Have W.A.S.P. been using pre-recorded backing tracks live for Blackie Lawless' lead vocal? The rocker has responded. It happened during an interview with The Metal Voice, where Lawless defended ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - So, all you rock fans, it seems at least a couple of times a year there’s a kerfuffle concerning bands and artists using backing tracks during their shows. If you have no idea what ...

This Billy Joel hit is a surprising example of songs that feature famous backing vocals, namely because Joel isn’t the biggest fan of collaborations. We get why. Joel is amazing at writing his own ...

Motley Crue claim "there were no backing tracks" used during their Stadium Tour. In a response comment to a video published on their Facebook page, Motley Crue are now saying "there were no backing ...

Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott wants fans to know that when you come to one of the band’s concerts, you’re hearing the real thing. In an interview with Stereogum, Elliott addressed recent rumors ...

Some famous singers shot straight to stardom as lead acts while others had to cut their teeth as backing vocalists before making it on their own right. Mariah Carey sang backing vocals for Brenda K.

After The Turtles broke up in 1970, Volman and Kaylan joined Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention as a duo called the Phlorescent Leech and Eddie. Volman’s nickname, the Phlorescent Leech, was ...

Everyone from Ronnie Radke to your favorite washed-up rockstar has an opinion on backing tracks, with some feeling like they enhance the show (or are a necessary component for certain bands) while ...

Looking back at the documentaries on the classic rock era, music fans have to feel lucky. After D.A. Pennebaker’s superb job filming Monterey Pop in ’67, a crew that included Martin Scorsese matched ...

QUESTION: How many backing singers became bigger than the star they were backing? The four most famous are Elton John, Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. Elton John provided piano and ...