Paul McCartney has submitted himself to the experience of Chicken Shop Date, and the results are now available to watch on YouTube.

In the YouTube series, host Amelia Dimoldenberg eats fried chicken and fries while Sir Paul munches on vegan chicken nuggets and answers a variety of quirky questions. 

McCartney was asked to recall the time he set a condom on fire in Hamburg, Germany, whether he'd ever get a tattoo, and how often he thinks Amelia should go to the dentist.  She then hit him with perhaps the most outlandish question of all.

"Who's your favorite Beatle?" Amelia asked.

After noting that there's "only one left" besides himself, McCartney replied, "Now, currently it's Ringo. During the Beatles, I think we all used to look up to John, 'cause he was like the leader, even though there wasn't an officially a leader of the group."

"He was very witty and he was great to have in the group," he continued. "I think all of us might've said John was our favorite Beatle."

McCartney also told a heartwarming story about his late wife, Linda McCartney. He said he once heard that Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis gave his wife Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis a bracelet inscribed with "JILY," which stood for "Jackie I Love You." That inspired him to get Linda a bracelet that read "LILY," for "Linda I Love You."

"Oh, that's gorgeous. Wow, that's very thoughtful of you," Amelia responded.  "She's a lovely girl," McCartney responded.

Among the other topics the two discussed were whether Sir Paul has ever autographed someone's butt, the last time he did a headstand, how many guitars he owns, gardening tips and whether Amelia should start taking drugs.

"Depends," says McCartney. "We'll talk."

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Kansas, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and Asia are among the artists performing on the 2027 Cruise to the Edge.

The prog-themed concert cruise sets sail from Miami on April 2 and will make stops in Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico, as well as Harvest Caye, Belize, before returning April 8.

"This isn't just a cruise," the Cruise to the Edge website reads. "It's a Progressive Rock odyssey across sunlit seas, where legendary artists, intimate venues, and stunning concert cruise destinations collide in a festival unlike any other."

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit CruisetotheEdge.com.

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Fifty years ago, America celebrated its 200th birthday — and a lot of great albums were released.

That's why Rhino Records has launched a Spirit of '76 vinyl reissue campaign, with independent record stores carrying new editions of 23 albums that first arrived in 1976. It gets underway July 17 with the release of Bad Company's Run with the Pack, Black Sabbath's Technical Ecstasy, the Faces' Snakes and Ladders/The Best of Faces and the Ramones' self-titled debut.

On July 24, releases include X, the Grammy-winning album by Chicago; the Grateful Dead's live album Steal Your Face; Linda Ronstadt's Hasten Down the Wind; The J. Geils Band's live album Blow Your Face Out; Todd Rundgren's Faithful; and Rod Stewart's A Night on the Town.

The campaign ends July 31 with Jethro Tull's M.U. - The Best of Jethro Tull, the Ramones' Live at the Roxy, 1976, War's Greatest Hits and ZZ Top's World Wide Texas Tour.

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Gov't Mule has announced a U.S. tour with Ziggy Marley.

The joint outing runs from Sept. 23 in New York City to Oct. 17 in Irving, Texas. It's dubbed the Dreaming the Same Dream tour after the song "Dreaming the Same Dream," which Mule frontman Warren Haynes wrote with Marley.

"I'm really looking forward to the tour with Ziggy Marley," Haynes says in a statement. "We've known each other a long time and have shared the stage a few times but never done a tour together. There's definitely an overlap between the two audiences, but I think a lot of Mule fans will be hearing Ziggy for the first time and a lot of Ziggy fans will be hearing Mule for the first time, which is great."

"It's gonna be a great jam session being on tour with Warren and the crew," Marley adds. "I'm looking forward to the vibes."

Presales begin June 3 at noon ET, and tickets go on sale to the general public on June 5 at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Mule.net.

You can also catch Gov't Mule on tour throughout the summer, including dates with Joe Bonamassa.

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Remember when The Who did a farewell tour last year? Well, according to Roger Daltrey, that wasn't exactly the end.

