Coming off the album Turnstiles, which was accomplished but lacked any hit singles, Billy Joel had reached a crucial point. His next record would likely determine the trajectory of his career from ...

It’s always fascinating to think hypothetically of the paths that musical careers might have taken if not for pivotal turning points. For example, would Billy Joel hold the same esteemed place within ...

Billy Joel placed “Vienna” right in the middle of his nine-track album, and indeed, it does feel like a turning point in the record. After seeing how Venetian people treated their older population, ...

Sirius XM radio is in a Billy Joel state of mind for the next month. The satellite radio network announced Friday that the Billy Joel Channel is back through Oct. 28 leading up to the Nov. 3 release ...

Picking only five Billy Joel songs from the 1970s isn’t easy. It’s tempting to just tell you to go put on The Stranger and let it play all the way through. But it’s important to highlight a couple of ...

I heard my first Billy Joel album at 12 or 13 and instantly became a fan—more than a fan really. I owned all his studio albums and listened to them countless times. I was fascinated that he played in ...

What was the song about? What’s with the breaking glass at the beginning of the song? And why did Joel feel the need to fix what wasn’t really broken. Let’s find out with a deep dive to “You May Be ...

It’s rare that, in 2024, you can still go out and watch one of the greatest performers in rock ‘n’ roll history do their thing. We still have the Stones, but Elton John played his “final show” last ...