Favorite Seventies Artists In The News

Posted by Administrator on September 22nd, 2025

Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster has opened up about her relationship with her rocker husband in a new interview with Saga magazine, gushing that Rod is "so youthful, he's a machine." "You can't stop him. He's the one that says, 'We're going out tomorrow night' or, 'Should we go to Paris this weekend?' I'm like, 'We were out last night!' he has ideas about how he'll wind down but he'll never stop," Lancaster said. "We're already looking at tours next year and the year beyond." She has been married to Stewart, 80, for 18 years, but says she had to convince his six children that she wasn't a gold digger when they first met. Stewart already had two marriages behind him when they met, and had six children by four women. "They were, 'What's her angle?' I was just... 'I like the guy!' Whatever decisions Rod made with exes, I was always very inclusive with them, making sure they didn't see me as a threat." Lancaster and Stewart later welcomed two sons of their own -- Alastair, 19, and Aiden, 14. - Music-News.com, 9/21/25...... The 40th anniversary Farm Aid benefit concert held on Sept. 20 at Minneapolis' Huntington Bank Stadium is expected to be the most successful Farm Aid in many years. Headlined by founding musicians Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Neil Young, the 12-hour show sold over 36,000 tickets and drew contributions solicited on air during a five-plus-hour broadcast of the event on CNN. "It's one of the highlights of my life to have been part of this," said Young, flanked by Nelson and Mellencamp, and joined by fellow Farm Aid board members Dave Matthews and Margo Price, during a press conference on the morning before the event. "That said, there's one thing that really strikes me about this day. And what I would like to say is, we need money so we can give it to the farmers and support the farmers. And we need to get it from these big corporations and billionaires that have taken all the farmers' land or a great portion of it." "We want donations from them," added Young. "Huge donations to Farm Aid. We don't want to give them favors. They bought hundreds and thousands of acres of farmland in this country as investments. And they're living the good life. They need to stand up and pay a conscience tax to the farmers of America!" Also performing during the show was Hibbing, Minn., native Bob Dylan, whose offhand remark at Live Aid in July 1985 led Nelson to launch Farm Aid. On a darkened stage, behind a piano and wearing a hoodie, Dylan opened his set with "All Along the Watchtower," which along with such classics as "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" received dramatic but engaging rearrangements. And in an apparent acknowledgment of his roots, he sang the seldom performed "Highway 61 Revisited," inspired by the road that traverses Minnesota enroute to the Mississippi Delta. Young began his penultimate set with his band Chrome Hearts before event closer Nelson with his newly penned protest song "Big Crime" that takes direct aim at Washington, D.C. "Rockin' in the Free World" followed, then the soft lament of "Long Walk Home," with its lyric "America, America/ Where have we gone?" It was notable that Young included a powerhouse, electric version of "My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)," which he performed acoustically at the first Farm Aid in 1985. A heartfelt "Old Man" closed his set. Young, who has frequently spoken of the Farm Aid cause from the stage, said: "This Is the time when people and the farmers have got to come together as never before." - Billboard, 9/21/25...... Fleetwood Mac has quashed rumours that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has invited them to reunite for her 60th birthday party. The band have not played together since a children's hospital benefit concert in San Francisco in Nov. 2019, and it has been widely thought that any chance of a reunion was unlikely due to Christine McVie's passing in 2022. However, a report on Sept. 20 in the U.K. paper Daily Mail suggested that Rowling was planning on hiring them to play at her two-day 60th birthday party later this year. Representatives for the band were quick to respond to the speculation, telling Rolling Stone that "this is categorically false" and even stating that it is "not in the realm of true." Even if a Fleetwood Mac reunion does not appear to be on the cards, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham fuelled fresh speculation on Sept. 5 about a possible reunion of their Buckingham Nicks duo, sharing a joint Instagram post that featured an old clip of the two onstage. Elsewhere, Nicks has said she's working on a new album, saying it was made up of "real stories, memories of mine, of fantastic men." Meanwhile, Mick Fleetwood and Buckingham recently