2018 News Archives

December 2018

• Woodstock hosts 50th anniversary concert (Pollstar, December 28)
• Roxy Music, Radiohead, Nicks, Def Leppard, Janet Jackson join Rock & Roll Hall (Los Angeles Times, December 13)
• Concert stampede in Italy kills six (AP, December 8)
• Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks dies of heart attack (New York Times, December 7)

November 2018

• Snow Patrol announces spring tour (Pollstar, November 27)
• Vocal issues sideline Timberlake (Pollstar, November 27)
• Swift leaves Big Machine for Universal (Standard Time, November 19)
• Neil Young, Miley Cyrus lose homes in Cali fires (New York Times, November 13)
• Muse announces world tour (Pollstar, November 5)

October 2018

• Pink Floyd's Nick Mason announces tour (Rolling Stone, October 31)
• KISS announces farewell tour (Pollstar, October 29)
• Kanye visits the White House (New York Times, October 11)
• Swift helps increase voter registration (New York Times, October 9)
• Taylor Swift gets political, endorses candidates (New York Times, October 7)

September 2018

• Bluesman Otis Rush dies at 83 (New York Times, September 30)
• Jefferson Airplane/Starship Marty Balin dies  (New York Times, September 30)
• Led Zep goes back to trial in "Stairway to Heaven" case (NBC News, September 28)
• Mumford & Sons head for the "Delta" (Standard Time, September 20)
• KISS announces another final tour (Rolling Stone, September 19)
• Sax man Big Jay McNeely dies at 87 (New York Times, September 17)
• Algerian singer Rachid Taha dies at 59 (Rolling Stone, September 12)
• Rapper Mac Miller dead at 26 (New York Times, September 7)
• Finally, Steve Perry returns to action (New York Times, September 5)

August 2018

• Ed King of Lynyrd Skynyrd dies at 68 (Rolling Stone, August 23)
• New Jagger, Simon song emerges (Billboard, August 22)
• Queen of soul, Aretha Franklin, passes away (New York Times, August 16)
• Aretha Franklin reportedly gravely ill (Rolling Stone, August 13)

July 2018

• "Look Now," it's Elvis Costello (Standard Time, July 27)
• Demi Lovato treated for overdose (TMZ, July 24)
• Richard Swift of The Shins dies at 41 (Pollstar, July 3)

June 2018

• Joe Jackson, who shaped family in music, dies (New York Times, June 28)
• Rapper XXXTentacion killed at 20 (Billboard, June 18)
• Ariana Grande, Pete Davidson get engaged in whirlwind romance (People.com, June 11)
• America's Got Talent winner Neal Boyd dies at 42 (ET, June 11)
• Former Fleetwood Mac member Danny Kirwan dies at 68 (Billboard, June 9)
• Blues great Eddy Clearwater dies at 82 (Chicago Sun Times, June 2)

May 2018

• Seger reschedules tour dates (Billboard, May 21)
• Frightened Rabbits lead singer found dead (New York Times, May 11)
• Spotify axes R Kelly from playlists (Washington Post/AP, May 10)

April 2018

• Meek Mill gets out of jail (Washington Post, April 24)
• Swedish DJ Avicii dead at 28 (Billboard, April 20)
• Lamar wins Pulitzer (NPR, April 16)
• Beyonce overwhelms at Coachella (New York Times, April 15)
• Jazz pianist Cecil Taylor dies (New York Times, April 8)

March 2018

• Rapper DMX gets year in jail (New York Times, March 28)
• Metallica reunites with SF Symphony (Billboard, March 26)
• Rapper Craig Mack dies at 47 (New York Times, March 13)

February 2018

• New Found Glory headlines Parkland benefit (Pollstar, February 28)
• John Fogerty, ZZ Top plan tour (Rolling Stone, February 26)
• Music at the Olympics (Billboard, February 13)
• Dennis Edwards of The Temps dies at 74 (New York Times, February 3)

January 2018

• Grammys go for Mars (New York Times, January 28)
• Mark Smith of The Fall dies (New York Times, January 25)