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Cover of Freddie Mercury's 'Mr Bad Guy'/(Hollywood Records) Freddie Mercury’s debut solo album, Mr Bad Guy, is being reissued in celebration of its 40th anniversary.The album will be released Dec. 5 on 180 gram translucent green vinyl featuring a 2019 mix by Queen’s longtime sound team, Justin Shirley-Smith and Joshua J. Macrae. The mix originally appeared on the Mercury box set Never Boring. The album will also be reissued on picture […]

Eric Singer of KISS performs during KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) KISS drummer Eric Singer has been added to KISS Kruise: Landlocked in Vegas, happening Nov. 14-16 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.Singer is set to join Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Tommy Thayer for the event’s two unmasked KISS performances, marking […]

Courtesy of The Guess Who Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings have announced their first tour as The Guess Who in 23 years.The duo is set to hit the road on a Canadian tour that kicks off May 26 in Moncton, with stops in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and more. The Takin’ It Back tour, featuring former Eagles guitarist Don Felder as special guest, includes an appearance at the Ottawa Bluesfest […]

Eagles Sphere residency admat/(Courtesy of Live Nation) The Eagles have extended their residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have announced what they say are their “final shows” of 2026, adding four more shows on March 20, 21, 27 and 28.Registration is now open for an artist presale that begins Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the […]

On This Day, Nov. 10, 1975 …Fifty years ago, Patti Smith released her debut album, Horses, considered one of punk rock’s seminal albums.Recorded at New York’s Electric Lady Studios, the album was produced by Velvet Underground’s John Cale.While it was only a modest commercial success, Horses was a critical darling and has often appeared on lists of the greatest albums of all time. It is often cited as a major […]

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters. (ABC/Travis Bell) Foo Fighters have announced a European leg of their 2026 Take Cover tour.The international outing launches June 10 in Oslo, Norway, and includes headlining stops in Sweden, Poland, Germany, France, England, Austria and Italy, plus sets at festivals in Spain and Portugal.Openers include Royel Otis, Inhaler and IDLES, depending on the date.Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For the full […]

Bad Company's Simon Kirke at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame can’t get enough of Bad Company.The '70s supergroup, made up of Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, Mick Ralphs and Boz Burrell, was inducted into the Rock Hall Saturday night in Los Angeles, with Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood welcoming them into the prestigious music institution.Fleetwood called BadCo "one of the best rock […]

Soundgarden at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Soundgarden was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during Saturday's ceremony in Los Angeles.Guitarist Kim Thayil, drummer Matt Cameron, and bassists Ben Shepherd and Hiro Yamamoto were on hand to accept the honor on behalf of the band and late frontman Chris Cornell, who died in 2017.Actor Jim Carrey did the honors of enshrining the […]

Elton John pays tribute to Brian Wilson at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) We lost a lot of great musicians in the past year, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opened Saturday's induction ceremony with a tribute to one of them, Sly Stone, who passed away in June at the age of 82.The Sly tribute kicked off with Stevie Wonder performing "Dance to the Music." He was backed […]