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The Rolling Stones plan to celebrate their 50th anniversary with a pair of shows at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn before the end of the year, according to Billboard.

No official announcement about dates and ticket sales has been made. A Barclays Center spokesman declined to comment to Newsday about the shows. However, Billboard quotes an unnamed source saying that the band will be paid $25...

Dance-pop singer Taylor Dayne (pictured), rockers Zebra and “Leader of the Pack” songwriter Ellie Greenwich lead the inductees for this year's class of the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.

The artists, along with rockers Barnaby Bye, upbeat folk-pop band The Lovin' Spoonful, metal band Suffocation, jazz pianist Randy Weston, songwriter Ervin Drake and classical composer Leo Kraft, as well as...

PHILADELPHIA – Madonna's latest reinvention may be her most revealing yet.

No, it's not because of her mid-show striptease during “Human Nature,” where she stands for a bit in her bra and panties to show off the words “NO FEAR” on her back. It's because her wild, nearly two-hour “MDNA” tour, which she rehearsed at Nassau Coliseum for most of May, may come closest to reflecting her current...

David Guetta kicks off a massive EDM weekend with the Electric Zoo Festival at Randall's Island on Friday.

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DAVID GUETTA, “Without You (featuring...

Spending an hour backstage at Nassau Coliseum with the “American Idol” Season 11 Top 10 and another two hours watching them perform yesterday answered plenty of questions. (Yes, Phillip Phillips is laid back. No, Erika Van Pelt didn't change the haircut Tommy Hilfiger recommended she get.) But all that time also led to a whole other set of questions. Here's the Top 5:

1. Why does Phillip Phillips...

Reigning “American Idol” Phillip Phillips laughs when asked what he thought of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team’s use of his single “Home” during the Olympics.

“I don’t have too much time to watch too much TV,” Phillips said with a smile backstage at Nassau Coliseum on Wednesday before this year’s edition of the “American Idols Live!” tour. After all, when he’s not working on the rigorous...

The Jonas Brothers couldn't wait a little bit longer.

“We're anxious to get back onstage,” Nick Jonas told Newsday Monday afternoon. “We've all gone and done things on our own – which have been great and we're happy that we've had the time to do that – but we're looking forward to being back onstage together.”

That's why Nick, along with his brothers Joe and Kevin Jonas, announced the...

Beyonce and the United Nations teamed up Sunday to celebrate World Humanitarian Day by generating one billion messages of hope through her video “I Was Here.”

The performance was recorded at the United Nations on Aug. 11 and released Aug. 19, along with B's ideas for good deeds. The song and the UN project was a way to “spread positivity no matter how big or how small,” she said in a statement.

According...

Kelly Clarkson shows she's still getting "Stronger" at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on Tuesday.

Intro brings you the week’s hottest videos and shows every Monday. To catch up on all the Intros and watch classic Long Island music scene videos, check out Newsday Music’s YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/newsdaymusic.

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KELLY CLARKSON, “Dark Side.”...

Taking Back Sunday has added a Long Island show to its “Tell All Your Friends” 10th anniversary tour, as well as another night at Terminal 5.

Tickets for the Rockville Centre-based band’s show at the Paramount Theater in Huntington on Nov. 21 – yes, Thanksgiving Eve – go on sale tomorrow at noon through Ticketmaster. Tickets are already on sale for the Nov. 24 date at Terminal 5, after the...