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Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. (ABC) The new movie Song Sung Blue has an unexpected connection to Eddie Vedder.The film is a biopic about Lightning & Thunder, a Neil Diamond tribute duo made up of couple Mike Sardina and Claire Sardina, played by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, respectively. In the movie, Lightning & Thunder get their big break when they're invited to open for Pearl Jam."This is true," Song Sung Blue director Craig Brewer tells […]

Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Kevin Kane/Getty Images for RRHOF) Elton John and Brandi Carlile released their Grammy-nominated joint album, Who Believe In Angels?, in 2025, but 2026 may bring us some Elton John solo music — and maybe even more than expected.In a holiday video message to members of his Rocket Club fan club, Elton said, "I'll be going […]

Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead performs live on stage during the third day of the Sonisphere Rock Festival at Knebworth House on July 10, 2011 in Stevenage, England. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images) Motörhead frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister died on Dec. 28, 2015 — 10 years ago Sunday.Lemmy formed Motörhead in 1975 alongside guitarist Larry Wallis and drummer Lucas Fox after playing in the band Hawkwind. Wallis and Fox were then replaced by guitarist "Fast" […]

Steve Harris of Iron Maiden performs at Co-op Live on June 22, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage) Iron Maiden celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2025, and founding bassist/songwriter Steve Harris reflects on the milestone in a statement to Kerrang!"It's pretty incredible when you think about it, but we don't think about it too much," Harris says. "The band don't really say, 'Wow, this is 50 years!' It's brought to us […]

On This Day, Dec. 26, 1970 ...George Harrison hit #1 with the song “My Sweet Lord,” which went on to spend four weeks in the top spot.The chart-topper, produced by Harrison and Phil Spector, made Harrison the first former member of The Beatles to score a solo #1 in the U.S. The track, which was released as a double A-side single with “Isn’t It a Pity,” also went to reach #1 […]

Bono and Imelda May take part in the annual Christmas Eve busk on Grafton Street in Dublin, in aid of homeless charity, the Simon Community. Picture date: Wednesday December 24, 2025. (Photo by Conor O Mearain/PA Images via Getty Images) U2 frontman Bono made an appearance at Dublin's annual Christmas Eve Busk, a gathering of artists who busk on Grafton Street, a busy shopping area in the Irish cap. This year’s event […]

Billy Joel’s 2025 didn’t start out so hot. In January, the Piano Man postponed a show in order to have a medical procedure. He did perform two shows in February and continued to announce more concerts for 2025, including co-headlining dates with Sting, Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks. But issues with his health halted his touring plans.-Joel announced in March he was postponing shows for four months to allow himself time to […]

Flea at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Ser Baffo) Flea is here to help jazz up your holiday season.The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has shared a trumpet performance of what sounds like the song "Christmas Time Is Here" from the classic A Charlie Brown Christmas special."'Twas the night before…," the video caption reads. You can watch Flea's performance now via RHCP's Facebook.You'll be hearing even more […]

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. (ABC) The Pearl Jam camp is celebrating their own fuzzy Christmas miracle.The three kittens that the grunge rockers have been fostering at their Seattle headquarters have now been officially adopted.As previously reported, the cats were found in the PJHQ parking lot over the summer and dubbed the Purrl Jam Kittens. With help from a local organization called the Alley Cat Project, the kittens were safely rescued and remained at […]