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Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Billy Joel recently sat down for an interview with YouTube personality Rick Beato, where they discussed songwriting, touching on such Joel hits as "Piano Man," "Allentown" and "We Didn’t Start the Fire."Discussing his first big hit, "Just the Way You Are," Joel revealed that he almost didn’t put the song on his album […]

(L-R) Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses perform onstage during the Power Trip music festival at Empire Polo Club on October 06, 2023 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Power Trip) Guns N’ Roses are giving fans a chance to win a VIP experience to one of their upcoming shows, while also raising money to support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.The "Welcome to the […]

The Rolling Stones' 'Foreign Tongues' (Capitol Records) Looks like The Rolling Stones may nab another #1 in the U.K.According to the U.K. Official Chart, the band’s latest album, Foreign Tongues, is currently the front-runner to top the U.K. Official Albums Chart.If the album does indeed wind up on top, it will be The Stones’ 15th U.K. #1 album.The Stones last topped the U.K. albums chart in 2023 with their Grammy-winning record Hackney Diamonds.They […]

L-R: Slim Jim Phantom, Brian Setzer and Lee Rocker of The Stray Cats/(Photo credit: Suzie Kaplan) The Stray Cats are spending more time on the road this year.The band’s three original members — Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom — have announced dates for a fall tour that begins Nov. 9 in Grand Prairie, Texas.The tour will hit several cities in Texas, as well as Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, […]

Alice Cooper performs at The Kia Forum on October 19, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Alice Cooper has announced dates for a fall leg of his Alice’s Attic tour.The new leg kicks off Sept. 17 in Louisville, Kentucky, and hits cities in Massachusetts, Florida, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California and more. It also includes three Canadian dates before wrapping Nov. 21 in Reno, Nevada.A presale for tickets begins Tuesday […]

Tico Torres, John Shanks, Jon Bon Jovi, David Bryan, Everett Bradley and Phil X attend the Forever Tour Kick Off - New York at Madison Square Garden on July 07, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Bon Jovi) Bon Jovi broke out two classic ballads on the third night of their nine-show Forever Tour stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden.According to setlist.fm, halfway into the concert the […]

Mick Jagger attends the inaugural British Museum Ball at The British Museum on October 18, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Lia Toby/Getty Images) The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger is reflecting on getting older in a new interview with The New York Times.When asked about how it feels to be getting older, the 82-year-old rock legend simply replied, “there’s nothing good about it.”When the interviewer suggested that wisdom is a benefit of […]

On This Day, July 13, 1985…The star-studded Live Aid charity concerts were held simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia.Organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, the concerts featured performances by Queen, David Bowie, U2, Sting, The Who, Elton John, Paul McCartney and many others in London, while the Philadelphia lineup included Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Mick Jagger and a Led Zeppelin reunion.Phil Collins […]

Peter Buck, of R.E.M., performs onstage during the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala June 13, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame) R.E.M. guitarist and co-founder Peter Buck has released new music with his latest band, Drink The Sea.The band also features Screaming Trees' Barrett Martin, Eleven's Alain Johannes and others. It just released the track “Oh Desire,” […]