Roger Wink, VVN Music, Author at Noise11.com

Glenn Hughes has been part of a number of different bands and projects over his 48 years as a recording artist and, with his new solo tour, he brings music from four of those bands along with his own solo work to his fans.

For all those that say half the artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame don’t belong there because they aren’t “rock”, just take a look at this year’s Music Master.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi says that his cancer is finally in remission.

The story on Gregg Allman heading home from the hospital after being treated for an unknown illness that caused him to cancel his tour dates through mid-October has been disputed by his family.

The estate of the late Ed Townsend have sued Ed Sheeran over her massive hit Thinking Out Loud, claiming that parts were stolen from the song Let’s Get It On, co-written by Townsend and Gaye.

Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the singer’s first hit, I Love My Dog.

On December 31, 1969, Jimi Hendrix played his debut performance with his new band, Band of Gypsies, at the Fillmore East in New York. Music from that show has been available for years but, on September 30, the entire performance will be made available on Machine Gun: The Fillmore East First Show 12/31/69.

The punk rock band The Descendents were formed in 1977 and released their first album in 1982, but it wasn’t until 1996 that they charted for the first time on the Billboard 200 when Everything Sucks went to 132.

On Saturday, Hanson drummer Zac Hanson and his wife Kate welcomed their fourth child to the world, Mary Lucille Diana Hanson. The couple previously had Junia, George and John.

Mariah Carey is expanding her acting resume after signing on to appear in an upcoming episode of Empire.

Paula Abdul knows that performing her hit music is what she was “born to do”.

Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart are teaming up again for a TV show for VH1.

Dee Snider of Twisted Sister is a grandfather for the fourth time, but he wasn’t at the hospital when the baby was born. Neither were the mother and father.

Sometimes vagueness in a press release can be an annoyance. An artist will have “special guests” on their album, but who? Tickets go on sale “soon” but when?

David Bowie received a posthumous nomination for the Mercury Prize.

It was a big show Monday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles as Barbra Streisand took the stage for the first of nine shows on her current tour.

Remember back in 2014 when half the world was excited about getting a free U2 album and the other half were trying to figure out how to get it off their iPhone.

Over the last few years, there have been a number of large box sets that collect the recorded output of some of music’s most iconic artists.

A huge happy 90th birthday to a true musical icon, Tony Bennett.

Back in April, Ms. Lauryn Hill put on the Diaspora Calling! Festival at the King’s Theatre in Brooklyn, NY.

Talk about taking a sharp right turn. Singer Melissa Etheridge, who has been know for years as a fine rock singer/songwriter, is branching out with an album of soul classics.

In celebration of one of America’s most treasured musical icons, NBC will air the two-hour special Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 9 PM ET/PT.

Angus Young isn’t sure if AC/DC will continue once they finish their Rock or Bust Tour.

Tony Bennett turns 90 on August 3 and the city of New York has a big celebration all ready.

Kenny Kelly, a former member of the 90’s R&B group Riff, has passed away.

Joey McIntyre plays a devoted husband, a loving father of three, and at 43, he’s still the youngest member of New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), but what he really wants is to be taken seriously as an actor.

Established in 1960, Tower Records was once a retail powerhouse with 200 stores, in 30 countries, on five continents. From humble beginnings in a small-town drugstore, Tower Records eventually became the heart and soul of the music world, and a powerful force in the music industry.

Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin and Buddy Miller have announced that they have set eleven dates in October for a tour to benefit the Jesuit Refugee Center/USA.

Classic rockers Wishbone Ash are once again coming back to the U.S. for a tour.

Jamaican reggae legend Beenie Man was not able to play his headlining show at this weekend’s OVO Festival in Toronto after he could not get a Canadian visa due to the Zika virus.