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"When Love Comes to Town" cover single artwork. (KTBA Records) Slash and his Conspirators bandmate Myles Kennedy are featured on a new cover of U2 and B.B. King's collaborative 1989 single, "When Love Comes to Town."The cover is part of blues rocker Joe Bonamassa's King tribute album, B.B. King's Blues Summit 100. It also features blues singer Shemekia Copeland, who handles King's vocals while Kennedy sings Bono's parts."We knew early on we wanted to […]

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. (ABC) Rock stars including Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses and Yungblud all performed at a private company party Thursday at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York.The night's house band was Smith & Watt Steakhouse, which features RHCP drummer Chad Smith and producer Andrew Watt.You can watch footage of a Yungblud-fronted cover of […]

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones attend the premiere of 'Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day' at Ziegfeld Theatre on October 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) On Dec. 10, 2007, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin — Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones — reunited for their first concert together in 19 years at the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at London’s O2 Arena. And Page […]

On This Day, Dec. 12, 2012 ...12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief was held at New York’s Madison Square Garden to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, which struck portions of the Northeastern United States, the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic in late October 2012.The concert featured performances by Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, […]

Lenny Kravitz on Jimmy Kimmel Live!/(ABC/Randy Holmes) Lenny Kravitz is set to appear in the upcoming James Bond action adventure video game 007 First Light, from IO Interactive.Kravitz will play the villain Bawma in the game, which will be a Bond origin story. Bawma is described as “the largest black-market dealer in the Western Hemisphere who’s as charismatic as he is unpredictable,” with the description adding, “He rose from nothing, broke […]

Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' artwork/(Hollywood Records/EMI) Queen’s iconic #1 hit "Bohemian Rhapsody" has reached a new milestone on YouTube.The video for the 1975 song has just surpassed 2 billion views on the site, making it the oldest song to ever reach such a milestone.This has been a big year for "Bohemian Rhapsody," as Queen celebrated the song's 50th anniversary in October. To mark the occasion they released the single on transparent blue heavyweight 12-inch vinyl, as a […]

Milly Alcock as Supergirl/Kara Zor-El on the poster for 'Supergirl.' (Warner Bros. Pictures) Blondie’s iconic track “Call Me” is featured in the first teaser trailer for the new Supergirl film.Milly Alcock stars as the titular Supergirl/Kara Zor-El in the second film in the new DC Universe. The trailer starts off by showing Kara's everyday world, as the Blondie track kicks in. The movie follows what happens "when an unexpected and ruthless […]

Paul Simon performs onstage during Homeward Bound: A GRAMMY Salute To The Songs Of Paul Simon at Hollywood Pantages Theatre on April 06, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Paul Simon is bringing his A Quiet Celebration tour overseas.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced dates for a European leg of the trek, which kicks off April 9 with a three-night […]

Guns N' Roses 2026 tour poster. (Courtesy of Live Nation) Pierce the Veil and The Black Crowes are among the openers for Guns N' Roses 2026 North American tour, kicking off in May.Other openers include rap icons Ice Cube and Public Enemy, as well as the AWOLNATION side project The Barbarians of California. GN'R's new drummer, Isaac Carpenter, previously played in AWOLNATION.For the full list of dates and their corresponding openers, […]