Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Ohio welcomes fans for Springsteen FanFest

September 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Red Hot Chili Peppers, KISS, and ABBA have been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For the 'Californication' hitmakers and rapper LL Cool J, this is the first year of eligibility, as artists can be inducted 25 years after their debut release for contending the honour.

September 24th, 2009 Rockers KISS, the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and rapper LL COOL J are among the list of contenders for next year's (10) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Other first-time nominees in the 12-strong list include Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies and songwriter Laura Nyro, while veterans in contention are Donna Summer, Darlene Love, ABBA, the Chantels and The Stooges.

September 23rd, 2009 Rocker STEVEN VAN ZANDT has lashed out at his fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominating committee members for honouring the wrong acts. The E Street Band member has spoken out about the difficulty he had in getting his peers at the Cleveland, Ohio music mecca and museum to salute the Rascals and Dave Clark Five - and he fears other truly worthwhile artists will never get inducted.

September 23rd, 2009 It was 60 years ago today (23Sep) that BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN was Born In The U.S.A. and love him or loathe him, there's no question the rocker is a living legend.

August 27th, 2009 DAVE MUSTAINE has blasted his former METALLICA bandmate LARS ULRICH for leaving him out of the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Mustaine wasn't among the Metallica members, past and present, in April's Class of 2009, because he didn't feature on any of the band's albums - despite performing with them for two years.

August 21st, 2009 Wis. public visitation for music legend Les PaulMILWAUKEE — A public visitation and memorial for guitar virtuoso and inventor Les Paul is being held in Milwaukee. Paul's closed casket will be available for viewing for four hours Friday at a museum along the shores of Lake Michigan about 15 miles from the city where Paul was born and grew up.

August 10th, 2009 Austin City Limits honored by rock hall of fameAUSTIN, Texas —Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello — they're among the legions of music legends who have graced the stage of the famed Austin City Limits television music show.

August 9th, 2009 Veteran rocker CHRISSIE HYNDE has taken aim at the organisers who inducted her into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - insisting the honour fuels rivalry between musicians. The Pretenders frontwoman was inducted with the group in 2005, but 57-year-old Hynde insists she had mixed feelings about accepting the accolade from high-powered music bosses.

July 24th, 2009 Life is still 'a party' for rockabilly queenOKLAHOMA CITY — It took Wanda Jackson a long time to get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but now that she's there, the 71-year-old Queen of Rockabilly and her uninhibited voice are busier than ever. "My name is bigger than it's ever been before," she said in her Oklahoma City home during a recent break from touring.

July 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Bruce Springsteen, U2, Metallica and Stevie Wonder are among the music world's biggest stars who are set to perform at two New York City concerts in celebration of Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary. The shows, which will be held at New York City's Madison Square Garden, will be taking place on October 29 and October 30 the Hall of Fame announced in a statement on July 22, and will feature different set lists and performers each night.

July 22nd, 2009 Rock hall celebrates anniversary with concertNEW YORK — The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has lined up many of its members for a blowout concert celebrating its 25th anniversary. Bruce Springsteen, U2, Stevie Wonder, Metallica and Aretha Franklin are among the performers.

July 8th, 2009 Rock Hall of Fame holds Jackson candlelight vigilCLEVELAND — More than 2,000 people have attended a candlelight vigil at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in celebration of the life of Michael Jackson. Fans left handwritten notes, flowers and teddy bears inside the hall of fame lobby Tuesday night.

July 7th, 2009 Rock hall plans Jackson candlelight vigilCLEVELAND — Hours after the memorial service in Los Angeles, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland will honor Michael Jackson with a candlelight vigil. The event scheduled for Tuesday night will include remarks from a local church pastor and from Terry Stewart, president and CEO of the rock hall and museum.

June 23rd, 2009 Rock Hall to put on Woodstock anniversary exhibitNEW YORK — Peace and love will last a lot longer than three days at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which is celebrating Woodstock's 40th anniversary with a new exhibit. From July 3 to November 29, the Cleveland-based center will feature items from the legendary three-day weekend in upstate New York.

June 2nd, 2009 LONDON - American singer Bruce Springsteen surprised concertgoers at a festival in the Netherlands when he teamed up with alternative rock band 'The Killers' on stage. The concert took place on May 30, and Springsteen and his E Street Band headlined the Pinkpop Festival with 'The Killers' and played the opening night of the three-day event, reports the Daily Express.