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Fresh on the heels of last night’s 2024 Grammy Awards, I’m happy to report that classic rock was not overlooked. In fact, 3 of the biggest names in classic rock won Grammys, not to mention the legends that performed at the ceremony.Before I delve too deep into these big winners, I’d like to share a very big congratulations to Taylor Swift who broke the record of winning Album of the Year for the 4th time. The pop star surpassed some true icons who have only won this award 3 times, incl …

Aptly named Two Icons, One Night, legendary singers-songwriters Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel are coming together to co-headline a tour this year, beginning in March.   Both inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, neither artist needs no introduction, although they truly are contemporaries in every sense of the word.  They both had their musical career breakthroughs in the mid-1970s, Billy Joel as a solo artist and Stevie Nicks with Fleetwood Mac.  Their …

A new TV series is set to bring Billy Joel's music to life. Notice I emphasized music here, as this won't be a bio-series/bio-pic, in the vein of Bohemian Rhapsody or Rocketman.  Currently titled Scenes From an Italian Restaurant, from the Billy Joel song, of the same name, this will be a fictional-scripted series based around Mr. Joel's songs.  However, expect to see characters named in Billy Joel music, including the Piano Man, the Stranger, Sgt. O'Leary and Mamm …

Billy Joel has been performing at Madison Square Garden once a month since January 2014, and is doing select dates worldwide in 2018.In December 2013, Billy Joel became Madison Square Garden’s first music franchise. Since January of 2014, each show at MSG has been sold out. As one of the most popular recording artists of all time, Billy has sold 150 million records, hit the Top 40 thirty-three consecutive times, and is the sixth best-selling recording artist and third best-selling solo artist in …