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Randee St. NicholasIn January, some wiseguy started a Facebook campaign urging Fleetwood Mac‘s Stevie Nicks to come to the McDonald’s franchise in Fleetwood, England and work a three-hour shift. Despite the campaign attracting more than 20,000 people, Stevie didn’t bite — but the employees of the franchise got a special treat courtesy of the band. As NME reports, Fleetwood Mac …

Credit: DisneyBeyoncé and Donald Glover are flexing their vocal abilities in the latest trailer for Disney’s new CGI version of The Lion King.  Thursday, an international TV ad for the film surfaced online in which you can hear Bey and Glover, aka Grammy-winning artist Childish Gambino, lend their voices to Elton John‘s Oscar-winning ballad from the original movie, “Can You feel The Love Tonight.”  As previously reported, Glover voices …

Courtesy of Jeff Lynne’s ELO Jeff Lynne‘s relaunched incarnation of the Electric Light Orchestra kicks off a new North American tour this evening in Anaheim, California. The 20-date trek, which will feature the late George Harrison‘s son, Dhani, opening all of the shows, is plotted out through an August 1 concert in Pittsburgh. Lynne recently was inducted into the Songwriters …

Virgin EMI (Universal Music Group) In the wake of the blockbuster success of the Bohemian Rhapsody, Freddie Mercury‘s unmistakable voice will be heard again on June 21, when the previously unreleased song “Time Waits For No One” drops. Produced by the late Queen frontman’s friend, musician, songwriter and producer Dave Clark, the song is a brand-new version of a track …

Maryanne Bilham; Andrew Macpherson Santana launches their Supernatural Now tour tonight in Irvine, California. The trek, which also features The Doobie Brothers, celebrates the 20th anniversary of the pioneering Latin-rock band’s smash album, Supernatural, as well as the 50th anniversary of the group’s memorable Woodstock performance and debut record. Santana guitarist and band leader Carlos Santana tells ABC Radio that …

Eagle VisionThe Rolling Stones have offered up a preview video from Bridges to Bremen, the latest installment in their series of archival concert releases, which hits stores on Friday, June 21. You can check out a clip of the band’s full performance of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” at The Rolling Stones’ official YouTube channel. As previously reported, Bridges to …

Live Nation/Interscope Records/MaverickIn partnership with TIME studios, Madonna pays tribute to the human spirit in her new video for “I Rise,” a track from her new album Madame X. Madonna herself doesn’t appear in the clip, which opens — as the song does — with a portion of Parkland survivor Emma Gonzalez‘s powerful “We call B.S.” speech.  The video, directed …

Credit: Karsten SteigerSince 2017, Foreigner has occasionally played special shows featuring performances by the band’s current lineup, as well as by key former members, including original frontman Lou Gramm. Now the veteran rockers have lined up a new four-date series of these concerts for this fall, dubbed “Double Vision: Then and Now.” The shows are scheduled for October 3 in …

Kevin Winter/Getty Images via ABC Over the years, Madonna has been outspoken politically, but she’s never actually gotten involved in politics.  But incredibly, she now admits that she actually considered running for president, but then dismissed the idea because she thinks it’s a horrible job, and because she has OCD. Speaking to interviewer Dan Wootton for the U.K. tabloid The …

Courtesy of The Shubert OrganizationGirl from the North Country, a stage musical featuring reimagined versions of Bob Dylan songs which premiered in the U.K. in 2017, will open on Broadway early next year. The show, which was written and will be directed by Irish playwright Conor McPherson, will begin preview performances on February 7, before having its official opening on …