A special concert marking Foreigner’s 50th anniversary will be filmed for a major documentary.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band is set to perform at Ellis Island in New York Harbor on September 6 in front of an exclusive audience of 250 fans.

Foreigner will light up Ellis Island with with an electrifying set of hits that will include “Hot Blooded,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Cold As Ice,” “Urgent,” “Feels Like The First Time” and “I Want To Know What Love Is.”

Foreigner’s original lead singer Lou Gramm and other surprise guests will perform against the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty.

A closed film set experience will be available only to eligible Visa cardholders.

For details on how win tickets to see “Foreigner: Live at Ellis Island, New York City,” visit foreigner.vertigo.live/pages/ticket-giveaway.

The monumental documentary concert film, produced by Vertigo Live Productions, is expected to be released in 2026.

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A documentary on Ozzy Osbourne’s final years, titled Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, was pulled from the BBC network scheduled on Monday (August 18), just a few hours before it was slated to premiere on BBC One.

The network said at the time that it has postponed the screening without giving reasons or a new transmission date.

However, the BBC has now said that it made a last-minute decision to postpone the documentary in order to respect the wishes of Ozzy’s family.

“Our sympathies are with the Osbourne family at this difficult time,” the BBC said. “We are respecting the family’s wishes to wait a bit longer before airing this very special film. The new [transmission] date will be confirmed shortly.”

Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home covers Ozzy’s return to the U.K., his farewell concert in July and his death at the age of 76 later that month.

Osbourne died on July 22, two weeks after performing his final show at his home soccer stadium, Villa Park, in Birmingham, England.

The film, described as a “moving and inspirational account” of the final chapter of Osbourne’s life, was filmed over three years with participation from his wife/manager Sharon Osbourne, and two of the couple’s children, Jack and Kelly.

“The resulting film is a moving portrait of one of the world’s most entertaining families at a pivotal moment in their history,” reads a description of the doc. “The strength of Ozzy and Sharon’s love for one another and their kids’ devotion to them is palpable. So too is the family’s acceptance of Ozzy becoming increasingly unwell.”

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38 Special recently released a new single, “Slightly Controversial,” featuring Train’s Pat Monahan.

“Slightly Controversial” is the latest single from the classic southern rock band’s upcoming album, Milestone, set for release on September 19, marking their 50th anniversary. Milestone will mark 38 Special’s first album in more than two decades.

Speaking about “Slightly Controversial,” the band’s frontman and co-founder Don Barnes said, “This song is wrapped around a mystery woman who’s been through a few things in her life. She wants to keep people guessing and talking about her every move and they just can’t seem to figure her out. Her choice to be an enigma is for her own emotional protection. I’ve known someone like this and felt compelled to explore the story. The song is a powerful guitar banger with Pat Monahan and me singing together. Pat absolutely crushed it! We all had a great time putting that track together.”

Monahan adds, “A while back I sang on Joe Bonamassa’s version of ‘Hold On Loosely,’ one of the all-time great songs from 38 Special. Don heard it and contacted me about ‘Slightly Controversial.’ What a great honor to sing on a track from one of my favorite bands and songwriters. I hope I did it justice.”

Milestone tracklist:

“So Much So Right” (D. Barnes / J. Peterik)
“Slightly Controversial” feat. Pat Monahan (D. Barnes/B. Capps/R. Wilson)
“All I Haven’t Said” (C. Barnes/D. Barnes/J. Peterik)
“The Main Thing” (D.Barnes/J. Peterik)
“Long Long Train” (D.Barnes, R. Bachman)
“Looking For My Life” (D. Barnes, J. Peterik)
“Making Up For Lost Time” (D. Barnes, J. Peterik)
“Windows of Memories” (D. Barnes, J. Peterik)
“The Look” (J. Peterik)

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Chrissie Hynde has announced a star-studded Duets Special album, featuring musical collaborators including Rufus Wainwright, Debbie Harry, Brandon Flowers, k.d. lang, Dave Gahan and the late Mark Lanegan.

The 13-track album, credited to Chrissie Hynde & Pals, will be released on October 17 via Parlophone and available on vinyl, CD and streaming platforms.

Hynde also shared the album’s lead single, a cover of “Always On My Mind” with Wainwright.

Explaining the origin of Duets Special, the Pretenders lead singer said the idea came up during a phone call with Wainwright’s husband, Jörn Weisbrodt, two years ago.

“I think we were recommending novels to each other and for some reason I said, ‘Hey, maybe Rufus and I should do something,'” Hynde said. “I quickly scribbled out 10 songs off the top of my head… it started as a spontaneous and fun thing.”

“There will not be a Pretenders album coming out this year, but there will be a duets album. Me singing with some old pals. I know that doesn’t sound very exciting, until you consider who some of my old pals are,” she added.

Duets Special Tracklist:

1. “Me and Mrs. Jones” with k.d. lang
2. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” with Mark Lanegan
3. “Sway” with Lucinda Williams
4. “Dolphins: with Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode
5. “First of the Gang to Die” with Cat Power
6. “Always on My Mind” with Rufus Wainwright
7. “Every Little Bit Hurts” with Carleen Anderson
8. “I’m Not in Love” with Brandon Flowers
9. “It’s Only Love” with Julian Lennon
10. “Try to Sleep” with Debbie Harry
11. “County Line” with Alan Sparhawk
12. “Love Letters” with Shirley Manson
13. “(You’re My) Soul & Inspiration” with Dan Auerbach

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Daryl Hall and John Oates have resolved their dispute over Oates’ plan to sell his half of their joint venture to Primary Wave Music.

The duo has privately resolved the issue in arbitration without any additional information on their deal.

“The claims have been adjudicated in arbitration,” Hall’s attorneys wrote in a status report, filed in Nashville court, as per Rolling Stone. “Given the entry of final judgment in arbitration, plaintiffs will be contemporaneously filing a notice of voluntary dismissal with the court.”

The pair started litigation in 2023 when Hall launched arbitration seeking to block Oates from selling his stake in Whole Oats Enterprises, which includes the Hall & Oates name and likeness rights as well as royalties, to Primary Wave.

Since the bitter dispute, both Hall and Oates have confirmed that a reunion between the two will never happen. Hall said in March this year, “That ship has gone to the bottom of the ocean.”

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