2024 News Archives
November 2024
October 2024
- Phil Lesh of the Grateful Dead, passes away (New York Times, October 25)
September 2024
- Lady Gaga surprises with new disc out Friday (Standard Time, September 24)
- Franz Ferdinand announces tour (Standard Time, September 23)
- Jane's Addiction cancels tour after onstage fight (Pollstar, September 16)
- Sean Combs arrested following grand jury indictment (New York Times, September 16)
- Patti Scialfa, Springsteen's wife and E Street Band member, reveals cancer diagnosis (New York Times, September 9)
- RIP famed Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes (New York Times, September 6)
August 2024
- Greg Kihn, of "Jeopardy" fame, passes away (New York Times, August 15)
- Swift cancels Vienna shows due to terrorist threat (New York Times, August 7)
July 2024
- RIP British blues rocker John Mayall (New York Times, July 23)
- Jack Black cancels Tenacious D tour after band member jokes about Trump shooting (New York Times, July 16)
- Heart cancels tour as Ann Wilson battles cancer (Standard Time, July 2)
June 2024
May 2024
- Sean Combs apologizes for assault of ex-girlfriend (New York Times, May 19)
- Producer, musician Steve Albini, Nirvana, PJ. Harvey producer, dies at 61 (Pitchfork, May 8)
- RIP guitar great Duane Eddy (New York Times, May 1)
April 2024
March 2024
February 2024
- Two convicted in murder of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay (New York Times, February 27)
- Peter Morgan of Grammy-winning Morgan Heritage, passes away at 49 (New York Times, February 25)
- J Lo hits the road (Billboard, February 15)
- Pearl Jam announces new music, tour (Standard Time, February 13)
- Beyonce announces "Act II" (Billboard, February 11)
- And the GRAMMY winners are... (Billboard, February 4)
- RIP MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer (New York Times, February 4)
January 2024
- Billy Joel set to release first new pop song in three decades (Billboard, January 22)
- Shangri-Las lead singer Mary Weiss passes away at 75 (Boston Globe, January 21)