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Metallica on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) Metallica has announced the details for the eighth year of the band's Metallica Scholars Initiative with their All Within My Hands charity foundation.The program, which supports workforce education for community and technical college students, will distribute a grant of over $3.3 million to over 90 schools. The 2026 campaign also includes the first international Metallica Scholars partner, the Capital City College Group in the U.K."This […]

Stevie Nicks performs at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, November, 2023 (Disney/Michael J. LeBrecht II) More reported details are leaking out about Taylor Swift's upcoming wedding to Travis Kelce, and it appears guests may be entertained by a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.A source has confirmed to Rolling Stone that Stevie Nicks will attend the wedding — allegedly taking place this weekend at New York's […]

Bruce Springsteen attends the funeral of Clive Davis on June 29, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) Bruce Springsteen was one of several artists honoring late music exec Clive Davis at a funeral service in New York City Monday.“Clive was the most humble man in the music business,” Springsteen said at the opening of his speech, garnering laughs and applause from the mourners gathered at Manhattan's Central […]

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performs onstage during the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year at Los Angeles Convention Center on January 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Foo Fighters played the second of two shows in Liverpool, England, on Saturday and didn't leave town without paying tribute to The Beatles.The set included the live debut of Dave Grohl and company's cover of the Abbey Road track "I Want You (She's […]

On This Day, June 29, 1984...Bruce Springsteen kicked off the Born in the U.S. A. tour in St. Paul, Minnesota.The tour featured the E Street Band debuts of guitarist Nils Lofgren, who replaced Stevie Van Zandt who left to record a solo album, and Springsteen’s future wife Patti Scialfa.During opening night, director Brian De Palma shot the video for the Born in the U.S.A. single “Dancing in the Dark." The performance […]

Cover of Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery's 'The Roaring Waves' (InsideOutMusic) Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery, the original guitarist for progressive rock band Marillion, have shared the first single off their upcoming instrumental album, The Roaring Waves.The track, ”The Black Sea,” is described by Rothery as “the perfect introduction to the sonic world we’ve created between us,” adding, “We have a very special chemistry.”“For ‘The Black Sea,’ […]

(L-R) Roger Daltrey of The Who and Eddie Vedder perform onstage during the 2025 Backyard Concert supporting Teen Cancer America and the UCLA Health Center at a private residence on October 03, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BC) The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder are set to headline the Best of Blues and Rock Festival, happening Nov. 20-22 at Ibirapuera Park […]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "American Girl" cover art (UMe) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fans are getting a chance to hear new versions of two of his classic songs.To mark the 50th anniversary of Petty's iconic tracks "American Girl" and "Breakdown," the Tom Petty estate has just released extended, newly mixed versions of the songs, both remixed from the original multitrack tapes in Hi-Res and Dolby Atmos.Both songs are available […]

Billy Joel performs during his 150th show at Madison Square Garden on July 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Myrna M. Suarez/Getty Images) Billy Joel is celebrating another song joining the Spotify Billions Club.A post on the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer's Instagram account reveals that "Vienna" is now his third song to reach the milestone.Already in the Billions Club are "Piano Man," which joined in April and has currently been streamed […]