Overnight it was announced that Christine McVie had died at 79-years-old. The singer and songwriter for the iconic band Fleetwood Mac had been with the band since 1971. However, not every moment of her time in the group was pleasant. In fact, back in 2018, the band parted ways with …
Read More »Lesley-Ann Jones shares her memories of the late Christine McVie | Music | Entertainment
Christine McVie reminisces about Fleetwood Mac in 2017 We stood with our backs to the kitchen wall at somebody’s New Year’s Eve party in Los Angeles. “The older you get, the quieter you become,” reflected Christine McVie, clutching a crystal flute of champagne but not sipping a drop. Suddenly, she …
Read More »The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Live at LA Forum 1969 – A Show of Shaman Power | Music | Entertainment
This raw performance starts with a quick hello from Jimi in his familiar drawl, while he tunes his guitar. It is amazing to think that this is the start of such a seminal show. Eddie Kramer, Jimi’s long term producer and sound engineer, shared that this was usual for him, …
Read More »Guns N’ Roses headlining BST Hyde Park – buy tickets early this week | Music | Entertainment
It was announced this week that Guns N’ Roses will be headlining the incredible annual London festival: BST at Hyde Park. The band will be hitting the stage on June 30 – and tickets are coming out early this week, but act fast. When do Guns N’ Roses presale tickets …
Read More »Elvis Presley plotted revenge on Priscilla Presley using Linda Thompson | Music | Entertainment
Elvis Presley first met Linda Thompson in July 1972, and before long, they began a passionate, loving relationship. A month later, Elvis’ divorce from Priscilla Presley was finalised on August 15, 1972. The couple had been separated for just over a year, but the King of Rock and Roll was …
Read More »Dolly Parton ‘wept’ after receiving $100 million from billionaire | Music | Entertainment
Dolly Parton does an incredible amount of charity work, and her workload just got a lot bigger. The country singer has opened up about a recent phone conversation she had with one of the world’s richest men: Jeff Bezos. She announced that the American owner of Amazon had gifted her …
Read More »Michael Jackson loved Thriller – but thought another album was better | Music | Entertainment
Michael Jackson released arguably his best-known album, Thriller, on this day, November 30, in 1982. The record was an enormous smash hit that sold more than 32 million copies by the end of the year. It was eventually certified 34x platinum and has become one of pop’s biggest albums of …
Read More »The Beatles: ‘Merry Xmas Everybody is all John Lennon’s fault’ confesses Slade’s Dave Hill | Music | Entertainment
As December beckons, our Christmas classic playlists will begin booming away with their festive merriment if they haven’t already. One song Brits will no doubt hear over and over again in shopping malls, supermarkets and at parties over the holiday period is Slade’s 1973 hit Merry Xmas Everybody. The band’s …
Read More »The most streamed Christmas No1 song of all time revealed | Music | Entertainment
The romantic ballad tops a list of most played yuletide No1s, beating classics such as Slade’s Merry Xmas Everybody and Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas. Perfect hit the UK top spot in 2017 and stayed there six weeks. But its online feat has left BBC Radio 2’s Steve …
Read More »Elvis: Mysterious item found in Graceland drawer left expert baffled | Music | Entertainment
Five years after Elvis Presley’s death, Graceland opened its doors to the public as a museum in 1982. When the house was handed over by the estate some items had been left exactly where they had been found. This included a samurai sword in a living room drawer, which had …
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