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"Asking for a Friend" single artwork. (RCA Records/Roswell Records) Foo Fighters performed the live debut of their new single "Asking for a Friend" during their show in Monterrey, Mexico, on Wednesday."That's the first time we've ever tried that one live," frontman Dave Grohl told the cheering audience after the song ended.The set also included a rare performance of The Colour and the Shape deep cut "Hey, Johnny Park!," which the Foos hadn't […]

Cover of Squeeze's 'Trixies'/(BMG) Squeeze is getting ready to drop a new album, although the material in it isn’t new … to them.The band will release Trixies, their first album in eight years, on March 6. The songs on it were the first tunes Squeeze’s Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook ever wrote together back when they were teens.The songs are described as a "collection of stories set in a fictional night […]

Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony at Alexander Stadium on August 08, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Ozzy Osbourne was hospitalized two weeks before his farewell performance at the Back to the Beginning concert on July 5, his family says."We had him in the hospital, and we were just terrified that people were going to find out," Sharon Osbourne […]

On This Day, Nov. 13, 2016 ...Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell died in his sleep at age 74.His songs, including "Superstar," "A Song for You," "Delta Lady" and "This Masquerade," were big hits for other artists, and he worked with everyone from Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker to George Harrison and The Rolling Stones.In 2010, Elton John, who called Russell a "mentor," helped revive Russell's career with […]

Cover art for Cheap Trick's 'All Washed Up'/ (BMG) Cheap Trick will release their 21st studio album, All Washed Up, on Friday, and bassist Tom Petersson says their approach to making records today is the same as it was when they first started out over 50 years ago.“We just are making songs that we like, would like to hear ourselves,” he tells ABC Audio. “So it's like we're making it for […]

Bryan Adams at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (Disney/Frank Micelotta) When he isn't being a rock star and touring the world, Bryan Adams is also an acclaimed photographer, and you'll be able to see his work in LA.Adams' latest photography exhibition, #SHOTBYADAMS, will open at the Leica Store & Gallery Los Angeles Nov. 17 and run through Dec. 1. It's the first time the show has […]

Jackson Browne performs onstage during the Wild Honey tribute to Warren Zevon at The Granada Theatre on September 27, 2025 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame in Boston has announced its 2025 inductees, including Neil Young and Jackson Browne.Young and Browne are recognized in the living artist category, along with Judy Collins, folk singer Tom Paxton and folks/blues singer Tom Rush. The honor goes […]

Toni Cornell at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Toni Cornell has shared a reflection on her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony performance, during which she played Soundgarden's "Fell on Black Days" alongside Heart's Nancy Wilson in honor of her late father, Chris Cornell."Performing 'Fell on Black Days' was one of the greatest honors of my life, and one of the hardest […]

Graham Nash performs onstage during the FIREAID Benefit Concert for California Fire Relief at The Kia Forum on January 30, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID) Graham Nash has announced his first shows of 2026.The new tour kicks off April 4 in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, with stops in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, South Carolina and more, before wrapping with a two-night stand in Ponte […]