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Paul McCartney's 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' (MPL/Capitol Records) Looks like Paul McCartney may have another hit on his hands in the U.K.The Beatles legend’s latest solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, is on track to top the U.K. Official Albums chart this week.If it does hit #1, it will be McCartney’s eighth solo #1 in the U.K., although the chart includes albums released with Wings among his other solo hits. McCartney’s […]

Vivian Campbell, Joe Elliott, Rick Allen, Rick Savage and Phil Collen attend Def Leppard Honored With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame on October 09, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) Def Leppard has extended their 2026 world tour.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced an Oct. 15 show in Hollywood, Florida. That will be followed by a tour of Mexico and South America, featuring […]

Metallica perform onstage during Metallica's All Within My Hands Foundation Presented by the Helping Hands Concert And Auction 2024 at YouTube Theater on December 13, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Metallica set a new record in Berlin, Germany, over the weekend.The band revealed on Instagram that their Saturday concert at Olympiastadion set the record for the biggest show ever at the venue, with an audience of […]

Michael Stipe attends Apple TV's "Shrinking" special FYC event at Quality Italian on May 02, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images) Michael Stipe is headed to late-night TV.The R.E.M. frontman is set to be the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night, where he’ll be joined by producer Andrew Watt.Stipe and Watt recently teamed up to record the song “I Played the Fool,” which served […]

L-R) Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards attend The Rolling Stones Album Launch Event at The Weylin on May 05, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) While Keith Richards recently said The Rolling Stones had no plans to tour this year, it sounds like Mick Jagger is itching to get on the road.During an appearance on BBC Radio 2’s Tracks of My Years, which also […]

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performs during 'Amazon Music Live' Season 4 at East End Studios on Oct. 30, 2025 in Glendale, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Amazon Music) The final night of Sepultura's North American tour had a special guest on drums: Dave Grohl.The Foo Fighters frontman joined the Brazilian metal legends at The Wiltern in LA to play drums on "Kaiowas," from their 1993 album, Chaos A.D. You can […]

Cover of Peter Gabriel single "A Hard Lesson Artwork by Francis Alÿs(Real World Music Ltd / Sony Music Publishing/Peter Gabriel Ltd.) Peter Gabriel dropped another song from his upcoming album, o/i.The latest, released on Sunday to coincide with May’s second full moon, is “A Hard Lesson,” which Gabriel describes as “the oldest track of the project.”“It probably started in the late 80s or early 90s when I was in Senegal,” […]

On This Day, June 1, 1972…Eagles – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon – released their self-titled debut album, which went on to be a huge hit for the band.The record, produced by Glyn Johns, peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. It included three top 40 hits: “Witchy Woman,” which peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100; “Take it Easy,” which went to #12; […]

Stewart Copeland of The Police (Photo credit: Jessica Lehrman) The Police drummer Stewart Copeland is getting ready to launch Have I Said Too Much - The Police, Hollywood, and Other Adventures, a spoken word tour described as an evening of conversation with Copeland that will include photos and videos, along with a Q&A.After debuting the show in the U.K. in 2025, this will be Copeland's first time bringing it to theaters […]