Bryan Adams has announced a summer 2023 U.S. tour with special guest Joan Jett & The Blackhearts.

The Canadian musician’s highly anticipated “So Happy It Hurts” Tour, in support of his 15th studio album, hits 26 cities across the U.S. with stops in New York City, Boston, Tampa, Denver, Phoenix, San Francisco and more.

The tour kicks off on June 6 in Baltimore and wraps on August 3 in Seattle.

So Happy It Hurts is nominated for this year’s Grammy awards in the Best Rock Performance category.

Public on sale will start on Friday at 12 noon through ticketmaster.

Tour Dates:

06/06 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
06/07 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
06/09 — New York City, NY @ Madison Square Garden
06/10 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
06/11 — Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
06/13 — Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
06/14 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
06/15 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
06/17 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
06/18 — Duluth, GA @ Gas South Arena
06/20 — Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
06/21 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
06/28 — Sugar Land, TX @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
06/29 — Fort Worth, TX @ Dickies Arena
07/01 — St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
07/02 — Rosemont, IL @ Allstate Arena
07/03 — St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
07/06 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
07/07 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center
07/25 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
07/26 — San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
07/28 — Palm Springs, CA @ Acrisure Arena
07/29 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
07/30 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
08/02 — Portland, OR @ Veterans Memorial Coliseum
08/03 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena

Source: RTT Music News

Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ On A Prayer” has achieved a new milestone after the song surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube.

“Livin’ On A Prayer” was released in October 1986 and was the second hit single from their third album, Slippery When Wet.

Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, the single was well received at both rock and pop radio, giving the band their first No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart and their second consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit.

In 2013, the song was certified triple platinum for over 3 million digital downloads.

The video, directed by Wayne Isham, was shot September 17, 1986, at the Grand Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles. It features the band rehearsing and performing.

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U2 recently released a reimagined and re-recorded version of “With Or Without You,” the second reimagined track to be released from the band’s upcoming collection Songs of Surrender.

Songs Of Surrender, curated and produced by The Edge, features the band revisiting some of the most celebrated songs of their 40-plus year career, including “One,” “Beautiful Day,” “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and “Invisible,” for a musical reimagining resulting in a completely new recording of each track.

Explaining about the collection, The Edge said, “The fact is that most of our work was written and recorded when we were a bunch of very young men. Those songs mean something quite different to us now. Some have grown with us. Some we have outgrown.”

“But we have not lost sight of what propelled us to write those songs in the first place,” he continued. “The essence of those songs is still in us, but how to reconnect with that essence when we have moved on, and grown so much?”

Songs Of Surrender, a collection of 40 seminal U2 songs, will be released on March 17.

It is available to pre-order in a series of different colored vinyl formats  HERE.

Each one features 16 tracks on 2 heavyweight LP’s, liner notes from Edge & a bespoke finish on the cover.

Source: RTT Music News

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has announced the nominees for the class of 2023.

The list of nominees features Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine, Soundgarden, The Spinners, A Tribe Called Quest, The White Stripes and Warren Zevon.

An artist or band becomes eligible for induction 25 years after the release of their first record. Criteria include the influence and significance of the artists’ contributions to the development and perpetuation of rock and roll.

Eight out of 14 of the nominees are on the ballot for the first time, including Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Joy Division/New Order, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael, Willie Nelson, The White Stripes, and Warren Zevon. This is the first year of eligibility for Missy Elliott and The White Stripes.

“This remarkable list of Nominees reflects the diverse artists and music that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame honors and celebrates,” said John Sykes, Chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. “These artists have created their own sounds that have impacted generations and influenced countless others that have followed in their footsteps.”

The 2023 inductees will be revealed in May, with the induction ceremony taking place this fall.

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A documentary about the legendary rock band The Doors is set to make its television premiere on AXS TV on February 1 at 9 pm ET.

The Emmy-nominated and Grammy Award-winning documentary, When You’re Strange, will be narrated by actor Johnny Depp.

The doc, which originally released in 2009, tells the story about the band’s formation in 1965, its development over the next two years, the release of their debut album and subsequent albums and Jim Morrison’s use of alcohol and drugs and subsequent death in Paris in July 1971.

The film features archival footage of rehearsals, TV and concert performances, private cine-film and the background to Morrison’s arrest at a 1969 Miami concert and later trial.

It also includes restored and remastered material from Morrison’s 1969 short film HWY: An American Pastoral.

Source: RTT Music News