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Metallica on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) James Hetfield is here to bring some heavy metal spirit to your holiday season.The Metallica frontman has shared a spoken-word recitation of the famous poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." "Grab your cocoa and settle in by the fire before your long winter's nap for a reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Papa Het," Metallica says.If you've ever wanted to hear the […]

On This Day, Dec. 19, 2012 ...Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason opened his wallet to save Foote's, the London music store where he bought his first drum kit. Foote’s was about to go out of business, so Mason provided the funding it needed to stay open.“One of my great memories of being a young, budding drummer was going to the original [Foote’s] ... and buying my very first kit for £7.50,” he told […]

Paul Simon performs live on the pyramid stage during the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2011 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images) The Recording Academy has announced the honorees for their 2026 Special Merit Awards Ceremony, and Carlos Santana and Paul Simon have been chosen to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.The honor goes to "performers who, during their lifetime, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic significance to the field […]

Sir Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena during his 'Got Back' world tour on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images) Paul McCartney has reacted to the news that the German company Höfner, known for making guitars and basses, has filed for bankruptcy.McCartney, a longtime user of the Höfner 500/1 violin bass, posted on Instagram that he was “sad to see Höfner go out of business.”“They have […]

Jonathan Cain, tecladist of JJourney band, performing during a concert part of Freedom Tour 2022 at Arena Monterrey, on September 28, 2022 in Monterrey, Mexico. (Photo by Medios y Media/Getty Images) Journey’s Jonathan Cain has opened up about his future with the band.In November, Journey announced their Final Frontier farewell tour, which kicks off Feb. 28 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The announcement came weeks after Journey’s Neal Schon said Cain had […]

Cover of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Faithless’ from 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' box set. (Sony Bruce Springsteen has landed on President Barack Obama’s list of his favorite music of 2025.Obama picked Springsteen's "Faithless" for this year’s list, a song from The Boss’ Tracks II: The Lost Albums box set, which featured seven previously unreleased albums."Faithless" is the title track from a previously unreleased film soundtrack for a movie that never got […]

Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones performs during the final night of the Hackney Diamonds '24 Tour at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena on July 21, 2024 in Ridgedale, Missouri. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) The Rolling Stones' Keith Richards turned 82 on Thursday, and his bandmates took to social media to send him their best wishes.The band’s official Instagram account shared a carousel of photos of Keith over the years, captioning it, […]

Peter Criss, drummer for the band KISS, applauds as Monique Frehley, daughter of the late KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, receives a medal in honor of her father during the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Photographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images) KISS recently received the Kennedy Center Honors at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., but […]

Cover of Rainbow's 'The Temple of the King 1975-1976' (Edsel Records) A new box set dedicated to the early years of Ritchie Blackmore’s band Rainbow is due out in March.The Temple of the King 1975-1976, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the band’s formation, is a nine-CD set that includes their debut album, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, and 1976’s Rising, as well as live recordings of concerts that took place in Germany […]