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(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 […]

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top performs on stage at Viejas Casino & Resort on November 02, 2025 in Alpine, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons has confirmed a story that the band members were once offered $1 million to shave off their iconic beards.In an interview with Jay Mohr’s Mohr Stories podcast, Gibbons said it's true that they were offered the money to shave their beards […]

Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Billy Joel shocked fans on Jan. 2 when he took the stage — for the first time since his brain condition diagnosis — to perform with a Billy Joel cover band in Wellington, Florida. The singer in that cover band is now speculating that the Rock & Roll of Famer is working toward […]

Cover of Peter Frampton's 'Frampton Comes Alive!'/ (A&M Records/UMG Recordings) Peter Frampton took to Instagram Tuesday to mark the 50th anniversary of his iconic live album, Frampton Comes Alive!“I can’t believe today’s the day. It’s now been 50 years since Frampton Comes Alive! was released. Wow, 50 years,” he said. “Thank you all for helping it become such a huge phenomenal success,” he added, before joking, “probably time to buy a new one […]