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Photo of Lynyrd Skynyrd (Photo by Doltyn Snedden) Lynyrd Skynyrd is paying tribute to our nation’s veterans with the Veterans Day release of a new live video.The clip is for the track “Red White and Blue” featuring 38 Special founding member Donnie Van Zant. Donnie is the brother of Skynyrd’s current frontman Johnny Van Zant and their original frontman Ronnie Van Zant, who died in the 1977 plane crash that also killed Skynyrd guitarist Steve Gaines […]

Cover art for Cheap Trick's 'All Washed Up'/ (BMG) Cheap Trick has shared a new video for their latest single, "The Riff That Won’t Quit."The black and white clip gives fan a behind-the-scenes look at the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers in the studio while they work on new music.“The Riff That Won’t Quit” is the second song Cheap Trick has released from their upcoming album All Washed Up, […]

Cover of Joe Jackson's 'Hope and Fury'/(earMUSIC) Joe Jackson is back with new music.The “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” singer is set to release Hope and Fury on April 10, his first album since 2023’s Mr. Joe Jackson Presents Max Champion in ‘What a Racket!’The album, being released digitally, and on CD and 180g vinyl, features nine new songs, with the sound of the record described in a press […]

On This Day, Nov. 11, 1972 ...Berry Oakley, bassist and founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, was killed in a motorcycle accident in Macon, Georgia. He was 24.Oakley’s death occurred just three blocks from where fellow Allman Brothers Band member Duane Allman was killed in a motorcycle accident one year prior, on Oct. 29, 1971. Duane also died at the age of 24.Oakley played in guitarist Dickey Betts' band Blues Messengers prior to the 1969 […]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jon Anderson, founding singer of the classic rock band Yes, performs onstage during his "1,000 Hands" solo tour at The Rose on August 29, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Former Yes frontman Jon Anderson has announced a new set of tour dates with his backing band, The Band Geeks.The 10-show Yes Epics, Classics and More tour will kick off April 17 […]

John Cale performs on stage at the Loaded Festival 2023 on June 08, 2023 in Oslo, Norway. (Per Ole Hagen/Redferns) Pop star Charli XCX has released her collaboration with The Velvet Underground’s John Cale.The song, "House," is part of the album of music Charli created for Emerald Fennell's upcoming take on Wuthering Heights.Charli previously explained in an Instagram Story message that a quote from Cale — "elegant and brutal" — had inspired the […]

Bonnie Raitt performs onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Bonnie Raitt has announced her first tour dates for 2026.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to hit the West Coast and Canada, with the tour kicking off May 28 in Spokane, Washington, and wrapping in the U.S. on June 13 in […]

Paul Rodgers performs onstage during the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for CMT) Bad Company's Paul Rodgers couldn’t make it to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony Saturday due to health issues, so he’s decided to share his induction speech in a video posted to YouTube.In the clip, Rodgers recalls that when he was 14 […]

Chris Robinson and Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes perform during the 2025 SEMA Fest at the Las Vegas Convention Center on November 07, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bryan Steffy/Getty Images) The Black Crowes and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne are confirmed to play the 2026 Mad Cool Festival, happening July 8-11 in Madrid, Spain.Both artists are booked to play the final night of the festival, which […]