teamed up with Miley Cyrus for a song called "Secrets" from her upcoming album, and released a video on YouTube. - New Musical Express, 9/21/25...... David Byrne performed the Talking Heads hit "Psycho Killer" for the first time in 19 years as he launched the North American leg of his solo world tour in Pittsburgh on Sept. 16 with an eclectic mix of Talking Heads hits, solo material, a handful of live debuts and even a cover of Paramore' "Hard Times." The biggest surprise of the set, however, came towards the end of the performance when Byrne played "Psycho Killer" -- something he famously hasn't done live for the first time since 2006. For the acoustic performance, Byrne ditched his iconic oversized Talking Heads-era suit for blue overall, as he was backed by a throng of dancers. Elsewhere during the set, Byrne played Talking Heads hits like "Heaven," "And She Was," "Houses In Motion," "Once In A Lifetime" and set closer "Burning Down The House." Byrne's solo tour will carry out across North America through December, followed by a tour of Australia and New Zealand in January and February. February will also see him kick off a stint across the UK and Europe until March. Footage of his "Psycho Killer" performance in Pittsburgh can be viewed on TikTok. - NME, 9/18/25...... The estate of Prince has asked a federal judge to drop a trademark lawsuit filed by Prince protégé Apollonia Kotero, who claims the estate is "stealing" her name. Kotero, who starred in the late pop icon's hit 1984 film Purple Rain as his love interest, filed a 14-page complaint against the singer's Paisley Park Enterprises estate in August, accusing them of "attempting to steal" her name. Kotero alleged that "Prince himself consented to and encouraged Apollonia in her professional endeavours" using that name. Kotero has now used the name for over four decades and released numerous projects under the alias. In court filings from Sept. 17, Paisley Park Enterprises (PPE) has said that Kotero's lawsuit was "improperly filed" over "hypothetical threats," and that it has no intention to stop the artist from continuing to use her stage name. The filings continued to say that PPE wanted to co-exist with Kotero, and clarified that it only took action at the USPTO because her existing trademark registration on "Apollonia" blocked the estate's own attempt to secure the rights for "Apollonia 6," the name of the Prince-founded girl group that Kotero led. The estate then claimed that Kotero obtained the trademark "during [the] chaotic period following Prince's death," and therefore it has grounds to cancel it. Kotero's lawyer Daniel M. Cislo told Billboard: "Unfortunately, this is another attack on Apollonia's name which will be dealt with in Apollonia's favor." Her attorneys will have chance to respond to the estate's motion to dismiss in the weeks and months ahead. Prince died of a fentanyl overdose in 2016. He was 57-years-old. - NME, 9/21/25...... On Sept. 17 BBC announced the new broadcast date for an Ozzy Osbourne documentary that was pulled from its schedule at the last minute in August due to the family's request. Now the BBC says the one-hour movie Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home -- originally slated to air on Aug. 18 -- will now screen on BBC One and iPlayer on Oct. 2. The film covering the final few years of the rock icon's life was pulled from the network's schedule just hours before it was slated to screen, with the network saying that the move came in an effort at "respecting the family's wishes to wait a bit longer before airing this very special film." The initial air date would have been less than a month after Osbourne died at age 76 on July 22, just two weeks after performing his final show at his home soccer stadium, Villa Park, in Birmingham, England as part of the all-star "Back to the Beginning" tribute show. The movie will cover the final three years of the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's life as he and wife/manager Sharon Osbourne moved back to their native U.K. after years of living in Los Angeles, as well as his "heroic" fight to overcome a series of medical issues to return to the stage for the July 5 show in Ozzy's native Birmingham. The BBC doc will hit screen just five days before another emotional doc covering Ozzy's final years, Ozzy: No Escape From Now, which will follow the rocker in the six years before his death. That movie, directed by BAFTA Award-winner Tania Alexander will premiere on Paramount+ on Oct. 7 in the U.S. and internationally (excluding Japan). The project produced in collaboration with the Osbourne family, will feature Sharon, as well as their children, Aimee, Jack and Kelly Osbourne, describing the devastating effects of a late-night fall Ozzy suffered in Feb. 2019 that led to the cancellation of his planned two-and-a-half-year farewell tour. - Billboard, 9/18/25...... Aerosmith