Aerosmith retires from touring, citing Steven Tyler’s vocal cord injury

Aerosmith retires from touring, citing Steven Tyler’s vocal cord injury

Aerosmith says Steven Tyler’s voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and the rock band will no longer tour. The iconic band behind hits like Love in an Elevator and Livin’ on the Edge posted a statement on Friday announcing the cancellation of remaining dates on its tour and providing an update on … Read more

Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision contest beset by protests, backstage chaos and Dutch expulsion

Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision contest beset by protests, backstage chaos and Dutch expulsion

Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with The Code, an operatic ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing their non-binary identity. Nemo — the first non-binary contestant to win the competition and the latest to win for Switzerland since Céline Dion in 1988 — beat Croatia’s Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the … Read more

An Oscar changed everything for this public school instrument repair shop 

An Oscar changed everything for this public school instrument repair shop 

As It Happens6:21An Oscar changed everything for this public school instrument repair shop Steve Bagmanyan is putting retirement on hold — and he couldn’t be more thrilled about it. Bagmanyan is the supervisor at a warehouse in Los Angeles, where a small, but mighty, team of music lovers repair musical instruments for thousands of public … Read more

Stolen Beatles bass guitar returned to Paul McCartney 51 years later

Stolen Beatles bass guitar returned to Paul McCartney 51 years later

A stolen Hofner bass guitar belonging to Paul McCartney and used to record The Beatles’ first two albums has been found and returned after 51 years following a global hunt. The guitar, dubbed the “most iconic lost musical instrument of all time” by The Lost Bass Project, the team behind the search, was used on … Read more