Speaking to Rolling Stone, Daltrey says that The Who still have to do "farewell tours" of England, Australia and the rest of the world, but it won't be until 2027. "It won’t fall into this year because Pete’s going to have another knee op, which puts him out of action for a long while," Daltrey says of his bandmate Pete Townshend. "And I’ve had a few things to deal with health-wise in the time off, but we’re hoping to finish it all off next year."

And, Daltrey says, The Who will still continue to play, if they "get invited to do a charity gig or something." He clarifies, "What I’m trying to say is we are not retired. [It's just that] we don’t want to do another tour of America."

However, Daltrey has a solo U.S. tour booked for later this year and plans to keep his own live shows going as long as he can. "Voices are voices: They don’t last forever, that’s a fact," he tells Rolling Stone. "Mine is incredibly powerful and still is. I’m very lucky to have it there, but equally it might go tomorrow, and if it does go tomorrow, I won’t be seeing you in August, it’s as simple as that."

"I’m 82 years old and still got good energy, still can deliver it well. But I can’t do any more than that. I can only do my best and whatever happens, happens. If it’s still like this when I’m 90, I’ll still be doing it."

When asked about The Who's legacy, Daltrey notes, "We were just different than everybody else." Mentioning The Who's notoriety for playing loud, he contends, "We were the first heavy metal band."

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Paul McCartney's new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane is out now. Many of the songs were inspired by his childhood and experiences with former Beatles bandmates John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, who joins him for a duet on the song "Home to Us." While Lennon and Harrison are gone, Paul said there's one thing that gives him some comfort about that loss.

Speaking to The Guardian, McCartney said of Lennon, "My collaborator was probably one of the best writers of the century, so, yeah, you’re going to miss him. ... But that’s life: you lose people.” He also recalled Beatles producer George Martin telling him about aging, "The terrible thing about it is all your mates start popping off.”

"Now I’m probably at that age, and I’m very conscious of that, having lost John and George – two big touchstones for anything we’re talking about [in this interview]," he continued. He adds "So, yeah, you do miss them. I start to get very sad, and I have to think, ‘Wow, wait a minute, everyone misses them.’ It’s not just me. So that makes me feel a bit better."

"I think, ‘Well, sod it, it’s life, and it’s what we’ve got.’”

Elsewhere in the interview, McCartney says that the sound of the Ringo duet — about their tough childhoods – was inspired by Oasis. After seeing the reunited band perform, he was impressed by how loud and massive they sounded.

"Forget about Spinal Tap’s 11, the amps are on 12," he told producer Andrew Watt, aiming to get a similar feel on the track.

Select record stores nationwide are holding The Boys of Dungeon Lane release parties all weekend, featuring exclusive merch giveaways, contests and limited-edition vinyl.

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On This Day, May 29, 1971 ...

The Rolling Stones hit #1 with "Brown Sugar," the opening track and lead single from their ninth studio album, Sticky Fingers.

The tune, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, spent two weeks at #1 in the U.S. and topped the chart in several other countries, including Canada and Switzerland. It failed to reach the top spot in the U.K., peaking at #2. 

Previously a staple at The Stones' live shows, in 2021 the band announced they’d be removing the song from their setlist, reportedly due to the tune’s controversial lyrics.

The Rolling Stones are set to drop their 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues, on July 10. It is their first new album since 2023's Hackney Diamonds.

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Bret Michaels will no longer be playing the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair.

"When this opportunity was originally presented to my team, it was described as a celebration of our country through music and a chance to honor our veterans, active military, first responders, teachers and hardworking Americans from all walks of life," the Poison frontman writes in an Instagram post. "As the son of a veteran, and coming from a family that has proudly served, that is something I have always been honored to support."

Michaels says that he's "spent my entire career bringing people together through music, positivity and good vibes," and that his concerts have "never been about politics."

"Unfortunately, what was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be a part of," Michaels writes. "Concerns have also been raised regarding the safety of my fans, band, crew, family and myself, including threats that are completely unfounded and unforgivable."

He continues, "Because of that, I have made the difficult decision to step away from this performance."