and English singer/songwriter/actor Yungblud have confirmed that they have collaborated on an EP called "One More Time." The two acts collaborated earlier in September when Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry joined Yungblud in paying a moving tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV VMAs. After the performance, the two of them shared a clip on social media suggesting they had a "secret," and later confirmed that they had worked together on a powerful single called "My Only Angel," a teaser of which Yungblud uploaded to X/Twitter on Sept. 15. The new song will mark the first original track that Aerosmith have worked on in over a decade -- following Music From Another Dimension! which arrived in 2012. It also marks the first new music from the iconic rock band since they abruptly retired from touring in summer 2024 due to Tyler injuring his voice. - NME, 9/17/25...... The White Stripes frontman Jack White joined Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band during the latter's 11-track set at the Bourbon & Beyond festival in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 13. To close his show, Starr treated the crowd to a rendition of the Beatles' 1967 classic "With a Little Help From My Friends" from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. White, along with his current bandmates, assisted on a chorus of voices singing John Lennon and Paul McCartney's part on the track. The Starr/White performance can be viewed on YouTube. In January, White appeared on stage with Starr at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. for the latter's Ringo & Friends At The Ryman TV special. This came after the former White Stripes frontman played live with McCartney in Mexico City in Nov. 2024 as part of the Corona Capital fest. Earlier in the show, Starr was joined by members of Toto's Steve Lukather, Men At Work's Colin Hay and Average White Band's Hamish Stuart to cover "Rosanna," "Hold The Line," "Land Down Under" and "Pick Up The Pieces." - NME, 9/17/25...... In other Fab Four-related news, Paul McCartney joined the likes of Elton John and Kate Bush and other UK artists in urging UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to protect their work in AI copyright ahead of Pres. Donald Trump visit to the country earlier in September. Trump was accompanied by a delegation of US executives on the state visit, including leaders of Nvidia Corp and ChatGPT developer OpenAI, which has prompted industry figures to hit out at Labour's failures to defend the rights of artists by blocking attempts to force AI firms to reveal what copyrighted material they have used in their systems. In May, Sir Elton signed a letter asking Starmer to back proposals that would protect copyrighted artistic works from AI infringement -- was among the 70-some signatories. He said government proposals to let AI companies train their systems on copyright-protected work without permission left the door "wide open for an artist's life work to be stolen," adding: "We will not accept this, and we will not let the government forget their election promises to support our creative industries." - NME, 9/16/25...... Vintage rock 'n' roll star and songwriter Sonny Curtis, known for writing the raw classic "I Fought the Law" for the Bobby Fuller Four and composing the Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song, died on Sept. 19 after a sudden illness, according to a Facebook post by his daughter Sarah Curtis. He was 88. Mr. Curtis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Buddy Holly's band The Crickets in 2012. Born on May 9, 1937, during the Great Depression to cotton farmers outside of Meadow, Tex., Mr. Curtis was a childhood friend of Holly's and an active musician in the formative years of rock, whether jamming on guitar with Holly in the mid-1950s or opening for Elvis Presley when Presley was still a regional act. Curtis' songwriting touch also soon emerged: Before he turned 20, he had written the hit "Someday" for Webb Pierce and "Rock Around With Ollie Vee" for Holly. Mr. Curtis had left Holly's group, the Crickets, before Holly became a major star. But he returned after Holly died in a plane crash in 1959 and he was featured the following year on the album In Style with the Crickets, which included "I Fought the Law" (dashed off in a single afternoon, according to Curtis, who would say he had no direct inspiration for the song) and the Jerry Allison collaboration "More Than I Can Say," a hit for Bobby Vee, and later for Leo Sayer. In 1966, the Texas-based Bobby Fuller Four turned "I Fought the Law" into a Top 10 song. Over the following decades, it was covered by dozens of artists, from punk (The Clash) to country (Johnny Cash, Nanci Griffith) to Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and other mainstream rock stars. "It's my most important copyright," Mr. Curtis told The Nashville Tennessean in 2014. In 1970, Mr. Curtis was writing commercial jingles when he came up with the theme for a new CBS sitcom starring Mary Tyler Moore as a single woman hired as a TV producer in Minneapolis. He called the song "Love is All Around," and used a smooth melody to eventually serve up lyrics as indelible as any in television history: "Who can turn the world on with her smile?/ Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?/ Well it's you girl, and you should know it/ With each glance and every little movement you show it." The song's endurance was sealed by the images it was heard over, especially Moore's triumphant toss of her hat as Curtis proclaims, "You're going to make it after all." In tribute, other artists began recording it, including Sammy Davis Jr., Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Minnesota's Hüsker D. A commercial release featuring Mr. Curtis came out in 1980 and was a modest success, peaking at No. 29 on the country chart. Mr. Curtis recorded a handful of solo albums, including Sonny Curtis and Spectrum, and hit the country Top 20 with the 1981 single "Good Ol' Girls." In later years, he continued to play with Jerry Allison and other members of the Crickets. The band released several albums, among them The Crickets and Their Buddies, featuring appearances by Eric Clapton, Graham Nash and Phil Everly. One of Mr. Curtis' more notable songs was "The Real Buddy Holly Story," a rebuke to the 1978 biopic The Buddy Holly Story, which starred Gary Busey. Mr. Curtis settled in Nashville in the mid-1970s and lived there with his wife, Louise. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1991 and, as part of the Crickets, into Nashville's Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007. Five years later, he and the Crickets were inducted into the Rock Hall, praised as "the blueprint for rock and roll bands (that) inspired thousands of kids to start up garage bands around the world." He is survived by Louise, his wife of more than a half-century, and daughter Louise Curtis. - Billboard, 9/20/25.

Current pop sensation Miley Cyrus has previewed a new song called "Secrets" that features contributions from Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham. Cyrus previewed the stand-alone single in an Instagram post featuring a short snippet of her crooning, "Anywhere you go/ You know I'll follow," a cappella backed by a chorus of voices shadowing her vocals. Cyrus first teased the song in August, which her father, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, said in an Instagram story at the time was a "gift of music" his daughter gave him for his recent birthday. Billy Ray added that the track featured two of his "favorite musicians," Fleetwood and Buckingham. "I wrote this song about my dad because I wanted him to tell me even though there were secrets, even though I didn't really want to know," Miley said during a visit to Monica Lewinsky's podcast about the track that finds Miley singing: "Secrets, I want to keep your secrets/ Like sunlight in the shadows/ Like footsteps in the grass/ I won't ever break my promise/ Like a songbird in the silence/ Like stones against the glass." - Billboard, 9/16/25...... Elton John has released Touched By Gold, a new documentary short on YouTube that chronicles his history with the precious metal. "It's been there since the world began and it's been used in all sorts of ways," John says in the doc in which he describes the "timeless" nature of gold, which can be simple, ravishing, decorative, or even overwhelming. Given his fondness of the precious metal, it comes as no surprise when, halfway through the short film, the Rocket Man reveals that he's turned one of his most painful moments into gleaming keepsake jewelry. "When I had my kneecaps removed, the left one first and then the right, I asked my surgeon if I could keep the kneecaps, which he was rather startled about," John tells London jewelry designer Theo Fennell. "Then I rang you and said, 'Would you be prepared to, if I gave you the left and the right kneecap to do what you want with them?'" Fennell said he totally got the assignment and shows off a piece of jewelry he created with a fragment of John's kneecap bone that he turned into a necklace. "We baked them. We had to bake them to dry them out," says Fennell. "Then they get rather like pumice stone, they're very porous. So we had to paint them with acetate and then just polish them up." Fennell says he was very happy with the results, holding up the shiny necklace to the camera as Sir Elton professes to be pleased with the unusually beautiful result. "That is amazing," Elton says as Fennell twirls the finished piece. "That one, that's the right kneecap. That's my right patella." John, 78, says that his surgeon told him that he had "the worst knees he's ever operated on," pointing