Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Bon Jovi recently shared an official video for their new holiday song “Christmas Isn’t Christmas,” released last month on Island Records.

The visual shows the band celebrating the holiday season, doing karaoke during a snowy night at a bar called Santa’s Pub.

“‘Christmas Isn’t Christmas’ is a song that I wrote about family. The sentiment that Christmas really isn’t Christmas without YOU which can bring up a lot of memories for people. I also liked to turn it around and know that because of you Christmas IS Christmas,” frontman Jon Bon Jovi said.

Bovi had posted on social media after the song’s initial release that he wrote the lyrics two years ago and that his parents were ill at the time and hence could not gather for a holiday.

“It was a tough day in the house. My dad and mom had both taken ill, and I wrote this as a gift to my parents and my children,” he wrote.

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Rush’s Geddy Lee recently shared two previously unreleased solo songs, “Gone” and “I Am…You Are,” via Elektra Records.

The songs, released collectively as “The Lost Demos,” were originally recorded by Lee during the writing sessions of his 2000 solo debut, My Favorite Headache. The unearthed songs have been properly mixed and mastered by producer/engineer David Bottrill.

“I’m excited to see these two ‘lost demos’ released,” Lee said in a press release. “I loved the songs when they were written and in some ways they feel as fresh and perhaps more relevant all these years later.”

My Favorite Headache, co-produced by Lee, multi-instrumentalist Ben Mink and drummer Matt Cameron, arrived on November 14, 2000.

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Legendary rock bands Def Leppard and Journey have announced a Summer 2024 co-headlining North American Tour.

The 23-city tour kicks off on July 6 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. After making stops at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, Wrigley Field in Chicago, Journey’s hometown of San Francisco at Oracle Park and more, the tour will wrap up at Coors Field in Denver on September 8.

An all-star lineup of bands will vary by city to round out an evening of rock music with performances by Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick. Fans can check local markets for their lineup. The tour is presented by AEG Presents.

Citicard members will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday at 10 am local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

General public on-sale begins Friday at 10 AM Local time.

The Journey x Def Leppard 2024 Stadium Tour will combine timeless classics and chart-topping hits from the two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted bands.

“Having just completed a sensational 18 month run promoting our Diamond Star Halos album, we shall hit the boards running with a brand-new stage show and set of songs that will celebrate specific parts of our history,” said Joe Elliott of Def Leppard. “We may even have a surprise or two up our sleeves.”

“We are thrilled to be back on the road in 2024 with so many good friends as part of this tour. No matter which city you come to this will be an amazing night of music!” said Journey.

Def Leppard and Journey 2024 Tour Dates:

07/06 – St Louis, MO @ Busch Stadium *
07/10 – Orlando, FL @ Camping World Stadium *
07/13 – Atlanta, GA @ Truist Park ^
07/15 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field ^
07/18 – Detroit, MI @ Comerica Park ^
07/20 – Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium ^
07/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Park ^
07/25 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium ^
07/27 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PNC Park ^
07/30 – Cleveland, OH @ Progressive Field #
08/02 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre #
08/05 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park #
08/07 – Flushing, NY @ Citi Field ^
08/12 – Arlington, TX @ Globe Life Field ^
08/14 – Houston, TX @ Minute Maid Park ^
08/16 – San Antonio, TX @ Alamodome ^
08/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Field ^
08/23 – Phoenix, AZ @ Chase Field ^
08/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium ^
08/28 – San Francisco, CA @ Oracle Park ^
08/30 – San Diego, CA @ Petco Park ^
09/04 – Seattle, WA @ T-Mobile Park *
09/08 – Denver, CO @ Coors Field *

* = with Cheap Trick
^ = with Steve Miller Band
# = with Heart

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Rod Stewart has announced that he will release new album,Swing Fever, with Jools Holland on February 23, 2024.

The 13-track Swing Fever, featuring covers of classic big band hits, will be available on CD, clear LP and black LP via Rhino Records.

Amazon will release a limited edition green vinyl edition.

Swing Fever is currently available for pre-order at https://lnk.to/SwingFever

As a pre-cursor to the album, Stewart shared its first single, “Almost Like Being in Love,” on YouTube.

“I don’t think we had one single debate about the songs we wanted to do and we could’ve kept recording for another year of the album. We agreed on absolutely everything,” Stewart told Rolling Stone.

“Rod does it naturally and when we sit at the piano he just sings them and it’s a natural feel,” Holland added. “He’s spent his life illuminating the world with his voice, but this music has always been there too, whether it’s a part of the blues and the swing and he understands that fully.”

Swing Fever Tracklist:

Lullaby Of Broadway
Oh Marie
Sentimental Journey
Pennies From Heaven
Night Train
Love Is The Sweetest Thing
Them There Eyes
Good Rockin’ Tonight
Ain’t Misbehavin’
Frankie And Johnny
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home
Almost Like Being In Love
Tennessee Waltz

(Photo: Joe Bielawa; CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia)

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The Beatles have earned their first No. 1 on a Billboard airplay chart in over half a century thanks to “Now and Then.”

“Now and Then” rose from No. 2 to the top spot on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Airplay tally dated December 9.

The song is The Beatles’ first No. 1 on the chart, which began in 1996. The band previously peaked at No. 11 with “Free as a Bird” that year.

The last time the band scored a No. 1 on a Billboard radio chart was 1970, when “Let It Be” ruled Adult Contemporary for four weeks in April.

“Now and Then” was released on November 2, 2023. Dubbed “the last Beatles song,” it appeared on a double A-side single, paired with a new stereo remix of the band’s first single, “Love Me Do” (1962), with the two serving as “bookends” to the band’s history.

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