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"A Plea" single artwork. (Nonesuch Records) Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea will release a new solo album in 2026.The currently-untitled record sees Flea, as a press release puts it, "returning to his first instrument and musical love, the trumpet."The first preview of the album, a seven-minute track called "A Plea," is out now. It features Flea on trumpet, electric bass and vocals, alongside an ensemble of jazz instrumentalists and […]

On This Day, Dec. 2, 2012 ...Rockers Led Zeppelin were celebrated as Kennedy Center Honorees at a ceremony held in Washington, D.C.Jack Black handled the intro, calling the band — made up of Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and the late John Bonham — “the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time.”The tribute also featured several performances, including the standout “Stairway to Heaven” by Heart's Ann and Nancy […]

Cover of Bernie Leadon's 'Too Late To Be Cool'/Courtesy of Straight Wire Records, Photo Credit: Henry Diltz Former Eagles guitarist Bernie Leadon has dropped a new video for "Too Late To Be Cool," the title track of his latest solo album.The video, which was shot in Nashville, has Leadon watching on as the young people around him appear to be moving in reverse. It also includes footage of the Rock & […]

Eric Clapton performs onstage during Day 2 of Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival at Crypto.com Arena on September 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Crossroads Guitar Festival) Eric Clapton has added a special U.K. show to his 2026 schedule.The three-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to perform at the royal family’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, on Aug. 23. The show […]

Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell performs at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Alice in Chains has a song called "Rooster," but now the band is being asked to support a different kind of animal.PETA has shared a letter requesting that the grunge rockers temporarily change their name to Betty in Chains to raise awareness for a circus elephant named Betty. The animal rights organization says […]

Ozzy Osbourne speaks onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) If you're looking to communicate both your love for Ozzy Osbourne and your distaste for Roger Waters in the same T-shirt, do we have good news for you.The front of the shirt features […]

Musician David Byrne, founding member of The Talking Heads, performs onstage during the "Who is the Sky?" tour at Dolby Theatre on November 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) David Byrne is the latest artist to perform for NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series, although his performance was far from tiny.The Talking Heads frontman brought over a dozen performers with him for the four-song performance, including backup […]

Elton John (Courtesy UMG) Elton John's holiday song "Step Into Christmas" was released way back in 1973, but it has finally been certified Platinum by the RIAA."Step Into Christmas" has re-entered Billboard's Holiday Airplay chart every year over the past decade and has returned to the U.K. singles chart every year since 2011. Last year, a new video was created for the song, starring Cara Delevingne as Elton.Elton has posted a video poking fun at […]

Ozzy Osbourne Save the Chimps painting. (Credit: Save the Chimps) Ozzy Osbourne's charity paintings for the organization Save the Chimps are going up for display at the Spectrum Miami art fair. The paintings were created by the late Prince of Darkness and completed with brushstrokes from the chimp residents of the Save the Chimps sanctuary. The pieces went up for auction on July 17, just days before Ozzy's death on July 22. "I paint because […]