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Billy Joel Clears Up DUI, Bankruptcy Rumors

Michael Gallucci — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:49:17 +0000

Billy Joel opens up about a lot of things in a new interview with The New York Times Magazine, including dating, not writing any new pop songs and Elton John's "mom hair." But he also addresses two subjects the tabloids have mostly focused on since Joel stopped making pop records two decades ago: his drinking and the state of his finances.

Billy Joel Sings 'New York State of Mind' with Fan

Dave Lifton — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:00:16 +0000

Although has sworn off the idea of doing another full-scale rock tour, Billy Joel still does his acclaimed 'An Evening of Questions and Answers and a Little Bit of Music' series at colleges. At a recent event, a fan wound up playing one of Joel's signature songs with the legendary musician.

Van Halen & Billy Joel To Headline Australia's Stone Music Festival

Eduardo Rivadavia — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:41:59 +0000

Van Halen will bring their hard rock thunder “Down Under” this April, alongside classic rock icon Billy Joel, when they will headline Australia’s inaugural Stone Music Festival. In what will be the band’s first Australian appearance since 1998, and first with David Lee Roth in the vocal hot seat, Van Halen will top a bill [...]

Billy Joel's 'She's Got A Way: Love Songs' Hits Stores This Week

Landon King — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:07:27 +0000

"She's Got A Way: Love Songs" by Billy Joel hits stores and iTunes tomorrow. The album includes his classic hits "Just the Way You Are", "Honesty", "She's Always a Woman", and a live version of "She's Got a Way".

Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel to Appear at New Orleans JazzFest 2013

Sterling Whitaker — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:38:17 +0000

The lineup for the 2013 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has been announced, and two of the most legendary acts in classic rock are slated to perform this year. Fleetwood Mac and Billy Joel will both appear at JazzFest, which takes place over the course of two weekends, April 26-28 and May 2-5.

On This Day in 1979 – The Single 'My Life' by Billy Joel Was Certified Gold

Landon King — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:30:44 +0000

On this day in 1979 the single "My Life" by Billy Joel, was certified Gold. This was also the theme song to a hit TV show that starred a future superstar. Do you know what show it was?

Billy Joel to Release 'Love Songs' Compilation

Dave Lifton — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:12:58 +0000

It’s not even Christmas and we’re starting to hear about albums that are coming out in time for Valentine’s Day. Today (Dec. 3) comes the news that Billy Joel will release ‘She’s Got A Way: Love Songs’ on Jan. 22, 2013. The 18-song set brings together many of his best-known ballads from throughout his career, [...]

On This Day in 1973 – Billy Joel Releases 'Piano Man'

Landon King — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:10:28 +0000

It was on November 9th 1973 that Billy Joel released 'Piano Man'...thus preordaining, more than 20 years in advance, that every karaoke night would include one 5-minute, 36-second period that a drunk sorority girl would belt out an off key version of the song.

CNN Has Apologized for Playing Billy Joel's 'Only the Good Die Young' After a Report on the Sikh Temple Shooting

Landon King — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:54:29 +0000

CNN has apologized for playing Billy Joel's 'Only the Good Die Young' after a discussion on the Sikh Temple shooting in Wisconsin.

Billy Joel's 'Movin' Out' Performed on American Idol by Phillip Phillips

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Wed, 23 May 2012 01:04:06 +0000

Here we go with another performance by our favorite convulsing crooner, Phillip “Phillip Phillip Phillip etc.” Phillips. The ‘Idol’ finalist got to choose one track he sang earlier in the season for this final ‘Idol’ performance episode, and he chose ‘Movin’ Out’ by the “Piano Man” himself, Billy Joel.

10 Billy Joel Songs Performed on 'American Idol'

Matthew Wilkening — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:50:34 +0000

10 different songs by Billy Joel were performed on ‘American Idol’ tonight (March 21) — one by each of the remaining contestants on the Steven Tyler-judged singing competition. Granted, we’re not the target audience for this program, and yes, some of these kids can sing, and sure, we’re sounding like a broken record running their [...]

"Mythbusters" Co-Star Adam Savage was Once in a Billy Joel Video [VIDEO]

Landon King — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:11:01 +0000

He played a drowning nerd rescued by a studly swimmer in "You're Only Human (Second Wind)". See the classic video on the next page!

Elton John Says Billy Joel "Hates" Him [VIDEO]

Landon King — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:19:22 +0000

When Elton John outed Billy Joel as an alcoholic in a recent interview with "Rolling Stone", he said he was doing it out of "tough love." But Billy dismissed it as "Elton being Elton."

But Elton says Billy is a lot angrier about it than he let on. Read more and see the interview on the next page.

Elton John Has Outed Billy Joel As an Alcoholic

Landon King — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:17:59 +0000

In the February 17th issue of “Rolling Stone”, Elton John is publicly outing Billy Joel as an alcoholic, and asking him to get help. Read more and see two great videos featuring these music legends on the next page. This wouldn’t be the first time Billy has gone to rehab. He spent a month in [...]

You May Be Right…But This Is Totally Wrong

Landon King — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:36:00 +0000

Here's the next YouTube sensation! Or maybe not. It's a woman with two teeth, two chins, and absolutely NO singing voice posting karaoke-style videos. And one of the best so far is her rendition of "You May Be Right" by Billy Joel.