The music video for rock legends KISS’ hit song, “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” has surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube.

Released on the video-sharing platform 6 years ago, the video features the band members performing the song onstage, clad in their signature makeup and all-leather outfits. It was filmed in June, 1979 at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia.

The band took to social media to share the news, writing, “The numbers speak for themselves. This one still dominates. IWMFLY baby!!”

The track, a part of their 1979 album, Dynasty, was written by band member Paul Stanley, songwriter Desmond Child and producer Vini Poncia.

“I Was Made For Lovin’ You” peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Canada Top Singles chart. In July 2024, the song also hit the 1 billion streams milestone on Spotify.

Source: RTT Music News

Peter Gabriel recently shared “Put The Bucket Down,” the second track from his forthcoming album, o\i.

Written and produced by Gabriel, the first version to be heard is the Bright-Side Mix by Mark “Spike” Stent. Tomas Saraceno created artwork for “Put The Bucket Down.”

“As a side project, I am working on a show with the brain as the central core and there are a number of songs, some on i/o and some on o\i that will be part of that,” Gabriel said. “This is one of those and it’s a point in the narrative where we can both read and write thoughts and the person singing is not sure whether he has his own thoughts or not. Is he inside his own mind or inside someone else’s?”

He added, “I started building rhythmic elements around what I call a lop-sided loop and got quite excited. When we had the band play it, it really came to life so that feels good for me. The band and me working away is the bulk of the song, but when we were in the orchestral sessions I asked John Metcalfe to come up with a part – it was scribbled out on the day in the studio – which is ridiculously simple, but it serves the song nicely.”

“We’re also blessed with horn players. I was very lucky on the last record to play with Paolo Fresu and then Josh Shpak on the tour and they’ve both done a version of the instrumental melody on this too.”

Tchad Blake’s Dark-Side Mix of “Put the Bucket Down” will be released later this month.

Source: RTT Music News

Chuck Negron, one of the three founding members of Three Dog Night, has passed away. He was 83.

According to his representative, Negron passed away at his home in Studio City, California, on Monday, February 2nd, surrounded by his family. He had been battling heart failure in addition to COPD in the later years of his life.

Negron was the lead singer on some of Three Dog Night’s biggest hits, including “Joy to the World,” “One,” “Easy to Be Hard,” “An Old Fashioned Love Song,” and “The Show Must Go On”.

Three Dog Night was founded in 1967 by Danny Hutton, Cory Wells, and Negron. The band achieved success during their initial decade, from 1967 to 1976, earning 21 top 40 hits and selling 60 million records.

However, the band fell apart in the mid-1970s due to Negron’s drug issues. He later launched a solo career in the 1990s and detailed his life in his autobiography, “Three Dog Nightmare.”

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The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts recently shared the first look at the upcoming Beatles biopics, The Beatles — A Four Film Cinematic Event.

The photos, unveiled via postcards show Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Joseph Quinn as George Harrison and Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr.

All four biopics, directed by Sam Mendes, are set to be released on April 7, 2028 by Sony Pictures, according to Variety.

In addition to the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, which was co-founded by McCartney, the postcards were also delivered to other iconic Beatles locations: Another batch in Liverpool at John Lennon’s childhood home; Hamburg (The Beatles Monument, Cavern Club, the Kaiserkeller, and The Star-Club); NYC (Strawberry Field in Central Park, New York University, Columbia University, and at various record stores, vintage clothing shops, cafes and bars); and Tokyo (Abbey Road Live, Tower Records in Shibuya, Broadway Diner in Yoyogi, Tsutaya, and The Capital Hotel Tokyo).

Sony Pictures officially released the pictures on Friday (January 30).

Saoirse Ronan stars as Linda McCartney in the movie, while James Norton portrays Brian Epstein, Mia McKenna-Bruce appears as Maureen Starkey, and Anna Sawai plays Yoko Ono.

Aimee Lou Wood, Harry Lloyd, David Morrissey, Leanne Best, Bobby Schofield, Daniel Hoffmann-Gill, Arthur Darvill, and Adam Pally also star in the Beatles biopics.

“I’m honored to be telling the story of the greatest rock band of all time, and excited to challenge the notion of what constitutes a trip to the movies,” Mendes said in a statement when the multi-film project was announced.

Source: RTT Music News

Rock legends The Black Crowes have announced a massive co-headlining “Southern Hospitality Tour” with Whiskey Myers.

The tour kicks off on May 17 in Austin, Texas, and will continue through August 20 in Mountain View, California.

Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale on Tuesday, February 3 at 12 pm local time, fans can sign up now here or here. Additional presales will follow including a Citi presale and Mastercard presale beginning on Tuesday, February 3 at 12 pm local time. The general on sale begins on Friday, February 6 at 10 am local time at LiveNation.com.

Southall will provide support for most of the shows. The Crowes will also share the stage with Tedeschi Trucks Band on August 17 at the Hollywood Bowl.

The tour is in support of Black Crowes’ latest album, A Pound of Feathers, which is due out March 13.

Southern Hospitality North American Tour Dates:

May 17 – Austin, TX – Moody Center^
May 19 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP^
May 21 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena^
May 23 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheater^
May 24 – Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amp^
May 26 – Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater^
May 27 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater^
May 30 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live^
May 31 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre^
June 2 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre*
June 4 – Augusta, GA – Bell Auditorium*
June 6 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater^
June 7 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park^
June 9 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center^
June 10 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center^
June 12 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion^
June 13 – New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium^
June 16 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion^
June 17 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheatre^
June 19 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center^
June 20 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center^
July 17 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center^
July 18 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theater^
July 21 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre^
July 22 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater^
July 24 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre^
July 25 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater^
July 28 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater^
July 30 – Kansas City, MO – MORTON Amphitheater^
August 1 – Colorado Springs, CO – Ford Amphitheater^
August 2 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre^
August 4 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater*
August 6 – Tulsa, OK – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino=
August 8 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion^
August 9 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion*
August 12 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater^
August 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre^
August 15 – Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center^
August 17- Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl-
August 19 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre^
August 20 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre^

^ With The Black Crowes, Whiskey Myers & Southall
* With The Black Crowes & Southall only
– Co-headlining show with The Black Crowes, Tedeschi Trucks & Whiskey Myers
= The Black Crowes only
+ Festival

Source: RTT Music News