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Rhino Foreigner just announced they’re releasing a deluxe version of their 1981 multi-Platinum album 4 with lots of bonus material, and now they are giving fans a preview of one of those extras.The band has released the track "Fool If You Love Him," featuring the original Foreigner band members. It's one of five previously unreleased songs on the set.According to the description on YouTube, the song was initially recorded and left unfinished […]

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger will make a guest appearance on the upcoming album from Nigerian singer/songwriter Burna Boy.Burna Boy will release his album No Signs of Weakness on July 11 and just revealed the track list, which includes the tune "Empty Chairs" featuring Jagger.Jagger and his bandmates recently appeared on a tribute album celebrating the late King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier. The band covered the track "Zydeco Sont Pas Salés" on […]

Kevin Winter/Getty Images A band was disinvited from playing Black Sabbath's massive Back to the Beginning reunion/farewell concert because, as Sharon Osbourne tells Billboard, they "wanted to make a profit.""It's not the time to make a profit," Sharon says of the show.Sharon does not name the act that was booted from the bill, though it seems they won't stay anonymous for very long."After the show I'll let everybody know who it […]

On This Day, July 3, 1971 ...The Doors frontman Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in his apartment in Paris, France. He was discovered by his girlfriend, Pamela Courson.Morrison was 27 at the time of his death, with the official cause of death listed as heart failure, although there have been conspiracy theories surrounding his death for years.He was buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, where both […]

Roswell Records As the United States of America gears up to celebrate its birthday, so does the debut Foo Fighters album.The self-titled record was released on July 4, 1995 — 30 years ago Friday.Coming off the death of Kurt Cobain and the dissolution of Nirvana in 1994, drummer Dave Grohl entered the studio and started working on possible solo material. While he was recording, Tom Petty recruited Grohl to play drums with The […]

Dave Benett/Getty Images for Stella McCartney Ringo Starr is profiled in a new article in the New York Times, and his Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney discusses the importance of their more than six decades of friendship. With their bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison gone, McCartney says they understand "nothing lasts forever.""So we grasp onto what we have now because we realize that it’s very special. It’s something hardly anyone else has," he says. "In fact, […]

Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for The Recording Academy John Mellencamp is giving a shoutout to Olivia Rodrigo after the pop star was photographed wearing a Mellencamp T-shirt at the Glastonbury Festival over the weekend.The 73-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer reshared a photo of the 22-year-old Rodrigo in a vintage tee from his The Lonesome Jubilee era, simply writing, "'Thank You' @oliviarodrigo."The post also featured a clip of the Mellencamp song "Thank You," which […]

InsideOut Music After headlining 65 North American tour dates in 2024, former King Crimson members Adrian Belew and Tony Levin, guitar great Steve Vai and Tool drummer Danny Carey are set to release a live album of their Beat tour.The tour, which also hit Mexico and South America in 2025, had the four artists celebrating the '80s-era music of King Crimson, reinterpreting three of the band’s albums – 1981’s Discipline, 1982’s […]

Sam Tabone/WireImage Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx marked his 24th year of sobriety on Wednesday, sharing a post on social media in which he reflected on how sobriety has "completely transformed" his life."Sobriety isn’t just about eliminating substances; it’s about the ability to be honest with yourself and those around you,” he wrote. "Over the past 24 years of sobriety, I’ve experienced profound joy, but not without significant challenges. Through this journey, […]