Music News: 5 Things That Happened Last Week

The most important happenings… as told by social media:

1. Paul McCartney announced through social media that he will make a cameo appearance in the latest installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The film his theaters May 26.

2. Don Henley has added more dates to his solo tour, including a special concert on his 70th birthday in Dallas, Texas.

Don Henley's tour just got bigger: https://t.co/rY9zO6ZOZM pic.twitter.com/K5Rf9fqD2c

— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) May 12, 2017

3. On June 9 Paul Simon will release The Concert in Hyde Park, his performance from the Hard Rock Calling Festival in 2012, on DVD and BluRay.

4. According to an announcement on their official Facebook page, Aerosmith bandmates Steven Tyler and Joe Perry both welcomed new grandchildren on May 10.

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Congrats to Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on the birth of their new grandchildren. Both born today!! How cool is that!! The newest member of the Tyler family is a beautiful little boy, 7 lbs 11 oz born at 5:45 am. The newest member of the Perry family is a beautiful little girl, 6 lbs 9 oz born at 2:11 pm. Let's give them a huge #BlueArmy welcome in the comment section.

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5. Expanded editions of the Cars’ albums Candy-O and Panorama will be available for purchase July 28.

Listen to this “Let’s Go (Monitor Mix)” bonus track from Candy-O Expanded Edition, out July 28 on @Rhino_Records! https://t.co/2fIdUCtuoF pic.twitter.com/MaaMdG76cX

— The Cars (@thecarsband) May 11, 2017

Danielle Zabielski

Danielle Zabielski (aka “that girl who loves the Bee Gees more than anything else in the whole wide world”) is an artist, freelancer, and radio producer based in Philadelphia. Art and music are the two loves of her life, particularly the art and music of the 1960s through ‘70s.