American Songwriter

On This Day in 2000, The Beatles Celebrated Their 30th Breakup Anniversary With a Record-Breaking Compilation Album of No. 1 Hits

The Beatles' compilation album, released on the 30th anniversary of their breakup, proved that Beatlemania was alive and well ...
Wall Street Journal

Tom Petty’s Malibu Home With His Personal Studio Fetches $11.2 Million

Tom Petty’s longtime home in Malibu, Calif.—where the late “Free Fallin’” rocker had a personal music studio—has sold for $11.2 million. The buyer is Stephen Slade Tien, a psychoanalyst and author, ...
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Rock Icon Bob Dylan Celebrated 30 Years in Music With Star-Studded Concert

33 years ago today, legendary rock icon and folk singer Bob Dylan celebrated the 30th anniversary of his recording debut. How? Well, by putting on an absolutely star-studded show at Madison Square ...
American Songwriter

Mike Campbell Recalls That Tom Petty Disliked “You Wreck Me” Until He Made One Small Lyrical Change: “That’s a Songwriter’s Genius”

The scene features Campbell chatting with Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench and Wildflowers producer Rick Rubin. At the beginning of the clip, he recalls how Rubin had an important hand in “You ...
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Following cancellations in the US, PlayStation's 30th anniversary concert faces more axing for its European leg

PlayStation: The Concert, an official music event celebrating the brand's 30th anniversary, has faced a wave of cancellations across its European leg in 2026. As reported by VGC, several European ...
WMNF

Thank You for rocking the 6th Annual Tom Petty Tribute with us!

To everyone who came out to celebrate Florida’s own Tom Petty with us — THANK YOU for making this year’s tribute so special! Whether you were singing along to the hits, discovering deep cuts, or ...
WMNF

6th Annual Tom Petty Birthday Tribute Show

SO looking forward to the Tom Petty Birthday show! We went in 2017. It was on 10/29 that year. The year we lost him. We usually miss it, because the hubs and I always go the Tom Petty Weekend at ...
American Songwriter

Mike Campbell and Other Heartbreakers Members Post Poignant Tom Petty Tributes Commemorating the 8th Anniversary of His Death

Thursday, October 2, marked the eighth anniversary of the death of Tom Petty. The legendary rocker was a few weeks shy of his 67th birthday when he passed away from an accidental overdose of ...
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From The Factory to the Coliseum; looking back on Tom Petty’s Duval concert history

Today marks a somber anniversary for music lovers around the world, as we remember the incredible life and enduring legacy of Tom Petty, who passed away on this day in 2017. Our family sat together ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2017, We Lost One of the Greatest Rock Icons of All Time Just Days After His 40th Anniversary Tour Wrapped

When one of the greatest rock icons of all time said his 40th anniversary tour would be his last, everyone (including his bandmates) wondered if there were a chance he would change his mind. No one ...
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Tom Petty’s Death, 8 Years Later: Inside the Singer's Final Days and Painful Injury That Quietly Affected Him

Legendary singer-songwriter Tom Petty died on Oct. 2, 2017 Tom Petty died eight years ago on Oct. 2, 2017 The rock icon was known for songs like "American Girl" and "Free Fallin'" He died a week after ...