to a large hole in the piece that Fennell used to loop the necklace through. "It looks like an old artifact from Egypt or something," John says of the necklace Fennell refers to as "talismanic." Fennell turned the smaller left kneecap into a brooch because there was less material to work with. "I honestly think these are timeless pieces that will last for centuries," John says. The rock superstar chronicled his litany of health issues during a chat at the New York Film Festival last year to promote the U.S. premiere of his Elton John: Never Too Late documentary. "To be honest with you, there's not much of me left," he said at the time. "I don't have tonsils, adenoids or an appendix. I don't have a prostate. I don't have a right hip or a left knee or a right knee. In fact, the only thing left to me is my left hip. But I'm still here." - Billboard, 9/16/25...... Hard rockers Judas Priest recorded a cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" with late Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne before his death in late July. "She [Ozzy's wife/manager Sharon Osbourne] approached me with this idea, she said, 'I love your version of War Pigs. Is there a way we can get Ozzy?' I was [like], 'You're asking me? This is gonna happen!,'" Halford recently told the Full Metal Jackie podcast. Halford said the band is currently going through the legal channels to clear the song, which he described as, "Ozzy singing a line and then I'm singing a line and Ozzy's singing a line and I'm singing a line. It's the first ever time in my entire life that I've been able to do a duet with Ozzy and I'm so eternally grateful and blessed that I was able to do that. When you hear it, it's just colossal. You think that you've heard the one experience of Priest's 'War Pigs,' but when you hear Priest's 'War Pigs' with Ozzy singing on that track, it's just going to a really special place." Though no release date has been announced yet, Halford said "the green button's almost ready to go," with the artwork being finalized. "But I think it's gonna be pretty soon," he said. Halford's Full Metal Jackie interview can be streamed on Apple.com. In other Ozzy-related news, Sharon Osbourne has finally broke silence following the death of her beloved husband. On Sept. 12, the 72-year-old wife and longtime manager of Ozzy spoke out on social media for the first time since his passing, opening up about her grief and the outpouring of support she has received. "I'm still having trouble finding the words to express how grateful I am for the overwhelming love and support you've shown on social media," the British TV personality wrote alongside an Instagram video featuring herself and daughter Kelly Osbourne at a falconry in England. "Your comments, posts, and tributes have brought me more comfort than you know," she continued. "None of it has gone unnoticed, in fact, it's carried me through many nights. Though I'm still finding my footing, I wanted to share some glorious creatures I had the chance to spend an afternoon with." Sharon went on to describe the emotional connection she felt during the experience. "The connection you make with these powerful birds is built entirely on trust and confidence," she wrote. "They'll choose to perch on you only if they sense you are safe and unafraid of them. It's a bond I know all too well, and the experience was nothing short of magical." Osbourne concluded her message with a heartfelt note of gratitude. "I love you all, and I thank you deeply for the otherworldly amount of love you continue to send my way," she wrote. - Billboard, 9/16/25...... Neil Young and his latest backing band, The Chrome Hearts, are the object of a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by the luxury brand Chrome Hearts. The high-end Chrome Hearts brand have been active since the late '80s and are well known for the luxury clothing, jewellery and accessories that has been outfitting musicians, designers and athletes for decades. The company is now seeking an injunction that would immediately force Young to stop using the Chrome Hearts name, with the damages they're seeking as yet unspecified. Los Angeles-based Chrome Hearts contend that they never "granted a license" or gave Young "any form of permission to use intellectual property belonging to Chrome Hearts," with the complaint adding: "Defendants have copied Chrome Hearts' federally registered trademarks in an effort to exploit Chrome Hearts' reputation in the market." As well as Young and his Chrome Hearts bandmates -- namely Micah Nelson, Corey McCormick, Anthony Logerfo, and Spooner Oldham -- Young's production company, The Other Shoe Productions, was also named as a defendant in the suit. The brand said that by making and selling merchandise bearing the name "Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts" (NYTCH), the "Heart of Gold" singer and his band