The power ballad shot the perennial underdogs to the top, but it also sparked unexpected backlash from their ’70s fan base.

"People turned on us. It was as if they resented their big secret band suddenly being the property of the mainstream" ...

In September, the band announced they would stop touring due to "irreconcilable differences" between frontman Kevin Cronin and bassist Bruce Hall Weston Rich/Billboard via Getty Images The REO ...

In September 2024, REO Speedwagon announced that the band would cease touring starting in January 2025 because of a conflict that arose between two of the group’s longest-tenured members—frontman ...

Kevin Cronin has detailed the events that led to REO Speedwagon’s eventual breakup. During a recent appearance on Billy Corgan‘s The Magnificent Others podcast, Cronin noted how things began to change ...

Train and REO Speedwagon have amassed 32 Billboard hits and more than 50 million albums sold between them. And now the durable pop-rockers are hitting the road for a co-headlining tour. The Summer ...

REO Speedwagon singer Terry Luttrell was injured after he crashed his car when he fell asleep behind the wheel — just hours after performing at the band’s farewell concert in Illinois. The vocalist ...

Whether you love or hate power ballads, they defined classic rock music during the 1980s. REO Speedwagon’s “Keep On Loving You” is one of the most famous examples of this trend. Judging from that ...

REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin has responded to online commenters questioning the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic. The band recently canceled two shows after members of the REO Speedwagon ...

"People turned on us. It was as if they resented their big secret band suddenly being the property of the mainstream." ...

The accident took place on Sunday, June 15, just one day after his band played a farewell show at the State Farm Center in Illinois Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...