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Freddie Mercury of Queen performs on stage at Live Aid at Wembley Stadium on 13th July 1985 in London. (Photo by Phil Dent/Redferns) Queen frontman Freddie Mercury would have turned 80 in 2026, and the milestone won't be overlooked.As in previous years, the rocker’s birthday will be celebrated at the Official Freddie Mercury Birthday Party. The 2026 edition will be held Sept. 5, Mercury’s actual birthday, at the Casino Barrière in Montreux, Switzerland.According to the […]

Cover of Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' (Sony Music) Pink Floyd is close to reaching a huge milestone on the Billboard 200 chart.The band’s iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon recently landed its 996th nonconsecutive week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, meaning it's only four weeks off landing 1,000 weeks on all-genre chart. It currently ranks at #167.The Dark Side of the Moon, which was released in 1973, […]

Cover of Yes' 'Tales from Topographic Oceans' (Rhino) Yes is giving fans another preview of their upcoming super-deluxe reissue of 1973’s Tales from Topographic Oceans.The band has just released the 2026 remastered single edit of “The Ancient (Giants Under the Sun),” described in a press release as being “inspired by Purāna, the mythic texts and sacred lore of humanity’s distant past.”Tales from Topographic Oceans (Super Deluxe Edition) will be released Feb. […]

(L-R) John Mayer of Dead & Company, and Honorees Mickey Hart and Bob Weir of Dead & Company and of the Grateful Dead perform onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Eagles and Dead & Company are among the nominees for the 2026 Pollstar Awards.Both bands are in […]

Sting performs onstage during a concert at Eventim Apollo on October 26, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Joseph Okpako/WireImage) Sting has been honored with Bass Magazine’s Lifetime Achievement Award.While the magazine’s 2026 awards ceremony will take place Jan. 22 in Santa Ana, California, the mag presented Sting with his award earlier in New York, sharing the moment in a video on Instagram.In the clip, Sting jokes that while it’s […]

Pat Smear of Foo Fighters performs at the Ohana Music Festival on October 1, 2023 in Dana Point, California. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Foo Fighters will be without guitarist Pat Smear for several upcoming shows."In the classic tradition of rockstars having bizarre gardening accidents, Pat Smear has apparently rung in the new year by smashing the s*** out of his left foot," the Foos write in an Instagram post.Of course, a "bizarre […]

On This Day, Jan. 7, 2020 ...Rush drummer Neil Peart passed away following a battle with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer. He was 67. Peart had been diagnosed with the disease over three years earlier but kept his condition a secret from the public.Peart joined Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson in Rush in 1974, six years after it had been formed. They went on to release 19 albums together […]

Children’s book inspired by David Bowie’s career coming in September A new children’s book inspired by the life and career of rocker David Bowie is set for release this fall.Starman: The Cosmic Voyage of David Bowie, by author Matthew Cordell, imagines Bowie as a real spaceman. It is described as "the galactic journey of Bowie’s life, with stops for each phase of his ever-transforming career."People revealed the cover of the book, which […]

Rob Halford of Judas Priest performs on stage at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre on October 18, 2025 in Chula Vista, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has shared a special message with fans as he celebrates 40 years of sobriety.In a new video posted on Instagram, captioned "one day at a time," the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer opened up about his decision to […]