would "likely cause confusion" in the marketplace. While none of Young's merchandise mimics any of Chrome Hearts' trademarked logos, the brand claimed that third-party apparel vendors have "apparently already mistakenly assumed there is a connection between NYTCH and Chrome Hearts, and are actively promoting that purported connection." The complaint also claims the company had notified Young's team about the alleged trademark infringement back in July, but they continued to tour under that name and sell merchandise emblazoned with it. Meanwhile, the singer who had a hit long ago with "Old Man" will celebrate his 80th birthday at star-studded Toronto concert in his native Canada this fall. "NY80: A Celebration of Neil Young and His Music" is set for Nov. 12 at Massey Hall, and feature performances by Young, Kathleen Edwards, Donovan Woods, Serena Ryder, Joel Plaskett, Julian Taylor, Matt Mays, and other Canadian performers. All proceeds from the event will be donated to MusiCounts, Canada's music education charity associated with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and The JUNO Awards. Born in Toronto on Nov. 12, 1945, Young first gained fame in the 1960's as a member of Buffalo Springfield, then as a solo artist and member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and often backed by the band Crazy Horse. He recently played two shows at Toronto's Budweiser Stage this summer. - NME/Canoe.com, 9/15/25...... Organizers of the 40th anniversary edition of the renowned Farm Aid charity concert have confirmed that this year's festival will proceed as planned at the University of Minnesota, following a resolution between the university's administration and striking workers. On Sept. 13 the organizers posted on Instagram that the annual event will be held at Minneapolis' Huntington Bank Stadium on Sept. 20, after the university and Teamsters Local 320 reached a labor agreement. "Farm Aid is grateful that the University of Minnesota and Teamsters Local 320 have reached an agreement," organizers wrote. "We are thrilled to confirm that Farm Aid 40 will go forward in Minneapolis as planned." They continued, "For four decades, Farm Aid has stood with farmers and workers. Today's agreement is a reminder of what can be achieved when people come together in the spirit of fairness and solidarity." The 2025 edition of Farm Aid -- marking the festival's 40th anniversary -- will feature headliners Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Kenny Chesney, Margo Price and Billy Strings, among others. The event is expected to draw a crowd of approximately 50,000 fans. - Billboard, 9/13/25...... Pink Floyd announced on Sept. 12 that their landmark 1975 LP Wish You Were Here will receive a deluxe 50th anniversary edition re-release this December. The legendary prog-rock band's ninth studio album, Wish You Were Here has been restored, remastered and expanded with an additional 25 bonus tracks, spanning alternate studio takes and live recordings by the famed bootlegger Mike Millard at Pink Floyd's Los Angeles Sports Arena concert on Apr. 26, 1975. The audio restoration for the latter was overseen by producer and Porcupine Tree member Steve Wilson. Rarities on the set include "The Machine Song (Roger's demo)", the first home demo of the song that bassist/cofounder Roger Waters originally brought to the band; an instrumental mix of the track "Wish You Were Here"; and a complete version of the nine-part composition "Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-9)." Wish You Were Here 50 will be released digitally on Dec. 12 via Sony Music, as well as across multiple physical formats including 2-CD, 3-LP, Blu-ray and a box set. The former features a new Dolby Atmos mix by engineer James Guthrie, whose work with Pink Floyd dates back to 1979's The Wall. To promote the new release, the band has shared an early recording of "Welcome to the Machine" on YouTube. Previously titled "The Machine Song," it is shorter in length than the original and is a demo track that has never been heard until now. Wish You Were Here was first unveiled 50 years ago on Sept. 12, 1975, becoming the band's first album to top the U.K. Albums Chart, as well as the Billboard Hot 200 album chart. The lyrics explored longing and disillusion, marking a thematic change for the band. It is now recognized as one of the greatest classic rock records ever made, having sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. - Billboard, 9/12/25...... Marlon Richards, the son of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and his former actor/girlfriend Anita Pallenberg, has revealed the Stones are nearly done" working on a new album. In a newly published interview with Record Collector magazine that was conducted in May, actor/producer Marlon was asked what the group were up to currently. "They're in town right now, recording," he responded. "They're