• U2’s ‘iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE’ World Tour Dublin Shows See Huge Resale Ticket Prices

    After six months on the road, U2 is approaching the final weeks of their massive world tour 'iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE', and the band is slated to go out with a bang. The European leg of the tour, which kicked off on September 4, has been packing arenas overseas just as consistently as it had in the U.S. and will officially wrap up on November 28 after four sold out shows in the band's home city of Dublin, Ireland. Tickets to see U2 in Dublin have skyrocketed to huge numbers on the resale market, as the cheapest ticket available for all four shows is currently a whopping $897.

  • Dion & Paul Simon Release Emotional Duet, 'New York is My Home' Music Video [WATCH]

    As February 2016 rounds the corner, American singer-songwriter Dion has plans to drop his latest album, titled 'New York Is My Home'. The "Runaround Sue" singer enlisted the help of fellow proud New Yorker, Paul Simon, to lend his harmonic vocals on the album's title track, featured in the latest music video release for the album.

  • Paul Simon, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley Perform at All For The Hall Benefit [WATCH]

    An all-star cast of musicians came together for the annual All for the Hall concert, this year at the new Playstation Theater in Times Square Tuesday night, for a private acoustic performance to raise money for Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and music education programs. Performers included Paul Simon, Emmylou Harris, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and Vince Gill.

  • The Singer Explains his Former Partner is Preventing a Reunion Tour

    In a recent interview, Art Garfunkel accuses his former Simon & Garfunkel partner, Paul Simon, of suppressing his creativity and suffering a napoleon complex. Garfunkel told The Telegraph that Simon was to blame for the lack of reunion tours and even took a small jab at the Beatles Paul McCartney.

  • Stevie Wonder and 5 Other Artists Banned in Apartheid South Africa: The Beatles, Pink Floyd and More

    Stevie Wonder was a political lighting rod during 1985, and most of it was tied to politics in another nation: The pianist was arrested during a South African Apartheid protest outside of Congress and later would dedicate his Best Original Song Oscar (which he won for "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red) to Nelson Mandela, who remained imprisoned at Pollsmoor Prison. That action led the South African government to ban all of Wonder's music across the board. He wasn't the first musician to deal with censorship from the paranoid Apartheid government however. Here are five other acts, including Pink Floyd and The Beatles, that got banned.

  • Paul Simon Being Sued for Unpaid Bill by Accountant Who Stole from Him in Ponzi Scheme

    Paul Simon's former accountant is suing the singer for unpaid services to the tune of $17,174, TMZ reports. That's a pretty low blow considering that the accountant, Kenneth Ira Starr, stole millions from clients like Simon, Al Pacino and Liam Neeson. A trustee reviewing Starr's case is trying to find money to pay creditors off, and he apparently found an unpaid bill from Simon's estate.

  • Paul Simon Signs Off On Biography By Music Critic Robert Hillburn

    Legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon has signed off on a biography about his life to be written by music critic Robert Hilburn. According to The Associated Press, Simon & Schuster will be publishing the as-of-yet untitled biography, though no release date has yet been revealed.
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