The Great American State Fair, which was announced Wednesday, is set to take place June 25 through July 10 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Several other announced artists have also dropped off the bill, including Morris Day and the Time, Martina McBride, The Commodores and Young MC.

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It’s been four years since Def Leppard released their last album of new material, Diamond Star Halos, but it sounds like fans won’t have to wait much longer for a new record. Frontman Joe Elliott tells ABC Audio the band has recorded several songs for a new album, with plans to have it out by the end of 2026/early 2027.

“We've got a game plan, but it is kind of loose and we like it that way,” he says. “It's not like we're being told by management and labels it has to be delivered on this day.”

The band's been touring constantly, but thanks to new technology, recording an album has been a lot easier than in the past. Elliott says the days of them all having to be in the studio together are over, which is something they learned during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

“That's the beauty of the technology is that you never get a period where, OK, here's the start of a recording of an album and it's going to run for three months,” he says. “It’s just an ongoing process.”

Def Leppard wrapped their Las Vegas residency in February and will launch a European tour on June 13 in Sweden, and it doesn’t sound like they’re ready to slow down. But Elliott says the end isn’t something completely out of their minds.

“Sometimes you do think that maybe this could be the last tour, but there's no reason for that,” he says. “I think because we like each other so much, and we like what we do, and like being on tour and playing the songs.”

He adds, “The little guy on your shoulder that keeps going, ‘You know what, it's going to come to an end at some point,’ it's not based in logic.” 

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Barry Manilow will be 83 in June, and he still looks pretty good, but he admits that he's had some help in that department — sort of.

Speaking to the Los Angeles Times to promote his new album, What a Time, Barry says, "I look fantastic, but I'm a hundred years old, right? I don't know how that happened, by the way — I don't get Botox or anything."

When the interviewer asks him directly, "You've had no work done?" Barry responds, "No!" but then continues, "I must say: There was one time when we lived in LA that I did do a facelift. But after that it's just been a little here, a little there."

When the interviewer protests that that's not exactly having "no work done," Barry argues, "'Work' is like a facelift, and I only had one of those. The rest of it — I see something falling down, sure, I'll do that. I'm as vain as anybody else."

Elsewhere in the interview, Barry, who's had to postpone a number of concerts while he recovers from lung cancer surgery, says it's been "agony" being off the road.

"Make an album, go on the road, come back, make an album, go on the road — that's what my life's been for years," he says. "And I like it. Now I just have to get better and do what the doctors are telling me. It's the only way out."

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Heart's Ann Wilson is currently promoting her new documentary, In My Voice, by traveling to different cities with director Barbara Hall. On Wednesday night they hosted a screening at New York's City Winery, followed by a Q&A with fans.

In the documentary, Ann tells her story "in my own voice," hence the film's title. "It's about time people understood who I am," she says in the movie, which features contributions from some of her former Heart bandmates, KISS' Paul Stanley, Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell, pop star Chappell Roan, Paul Shaffer, Ann's husband, Dean Wetter, and her son, Dustin Wilson.

One person who's absent from the film, though, is Ann's sister and bandmate Nancy Wilson. "Nancy declined to participate in this film, and I'm OK with that," Ann says in the movie. "She's a full-fledged person, and so am I."

Using archival footage, home movies and new interviews, the movie follows Ann from her childhood to her stardom in Heart, her solo career, her experiences as a single mom, her role as a den mother to the Seattle grunge rockers of the '90s, her "miraculous" recovery from cancer and her life today, recording and touring with her band Tripsitter. As she notes in the movie, "Being successful means that I love what I do."

During the Q&A, Ann shared her favorite Heart song to perform — "Mistral Wind" — and her least, "All I Want to Do Is Make Love to You," which she says "kinda grosses me out." She confirmed that the script for a Heart biopic is being written and that she'd love for Florence Pugh to play her.

Asked to name the greatest sacrifice she's made for her art, Ann said, "Everything."

There's no word yet on when the movie will be widely available.

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Journey is currently out on their Final Frontier Tour, which is scheduled through the end of November, and keyboardist Jonathan Cain says the band's retirement is coming at the right time.