in Chiswick [West London] or somewhere like that; I think they're nearly done. They still maintain these ridiculous hours: after lunch until, like, two in the morning. I'd rather be somewhere else at that time of night! Unless you're in it, it's pretty boring." "They gave them a Grammy, so now they're all hyped up on that: 'Oh, yeah - we can do another one like that! We've got more like that if you want'. I think they're doing the follow-up," Marlon said in reference to the band's 2023 24th studio album Hackney Diamonds. The LP marked their first full-length effort since 2005's A Bigger Bang, and earned them the "Best Rock Album" award at the Grammys 2025. Richards then addressed the speculation about a forthcoming tour: "I think they're planning a tour of Europe." Ahead of Hackney Diamonds being released, Stones frontman Mick Jagger told The New York Times that he wouldn't consider it to be the "last Rolling Stones album," because the members were already around "three-quarters through the next one." In Nov. 2023, Keith Richards revealed there was "plenty more stuff left over." He added: "There'll always be another [album] until we drop This is what we do. We've gotta see this Rolling Stones through."- NME, 9/12/25...... Bobby Hart, one half of the top 1960s songwriting and performing duo Boyce & Hart, passed away at his home in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 10. He was 86. A posting on the duo's Instagram page reads: "Very sad news to report: Bobby Hart, the songwriting dynamo who was half of the duo responsible for so many Monkees songs, has died. With partner Tommy Boyce, Bobby penned tracks like "I Wanna Be Free," "Last Train to Clarksville," the iconic Monkees [TV show] theme, and so many more, in addition to his solo songwriting career with hits like "Hurts So Bad" for Little Anthony and the Imperials. He will be remembered for his incredible talent and his innate spirituality.... You will be so missed, Bobby." Mickey Dolenz -- who is the only surviving member of The Monkees -- also paid tribute to Mr. Hart on Instagram on Sept. 14: "Another great is gone. Bobby Hart, who along with Tommy Boyce, penned and produced some of the Monkees' greatest hits not only made a vital contribution to the popular success of the Monkees, but even more importantly to the essence, the very spirit of the entire venture. His talent, charisma, good humor and calmness in the face of what at times was nothing less than a maniacal roller coaster ride often brought a sense of peace that heartened everyone around him. He was the stillness that is the eye of the hurricane. Rest in peace, Bobby." After Mr. Hart -- whose health had been deteriorating since he broke his hip in 2024 -- and Boyce stopped working with The Monkees, the duo continued working together, releasing the albums Test Patterns and I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite (whose title track reached No. 8 in the US in Jan. 1968), as well as appearing in sitcoms I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched. The pair also penned the theme for the long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives. The duo also toured with the Monkees' Dolenz and Davy Jones in 1975. Tommy Boyce died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1994. Mr. Hart had been married twice, most recently to singer Mary Ann Hart, and leaves behind two children. - Music-News.com, 9/15/25...... Actress Pat Crowley, best known for leading the 1965-67 NBC sitcom Please Don't Eat the Daisies, died of natural causes on Sept. 19, two days before her 92nd birthday. Her death was announced by her son, Jon Hookstratten, who is the executive vice president of administration and operations at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Born Patricia Crowley on Sept. 17, 1933, in Olyphant, Pa., Ms. Crowley left her hometown for New York as a teenager with her sister Ann. The pair found success on Broadway, Ann in "Oklahoma!" and "Paint Your Wagon," and Ms. Crowley playing the lead in "Southern Exposure" in 1950. She then broke into film with Paramount's Forever Female in 1953, starring alongside Ginger Rogers and William Holden as a young actress who wants the lead role in a play. That same year, she starred in Money From Home with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and won the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for her performances. Though she would go on to accrue more than 100 screen credits, guest starring on various TV shows throughout her career, Ms. Crowley is best known for Please Don't Eat the Daisies, the series based on the 1960 movie of the same name starring Doris Day. She played mother of four Joan Nash, who blew past traditional housewife tropes and worked as a freelance newspaper columnist. After Daisies, she continued appearing on popular TV shows well into the 2000s, with roles on