Billy Joel

Billy Joel won Newsday's 'That's SO Long Island' tournament, even as he was named the seventh recipient of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song today.

"I realize that ivory piano keys are preferred by some pianists," says Billy Joel. "But a preference for ivory keys does not justify the slaughter of 96 elephants every day."

Billy Joel brought out some friends on stage to help celebrate his 65th birthday.

Billy Joel offered some intriguing revelations during a rangy town hall-style interview with Howard Stern.

Billy Joel is a huge AC/DC fan. In the past during his shows he would play guitar, and bring a roadie on stage to sing "Highway to Hell."

Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon sang 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' with the help of an iPad app.

Long out-of-print, Billy Joel's document of his famous 1987 Russian concerts is about to return to shelves. On May 20, he will release 'A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia' on CD and video.

Score another first for Billy Joel. The Piano Man has scheduled a performance at Boston's Fenway Park, which will be his first ever at this cozy baseball stadium.

Billy Joel is filling out his his recently announced hometown concert residency with a series of tour dates throughout 2014. Scattered among the New York City shows Joel has lined up in 2014 are a bunch of new concerts that will keep him busy across the U.S. through summer.

Don Henley and Garth Brooks were among the artists who helped pay tribute to Billy Joel, who was one of five performers to receive the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor in 2013. The gala, which took place on Dec. 8, was televised on CBS last night.

The Piano Man continues his torrid pace of events. He will play a show a month at Madison Square Garden in this open-ended residency.

Billy Joel has long taken an interest in educating younger generations of musicians. This runs from his acclaimed Evening of Questions and Answers and a Little Bit of Music series to today’s news that he has given a piano to the music department of Stony Brook University on his native Long Island.