Describing the tour as "a grind," Cain tells the Rock & Roll High School podcast, "I think the only reason I’m still out here is the fans, you know? It’s time for me to close the chapter. It's a beautiful time to say goodbye, for me."

Cain notes, "After playing the stadium tour with Def Leppard last year, I just felt like we’d done it. And we're just repeating ourselves. The new albums don't seem to move the needle. That's why I've gotten into Christian music, because I can still sing a melody there and praise the Lord, and it still, you know, gets received."

Elsewhere in the podcast, Cain talks about Journey's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017. Former lead singer Steve Perry did join them onstage for the honor, but he didn't sing with them, which Cain says he's still surprised about.

"I was certain — I would have bet money he would've changed his mind and come and sang 'Lights' with us or something, but he didn’t, which was weird," Cain says. "I would have bet money that he was gonna come to soundcheck the day before and show up. I kept looking in the wings and he never came."

Cain also owns up to starting a rumor that Perry might pop up at some point during the farewell tour. "He got wind of it and immediately shot it down," Cain said. "I always had said that he's welcome on our stage any time. And he knows that that's an open invitation. And he might still change his mind, we never know."

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U2 has been added to the track list for the upcoming tribute album to late Pogues frontman and fellow Irish artist Shane MacGowan.

Bono and company have put their spin on the Pogues song "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" for the compilation, due out Nov. 13.

The album, titled 20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan, also includes Bruce Springsteen's previously released cover of "A Rainy Night in Soho." Other contributing artists include Hozier, who sings the holiday classic "Fairytale of New York" alongside Oscar-winning actress Jessie Buckley, Dropkick Murphys, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Tom Waits and The Pogues themselves.

You can check out the full track list via MacGowan's Instagram.

MacGowan died in 2023 at age 65.

The Pogues reunited in 2024 and launched a U.S. tour in 2025 featuring original members Spider Stacy, Jem Finer and James Fearnley alongside guest vocalists and musicians. 

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Céline Dion's forthcoming Paris residency has put her back in the spotlight, and now a TV drama about her formative years is in the works.

Deadline reports that the movie's working title is Growing Up Dion, and it has the support of Céline's family: Her brother Jacques Dion is producing it, and it's based on the book Dion, A Family Saga, written by her nephew Jimmy Dion.

The movie will cover Céline's childhood in Quebec and focus on the dynamics of the family: She was one of 14 children and had a close bond with her late mother, Thérèse Dion.

Deadline quotes Jacques Dion as saying, "This series represents something deeply meaningful for our family, as it captures the spirit, struggles, and love that defined our upbringing. We are proud to finally share this story with the world in a way that feels true to who we are.”

There is no word yet on casting. There have been two films about Céline; one of them, Aline, was a comedy loosely based on her life. The Tony-nominated Broadway musical Titanique also features a character named after and based on Céline.

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On This Day, May 28, 2007 …

The Police launched their reunion tour at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band, was the first time Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers had toured together since 1986.

The band treated the crowd to a hits-filled set that included such songs as “Message in a Bottle,” “Don’t Stand So Close To Me,” “Roxanne,” “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da,” “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic,” “Every Breath You Take” and more.

The tour hit North America, Europe, the U.K., Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, before wrapping Aug. 7  in New York City. It earned over $360 million making it one of the highest grossing tours of all time.

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Bruce Springsteen and Foo Fighters are among the artists who'll be performing at Power to the People Festival, scheduled for Columbia, Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion on Oct. 3.

Described as a "non-partisan" "day of peace, love, justice, and music," the festival is curated by Tom Morello,  who's part of Springsteen's current Land of Hope and Dreams tour. He announced the festival on stage during Springsteen's show at Washington, D.C.'s Nationals Park on Wednesday night.

According to the event's website, it will serve to remind people of the "power everyday human beings have when they come together ... to shape our country and our planet on, and beyond, Election Day."

In addition to Springsteen and Foo Fighters, performers include Morello, Dave Matthews, Joan Baez, Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Jack Black, Taylor Momsen, ex-Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron, grandson, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Cypress Hill, Killer Mike, The Linda Lindas, Serj Tankian of System of a Down and Dropkick Murphys.

