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Billy Joel Honored With Steinway Hall Portrait

According to Rolling Stone, six-time Grammy Award-winning pianist, singer-songwriter and classical composer Billy Joel has become the first non-classical musician to be honored by legendary handmade piano manufacturers Steinway & Sons with a portrait in their Steinway Hall in New York City.  read more

The Cure, Kiss and Billy Joel Contribute to Paul McCartney Covers Album

Paul McCartney is gathering up musicians to contribute to a covers album of songs from the former Beatle’s solo catalog and his work with Wings. The Cure, Kiss and Billy Joel are among the performers recruited for the project....  read more

Billy Joel Cancels Planned Memoir

The Piano Man has cancelled the release of his memoirs....  read more

Listen to Every Billy Joel Hit Ever at the Same Time

Some guy hit play at the same time on every single radio staple Billy Joel has ever created and recorded the result. It’s, well, it’s pretty much what you’d expect....  read more

Billy Joel's Music To Be Featured in Glee

If watching the inimitable, crazy-talented Matthew Morrison and Neil Patrick Harris join forces for “Piano Man” on Glee made your mouth water for some more show-choir-ized Billy Joel, you’re going to enjoy the upcoming season....  read more

Eighteen Band Names Inspired by Other Bands

It’s not unusual for young bands to draw inspiration straight from their members’ record collections. Sometimes, though, the influence isn’t strictly musical. Here are eighteen artists that took their very names from other bands—sometimes directly from song lyrics, occasionally from misunderstood quips, and once straight from a legend himself....  read more

The 40 Best Sesame Street Guest Spots So Far

The 40th season of Sesame Street premiered on Nov. 10, 2009, promising guest spots from notable figures such as...  read more

Katy Perry, Kanye West and Billy Joel tackled with Guilt

Last time around, Guilt by Association brought us such diverse nuggets as Will Oldham covering Mariah Carey, Devendra Banhart doing Oasis and indie rock updates of Destiny's Child's "Say My Name" and Journey's "Don't Stop Believin." Since once is never enough—especially given the abundance of guilty pleasure pop gems—Engine Room Recordings has announced two new installments in the series. ...  read more

Billy Joel adds second Shea Stadium gig

It's likely that not many people can answer with authenticity if asked for their worth in legal tender. But if you're Billy Joel, you can honestly say that someone thinks you're worth upwards of $20,000 a night. That amount is the highest listing price for a ticket on StubHub for his sold-out show at Shea Stadium. Luckily, for fans who don’t believe anything less than a car is worth that much, a second show has been added for Joel's Last Play at Shea. As previously reported, Joel was selected to headline the final Shea concert. Fans took to this news...  read more

Billy Joel selected as Shea Stadium's

There probably aren’t as many massive venues that have been as memorable as smaller ones like the Fillmore West, CBGB’s, or the Roxy in London. If we had to pick a few, right up there would be Central Park, Red Rocks (because everyone releases a concert movie from there) and the iconic Shea stadium. Soon, Shea will be closing and New Yorker Billy Joel (number 30 on Paste’s Best Living Songwriters list) has been chosen as the final artist to grace the field. “The Last Play at Shea… From The Beatles to Billy” will be held on July 16, the...  read more