rose to fame in the late '70s and early '80s. She had her first big hit with with 1977's "It’s a Heartache,” which peaked at #3 in the U.S. and #4 in the U.K.  But it was the 1983 hit, “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” that launched her career to superstardom, with the track spending four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Paul McCartney is getting ready to release his new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, which was produced by Andrew Watt, the producer behind The Rolling Stones’ 2023 album, Hackney Diamonds, and their upcoming release, Foreign Tongues.

Dungeon Lane has McCartney in a reflective mood, looking back on his life. But when it came to the sound of the album, McCartney didn’t want to be inspired by the past.

“If you’re working with the Stones, they’ve got the Stones sound. It’s kind of the opposite with me - we’re trying not to do that,” McCartney says. “The way we approached this album was: We’ve done that before. Let’s do it different.”

McCartney and Watt worked on the album for four years, despite McCartney having an interesting first impression of the producer.

“I came away from the first session thinking, well, I like him, but he’s a bit pushy,” McCartney tells the mag. “But pushy’s not a bad thing in a producer,” he added. “It’s just enthusiasm from someone who wants to keep making this record. It’s infectious.”

The Boys of Dungeon Lane, McCartney's first solo record since 2020's McCartney III, will be released May 29. Ahead of the release, McCartney will be the musical guest on the season finale of Saturday Night Live on May 16.

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Elton John has had many ups and downs in his life, and by now he's learned to roll with the punches. For example, he says the issues he's been having with his eyesight have forced him to adopt a completely different way of making albums.

Elton was awarded the Glenn Gould Prize, which is given to a living artist whose "unique lifetime achievement contribution has enriched the human condition," in Toronto on Saturday.

According to the Toronto Sun, Elton told the crowd at the ceremony, "Music is about learning and learning all the time. I’ve had eye trouble recently and I’ve always made my music by looking at lyrics." 

Elton, who lost the sight in his right eye due to an infection and has compromised vision in his left eye, was likely referring to the fact that he's no longer able to read the lyrics that his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin gives him. In the past he's looked at Bernie's lyrics first, then written songs around them.

But, Elton went on to say, "What my eye has given [me] is a challenge, completely reversing how I write. Writing melodies first, the lyrics come second. I’ve never done that and I’ve just done that. I’ve just done an album.”

No word yet on when the album is coming out, but when it does, it'll be the follow-up to his Grammy-nominated 2025 joint project with Brandi Carlile, Who Believes in Angels?

During his speech, Elton also noted that his husband, David Furnish, is from Toronto. "It's so nice to be in Canada ... to be in a country that has common sense." He added, "I am a Canadian and I can tell you, it’s not the 51st f****** state!”

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With the announcement of the new The Rolling Stones album Foreign Tongues, fans, of course, now want to know if they can expect to hear news of a tour next. According to Keith Richards, that won’t be happening this year.

When asked by The Associated Press if The Stones were going to hit the road in support of the album, Richards replied, “Oh, I mean we can talk next year." He added, "I mean, possibly, you know, I mean, at the moment, we're just sort of saying we finished the record, let's do this.”

He added that the band is "sort of basically considering what to do after" the release. But regarding a tour, he noted, "Not this year anyway.” 

Mick Jagger said he "would love to tour the album," adding, "I absolutely would love to, so I hope to do it as soon as that’s possible.”

Foreign Tongues, the follow-up to The Rolling Stones' 2023 album, Hackney Diamonds, will be released July 10.

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The Michael Jackson biopic Michael has helped boost interest in the King of Pop's catalog, helping two of his albums land in the top 10 this week.

The latest Billboard 200 chart finds Jackson’s 1982 hit Thriller at #5, while the 2003 collection, Number Ones, is at #6.

While Thriller previously topped the Billboard 200 for 37 nonconsecutive weeks, this is the first time Number Ones has landed in the top 10, which means Jackson has now had at least one new top-10 solo album in every decade from 1970 onward.

He joins Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor as only the fifth act to land such a feat.

Jackson earned his first top-10 album with 1972’s Ben, which peaked at #5. Prior to Number Ones, the late singer's last top-10 solo album was the 2014 compilation Xscape, which peaked at #2.

Jackson is also seeing a spike in interest in the U.K. The 2005 compilation The Essential Michael Jackson just hit #1 on the U.K. Official Albums chart for the first time in 17 years. In addition, Thriller and 1987’s Bad are both in the top 10 for the first time in 14 years, at #6 and #8, respectively.

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Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry has landed a new acting gig. Deadline reports that Harry is set to play Pamela Anderson’s mother in the new comedy Maitreya.

The film centers around Anderson's title character, who's described as “a rising star in the New Age Healing community.” After finding out her father is dying, she decides to bring her whole family with her to a conference in India to “put her New Age healing theories to the test.”

The film is being directed by Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel.

This certainly isn’t the first time Harry has flexed her acting chops. She previously appeared in such films as 1983’s Videodrome, 1988’s Hairspray, 1997’s Cop Land and 2008’s Elegy.

Harry recently made a surprise appearance on the May 2 episode of Saturday Night Live, where she introduced host and musical guest Olivia Rodrigo’s performance of the song “drop dead.”