Columbo, Friends, Hawaii Five-O, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, Frasier, Charmed and Murder, She Wrote. Her final film role was in 2012's Mont Reve. She was married to the late Ed Hookstratten, the powerful entertainment attorney who represented the likes of Johnny Carson, Elvis Presley, and Vin Scully. Ms. Crowley is also survived by her daughter, Ann; son-in-law Robert; daughter-in-law Marion; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. - Entertainment Weekly, 9/20/25...... Robert Redford, one of the most influential actors in Hollywood of the last 50 years, passed away in his sleep at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah on Sept. 16. He was 89 and no specific cause of death has been revealed. Mr. Redford's press agent Cindi Berger announced the sad news, adding that Sundance was "the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved. He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy." Born on Aug. 18, 1937, in Santa Monica, Calif., Mr. Redford attended the University of Colorado, Pratt Institute of Design, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He found success in television in such series as Playhouse 90, The Twilight Zone and Perry Mason, and theater (in 1959's "Tall Story"), then made his big-screen debut in 1962's War Hunt and starred alongside Jane Fonda in 1967's Barefoot in the Park, the film adaptation of the popular Neil Simon play. In 1969, Mr. Redford transitioned into superstardom in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid playing the Sundance Kid, with his fellow blue-eyed heartthrob actor Paul Newman starring as Butch Cassidy. Mr. Redford became one of Hollywood's top leading men in the 1970s, with featured roles in 1972's The Candidate, 1973's The Sting (pairing again with Newman) and The Way We Were (with Barbra Streisand), 1974's The Great Gatsby (with Mia Farrow) , 1975's Three Days of the Condor (with Faye Dunaway, and 1976's All the President's Men (with Dustin Hoffman). In 1980, Mr. Redford made his directorial debut with Ordinary People. The family drama won four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. Mr. Redford acted less frequently after Ordinary People, but he still made memorable turns in 1984's The Natural, 1985's Out of Africa, 1993's Indecent Proposal, and 2001's Spy Game In 2014, Mr. Redford made his MCU Marvel debut in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, playing S.H.I.E.L.D. official Secretary Alexander Pierce, who was later revealed to be working for Hydra. He reprised the role for 2019's Avengers: Endgame. He announced his retirement from acting after 2018's The Old Man & the Gun, saying two years earlier that he was "tired of acting." His achievements as director include such acclaimed films as A River Runs Through It, starring Brad Pitt, in 1992, and Quiz Show in 1994, among seven other films. Outside of acting, Mr. Redford became a champion of independent film and founded the Sundance Film Institute, which helped boost independent film-making in the late 80s and early 90s. Films that premiered at Sundance and went onto huge success include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Precious, Manchester by the Sea, Little Miss Sunshine, The Blair Witch Project and Get Out. He later decried the commercialization that had become associated with the Sundance name. He was also a keen environmental campaigner, and once testified before the US congress on behalf of funding for the arts. Tributes for Mr. Redford have poured in, praising the star's "everlasting impact." His Out of Africa costar Meryl Streep led the tributes, saying saying: "One of the lions has passed. Rest in peace my lovely friend." Costar Jane Fonda, a lifelong friend, remembered him as "a beautiful person in every way." "It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone," Fonda said. "I can't stop crying. He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way. He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for," she added. His The Way We Were costar Barbra Streisand called him "one of the finest actors ever." "Bob was charismatic, intelligent, intense, always interesting, and one of the finest actors ever... He was one of a kind, and I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him," she said. Director Ron Howard, writing on X, described Mr. Redford as "a tremendously influential cultural figure" and an "artistic gamechanger." Mr. Redford is survived by his wife Sibylle Szaggars who he married in 2009. He had previously been married to Lola Van Wagenen,and the couple had four children before divorcing in 1995. One of their children, Scott, died at the age of two months from sudden infant death syndrome, and James, died of cancer in 2020. He is also survived by two daughters -- Shauna, an artist, and Amy, a director. - ComingSoon.Net/BBC.com/TheDailyBeast.com, 9/16/25.