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(L-R) Gene Simmons, Peter Criss, and Paul Stanley of KISS attend the 48th Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on December 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images) KISS was celebrated Sunday in Washington, D.C., with the Kennedy Center Honors, with surviving members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss in attendance.The band posted a photo from the evening on Instagram and shared their gratitude for the […]

Elton John performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Kevin Kane/Getty Images for RRHOF) Not long ago Elton John posted a humorous video of himself in his kitchen, but due to fan response, he's now posted an important follow-up. In the original video, Elton poked fun at how ubiquitous "Step Into Christmas" becomes each holiday season. As he stands in his kitchen, he begins opening […]

Musician David Byrne, founding member of The Talking Heads, performs onstage during the "Who is the Sky?" tour at Dolby Theatre on November 20, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) David Byrne is bringing his Who is the Sky? tour back to North America in 2026.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will kick off a new leg of the tour with a two-night stand, April 4 and […]

On This Day, Dec. 8, 1980 ...Legendary Beatles member John Lennon was shot and killed outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota. He was 40.Earlier in the day, Lennon signed a copy of his album Double Fantasy for a fan as he and wife Yoko Ono were leaving for the recording studio. When he returned later that evening, the same fan, Mark David Chapman, shot him twice. The musician was rushed to the hospital, where he […]

2026 Golden Globes hosted by Nikki Glaser (CBS/dick clark productions) Bruce Springsteen got a Golden Globe nomination … sort of.Nominations for the 83rd annual Golden Globes were announced Monday with Jeremy Allen White earning a nomination for best performance by a male actor in a motion picture, drama for his portrayal of The Boss in the biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.It was the only nomination the film received. White received […]

'Life’s Been Good: Joe Walsh' auction artwork (Courtesy of Julien's Auctions) Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh has donated over 800 personal items, including over 400 guitars, to an upcoming Julian’s Auction. But the rocker admits it wasn’t easy to part with all the things he collected over the years.“It was traumatic,” he tells ABC Audio. “We all have stuff. Other people's stuff, that's their junk. My stuff, to them, is my […]

Cover of Freddie Mercury's 'Mr Bad Guy'/(Hollywood Records) Freddie Mercury’s debut solo album, Mr. Bad Guy, has just been reissued for its 40th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Mercury’s official YouTube channel has debuted the first in a three-part series dedicated to the release.Each episode in the Mr. Bad Guy series includes clips from music videos for the album's singles, along with excerpts from a 1985 interview Mercury gave to promote the […]

Gene Simmons on 'Dancing with the Stars'/(Disney/Eric McCandless) Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Gene Simmons is headed to Washington.The KISS founding member is set to testify on Tuesday before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Intellectual Property Subcommittee in support of the American Music Fairness Act. The bipartisan bill aims to ensure radio corporations pay performers for playing their music."Having spent my career in the music and entertainment industry, I understand the vital […]

Cover of Squeeze's 'Trixies'/(BMG) Squeeze has shared another track from their upcoming album, Trixies, which features some of the first songs the band's Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook ever wrote together.After previously releasing the first song, "Trixies Pt. 1," they have now released “Trixies Pt. 2” to digital outlets.The songs on Trixies, Squeeze's first album in eight years, are described as a "collection of stories set in a fictional night club, Trixies." They were written […]