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Michael Stipe attends Apple TV's "Shrinking" special FYC event at Quality Italian on May 02, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/Getty Images) Michael Stipe is headed to late-night TV.The R.E.M. frontman is set to be the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday night, where he’ll be joined by producer Andrew Watt.Stipe and Watt recently teamed up to record the song “I Played the Fool,” which served […]

L-R) Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards attend The Rolling Stones Album Launch Event at The Weylin on May 05, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) While Keith Richards recently said The Rolling Stones had no plans to tour this year, it sounds like Mick Jagger is itching to get on the road.During an appearance on BBC Radio 2’s Tracks of My Years, which also […]

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters performs during 'Amazon Music Live' Season 4 at East End Studios on Oct. 30, 2025 in Glendale, California. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Amazon Music) The final night of Sepultura's North American tour had a special guest on drums: Dave Grohl.The Foo Fighters frontman joined the Brazilian metal legends at The Wiltern in LA to play drums on "Kaiowas," from their 1993 album, Chaos A.D. You can […]

Cover of Peter Gabriel single "A Hard Lesson Artwork by Francis Alÿs(Real World Music Ltd / Sony Music Publishing/Peter Gabriel Ltd.) Peter Gabriel dropped another song from his upcoming album, o/i.The latest, released on Sunday to coincide with May’s second full moon, is “A Hard Lesson,” which Gabriel describes as “the oldest track of the project.”“It probably started in the late 80s or early 90s when I was in Senegal,” […]

On This Day, June 1, 1972…Eagles – Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon – released their self-titled debut album, which went on to be a huge hit for the band.The record, produced by Glyn Johns, peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. It included three top 40 hits: “Witchy Woman,” which peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100; “Take it Easy,” which went to #12; […]

Stewart Copeland of The Police (Photo credit: Jessica Lehrman) The Police drummer Stewart Copeland is getting ready to launch Have I Said Too Much - The Police, Hollywood, and Other Adventures, a spoken word tour described as an evening of conversation with Copeland that will include photos and videos, along with a Q&A.After debuting the show in the U.K. in 2025, this will be Copeland's first time bringing it to theaters […]

Paul McCartney leaves 'The Late Show' following the taping of the final episode on May 21, 2026 in New York City. (John Lamparski/Getty Images) Paul McCartney has submitted himself to the experience of Chicken Shop Date, and the results are now available to watch on YouTube.In the YouTube series, host Amelia Dimoldenberg eats fried chicken and fries while Sir Paul munches on vegan chicken nuggets and answers a variety of quirky […]

Kansas performs at the Ryman Auditorium on August 19, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Kansas, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and Asia are among the artists performing on the 2027 Cruise to the Edge.The prog-themed concert cruise sets sail from Miami on April 2 and will make stops in Cozumel and Costa Maya, Mexico, as well as Harvest Caye, Belize, before returning April 8."This isn't just a cruise," the […]

Grateful Dead, 'Steal Your Face' (50th Anniversary) (Rhino Records) Fifty years ago, America celebrated its 200th birthday — and a lot of great albums were released.That's why Rhino Records has launched a Spirit of '76 vinyl reissue campaign, with independent record stores carrying new editions of 23 albums that first arrived in 1976. It gets underway July 17 with the release of Bad Company's Run with the Pack, Black Sabbath's […]