A portion of the proceeds from all ticket sales will go to VoteRiders, a pro-democracy, pro-voter organization, and HeadCount, which will also be on site to help fans register to vote.

Presales start May 20 at 10 a.m. ET at PowerToThePeopleFest.com. Tickets go on sale to the general public May 30 at 10 a.m. ET.

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Duran Duran recently dropped the new song “Free to Love,” which is their latest collaboration with Chic's Nile Rodgers.

Bassist John Taylor tells ABC Audio that Nile’s greatest contribution to the song is “this crazy kind of almost Afro, this guitar riff of his.”

“It’s one of those deceptively simple licks that Nile specializes in,” he says. “We get almost the whole song really just sitting on top of this lick of his.”

Duran Duran and Rodgers go way back, first working together in 1984, when Rodgers remixed “The Reflex,” which became the band's first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Taylor says back then he was too young to think about how long their relationship may last.

“I just was never thinking that far ahead," he says. "I knew that I loved Nile's work, and that there was something very special about Chic and they were very inspirational to Duran Duran, you know, at a very early age.”

“And the first time we met Nile, we just connected,” he adds.

Duran Duran and Rodgers continued to work together over the years, with Rodgers also producing “The Wild Boys” and producing or co-producing several of the band’s albums, including 1986’s Notorious.

“He's got an extraordinary energy about him,” Taylor says of Rodgers. “We've had some big moments together,” adding, “I always feel kind of safe when he's around.” 

Duran Duran will kick off a European tour on June 19 in Denmark. They are also set to headline BST Hyde Park in London on July 5. A complete list of dates can be found at DuranDuran.com.

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Original Foreigner frontman Lou Gramm is currently on tour and tells ABC Audio that getting out on a stage is something he loves to do.

“I get excited about seeing a large audience," he says, "and then running out there and starting the first song is incredibly exciting.”

The tour follows the March release of Gramm's new solo album, Released, which is made up of songs the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer recorded in the 1980s that didn't make it onto his previous solo albums.

On tour, fans can expect a mix of solo singles like “Midnight Blue,” and Foreigner tunes like "Cold As Ice" and "Hot Blooded," plus songs from the new album.

As for which new songs he’s most excited to perform, Gramm notes, “They're all special. I mean, we took 2 1/2 years putting a lot of songs together, and picking songs that sounded the best and different from each other.”

And while Gramm still loves to perform, he does admit that at 76 he’s just not up for long tours anymore.

“I don't have the stamina, and my mind starts to wander,” he says. “I enjoy playing and I enjoy performing to an audience and it's a lot of fun, but an hour and a half set is taxing to an old bird like me, you know?” 

Gramm is set to play Stamford, Connecticut, on Thursday, with the tour wrapping Oct. 8 in Columbia, South Carolina. A complete list of dates can be found at LouGrammOfficial.com.

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Poison frontman Bret Michael is performing at the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States.

The festival takes place June 25 through July 10 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Admission is free.

The lineup also includes Flo Rida, Morris Day & The Time, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, The Commodores, Young MC and C+C Music Factory.

For more info, visit the Freedom 250 Instagram.

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As a vegetarian, Paul McCartney doesn't eat chicken, but that isn't stopping him from appearing on the popular YouTube series Chicken Shop Date on Friday.

The show features host Amelia Dimoldenberg meeting a celebrity guest at a local fried chicken restaurant, and then asking them quirky questions while they eat. Each episode is only about eight minutes long.

In an Instagram post promoting the appearance, Amelia wrote, "Money can’t buy me love…but it can buy me vegan nuggets and chips ! my date with @paulmccartney is out FRIDAY."

On an Instagram Reel featuring her and Paul acting goofy in the chicken shop, she wrote, "HELP! My biggest date yet."

Amelia has welcomed everyone from Cher, Ryan Reynolds and Sabrina Carpenter to Cynthia Erivo, Conan O'Brien and Ben Stiller to the show.

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