As for Blondie, the band is expected to release a new album, High Noon, this year, although they have yet to reveal an exact release date.

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Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame Saturday. Reflecting on the achievement, she said in a speech that the 1989 album continues to resonate in 2026.

"Rhythm Nation still resonates on a deep and profound level. It’s an ongoing force that fights bigotry and promotes understanding. It cannot be stopped," she said. "It’s simply too strong and too positive. Rhythm Nation is a movement of people of all ages and backgrounds seeking to give and receive love, free of judgment.”

She noted her hope for the album, which “transcends all borders, nationalities and faiths,” is "that we might live in a world free of fear and despair.”

“The prayer driving this Rhythm Nation remains the same, exactly the same, that peace prevails,” Janet said. “Peace the world over, peace among nations, peace in our neighborhoods, peace in our homes. May the music of Rhythm Nation continue to bring us together in peace and may that peace allow us to celebrate this precious gift of life that God has given us.”

Among the other albums inducted into the Hall of Fame class were Paid in Full by Eric B. and Rakim, Maggot Brain by Funkadelic — featuring George Clinton, who was joined by Erykah Badu and Blackbyrd McKnight for a  performance of “Can You Get to That" — and 2Pac's All Eyez on Me, which E.D.I. Mean accepted on behalf of the late rapper.

“Thank you to the Recording Academy for this incredible honor,” E.D.I. said during his speech. “I’m sure Tupac is smiling big and saying, ‘I told you I was a legend.’” 

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Van Morrison is set to headline a five-show residency at the new British Airways ARC. The fully seated concerts will mark the first-ever residency at the new London venue, which is set to open June 16.

Morrison’s residency will kick off Sept. 23 and run through Sept. 29, with tickets set to go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Van Morrison will launch a new European tour with a two-night stand in Berlin, Germany, June 17 and 18. The tour will have him playing several festivals, including the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 18. The trek also includes a July 16 show at Burg Clam castle in Sperken, Austria, with The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood.

A complete list of tour dates can be found at VanMorrison.com.

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Carlos Santana has extended his Las Vegas residency yet again.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced eight new performances of An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live at the House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The new dates run from Sept. 16 to Sept. 27.

This year marks Santana’s 14th year headlining a residency at the House of Blues.

Various presales for tickets run from Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT until Thursday at 10 p.m. PT. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. PT.

Santana will return to the House of Blues for new residency dates starting Wednesday and running through May 24. He’s also set to launch a new leg of his Oneness tour, with The Doobie Brothers, on June 13 in Chicago.

A complete list of Santana dates can be found at Santana.com.

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On This Day, May 11, 1970...

Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More was released.

The live album featured performances from the movie documenting the iconic 1969 counterculture festival, which took place Aug. 15 - 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, about 60 miles from the town of Woodstock.

The album included performances from Crosby, Stills & Nash, Joan Baez, The Who, Joe Cocker, Santana, Jefferson Airplane and more.

It went on to hit #1 on the Billboard charts and be certified double Platinum by the RIAA.

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Fans of The Beatles will have a new reason to plan a trip to London next year.

It was just announced that 3 Savile Row, the early location of the band's Apple Corps headquarters, in Mayfair, London, will open its doors as the first-ever official Beatles fan experience.

The Beatles at 3 Savile Row, opening in 2027, will consist of seven floors filled with never-before-seen archival material from Apple Corps Ltd, along with rotating exhibits, a recreation of the original studio where the band recorded Let it Be, a fan store and more. Fans will also be able to access the building's rooftop where The Beatles performed their famous Jan. 30, 1969, rooftop concert, their final public performance together.

“It was such a trip to get back to 3 Savile Row recently and have a look around,” says Paul McCartney. “There are so many special memories within the walls, not to mention the rooftop. The team have put together some really impressive plans and I’m excited for people to see it when it’s ready."

Ringo Starr adds, “Wow, it’s like coming home.”

And that’s not all. It seems a second yet-to-be-revealed experience is also in the works, with details to be announced at a later date. Fans can register now to be the first to hear more news when its announced.

Not to be confused with the tech company Apple, Apple Corps LTD is a multimedia company founded by The Beatles in the 1960s, and included Apple Records, which the band launched in 1968.

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Tracks from Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Santana, Heart and more are featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming Netflix series The Boroughs, which premieres May 21 on the streaming service.

Some of the songs featured on the soundtrack include Springsteen’s “Thunder Road” and “Born to Run,” Santana’s “Oye Como Va,” Heart’s “Barracuda,” and Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band’s “Night Moves.”

There are also songs by Bill Withers, The Lovin’ Spoonful, Earth, Wind & Fire, Etta James, Tina Turner, The O'Jays, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Djo, Queens of the Stone Age and more.

A 21-track digital edition of the soundtrack will be released on May 21 to coincide with the series premiere, while CD and vinyl editions will be released June 19.

The Boroughs, executive produced by Stranger Things creators The Duffer Brothers, is set in a seemingly perfect retirement community where a misfit group of heroes must face off against an unworldly threat. It stars Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Bill Pullman and more.

Physical copies of The Boroughs (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) are available for preorder now.

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