Grand Central Publishing/Hachette Book GroupTom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell is opening up about his life and musical career in the new memoir Heartbreaker, which is out now.Campbell worked with ghostwriter Ari Surdoval on the memoir. He tells ABC Audio it wasn’t difficult for him to dip into his past for the book.“I would just talk and as I would talk, little synapsis would go off and little memories I didn't know were in there would come back to me,” he says.Of course, a good portion of the book delves into his relationship with Petty, both the good and the sometimes not so good.“I wanted to tell the truth, but I didn't go in certain areas that I thought were unpleasant or unnecessary to his character or my relationship with him,” he says. “But I didn't want to sugarcoat it and make an untruth.”He also gives fans insight into his work writing songs for and with Petty, noting, “I wanted to illuminate the songwriting magic. How it happens."He adds, “You can't conjure it up when you want it. ... Sometimes it does all come in at once, if you're lucky.”The book also delves into Petty’s unexpected death in 2017 and Campbell's relationship with him at the end.“We weren't touchy-feely dudes that talked about your feelings, you know? But we knew,” he shares. “There were a lot of things that didn’t need to be said. You know, that I love you ... we knew it.”But in the end, Campbell did get to tell Tom he loved him at his bedside in the hospital.“They told me he could hear me,” Campbell explains. “So I said what I had to say. But there was no unresolved issues that I had to get off my chest.” Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Terry Wyatt/WireImageLynyrd Skynyrd has added some new summer dates to their 2025 schedule.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced two new shows, Aug. 15 at the Boise Open golf tournament in Boise, Idaho, and Aug. 30 at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts.Tickets for the Boise show are on sale now, while Tanglewood tickets go on sale April 2.Lynyrd Skynyrd has a busy 2025 ahead of them. They are currently on a U.S. tour that hits Livingston, Louisiana, on April 5 and runs through June 20 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.The band is also heading to Europe for a tour that runs from June 27 in Barcelona to July 19 in London before returning for more U.S. dates, as well as a run of Canadian shows.A complete list of dates can be found at LynyrdSkynyrd.com.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Peggy SirotaWho Believes In Angels?, the new album from Elton John and Brandi Carlile, was created from scratch in just 20 days by Elton, Brandi, Elton's collaborator Bernie Taupin and producer Andrew Watt. That experience was documented on film and will premiere in New York City on April 4, the day of the album's release.The 30-minute film series, called Who Believes In Angels? Stories From the Edge of Creation, will debut at the 92nd Street Y. Elton, Brandi, Andrew and Bernie will be there to do a live Q&A about the album.Fans will be able to watch everything, including the Q&A, on Elton's YouTube channel starting April 5. April 5 is also the day that Elton and Brandi will appear on Saturday Night Live.You can purchase tickets to the film premiere at 92ny.org.In other Elton news, he celebrates his 78th birthday on Tuesday and Brandi, Bernie and Andrew have all posted tributes to him. "Happy birthday to my darling Elton," Brandi wrote on Instagram. "How wonderful life is while you’re in the world.""Happy birthday to my dear old pal who never fails to inspire me to be better," Bernie wrote. "Have a beautiful and blessed day and see ya’ in the Big Apple for the release of a certain collaborative album." And Andrew wrote, "The happiest of birthdays to my big brother @eltonjohn I couldn’t love you more…musical soulmates."Elton's Instagram Story also rounded up birthday wishes from other celebrities, like Eric Clapton, Donatella Versace and Claudia Schiffer. And Elton's husband and manager, David Furnish, wrote, "Happy Birthday to my brilliant, beautiful, big-hearted husband. Thank you for all the love and joy you give to me and our sons. Love you forever."Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

ABC/Tsuni KISS recently announced they're planning to perform together again, marking their first show since saying goodbye to the road in December 2023. And Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has some thoughts.KISS shared the news via an email to their KISS Army fan club, noting the “unmasked” performance will take place during the upcoming KISS Army Storms Vegas convention in November.Upon hearing the news, Snider took to social media to share his outrage at KISS' plans.“So I was told today that a @kiss reunion in vegas has been announce [sic]. 14 months since their last farewell,” Snider shared on social platform X. “That may be a new record for them.”He added, “I can’t believe people still put up with their s***. To me it’s insulting.”While KISS insisted the December 2023 shows would be their final concerts, it isn’t the first time they announced a farewell tour only to backpedal on their plans. They previously launched a farewell tour in 2000; it lasted until 2001, only for them to announce in 2002 that they were not going to retire as planned.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Taylor Hill/WireImageEurythmics star Annie Lennox appears on the new single “Superlover” from Americana star Allison Russell. The tune marks the first time Lennox has appeared on a song since 2018’s “Requiem for a Private War,” from the movie A Private War.“Thank you Annie Lennox for singing with me, for inspiring me,” Russell shares. “You are an Artist of The Ages. I love you so. I bless the day we met. Our Circle is Unbroken.”Lennox notes that she met Russell when they were both invited by Brandi Carlile to take part in one of Joni Mitchell’s concerts.“Allison and I were sitting next to each other and I knew right away that she was a very special person. She has such natural warmth and generosity of spirit," Lennox shares. "A beautiful person, both inside and out, as well as having an absolute heart of gold."As for the song, Lennox says it’s “one of the most soulful, compassionate songs you could ever hear, at a point when there’s too much dissonance, polarization, aggressivity and hatred being openly bandied around the globe."She adds, “It’s an appeal for kindness and empathy, as opposed to violence and cruelty. ... It is medicine for the times and balm for the soul.”“Superlover” is available now via digital outlets. You can watch the track's video on YouTube.Lennox, who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022 with her Eurythmics partner Dave Stewart, released her last album of new music, Nostalgia, in 2014. Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.