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Kate Hudson 'Christmas Must Be Tonight' (Iconoclast/Sandbox Entertainment)HK Music) In addition to being an Oscar-nominated actress, Kate Hudson is a singer who released her debut album, Glorious, in 2024. Now she's dropped a holiday single that finds her covering a Christmas rock classic.Hudson recorded The Band's song "Christmas Must Be Tonight," which originally appeared on their 1977 album, Islands. It was their last album to feature the group's original lineup. It was written by The Band's […]

Cover of David Gilmour's 'The Luck and Strange Concerts'/(Sony Music) Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour has released The Luck and Strange Concerts, a live album featuring performances from his 2024 tour. To mark the occasion, he’s released a live performance of the Pink Floyd classic “Comfortably Numb.”The performance was featured in Gilmour’s concert film, Live at the Circus Maximus, which hit theaters in September.The Luck and Strange Concerts album features 23 tracks recorded […]

Reimagined cover of Neil Young's 'Tonight's The Night'/(Warner Records) Neil Young is set to reissue his 1975 album Tonight’s the Night in celebration of its 50th anniversary.The reissue will feature six bonus tracks, as well as a previously unreleased original version of “Lookout Joe,” which replaces the version on the 1975 release.Other previously unreleased tracks include “Walk On,” which, like the original “Lookout Joe,” was recorded during Young's 1973 recording sessions at S.I.R. in Los […]

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) Are Foo Fighters teasing new music?Dave Grohl and company have posted a video on Instagram featuring an image of a parrot perched in front of a Foo Fighters logo with what sure sounds like fresh material playing in the background.The Foos further stir the pot with the accompanying caption, which reads, "About to take flight…"We'll have to wait and […]

Following the announcement of KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley’s death Thursday, several rockers have taken to social media to pay tribute to the legendary musician.Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready shared a photo of Ace backstage at a 2005 Pearl Jam concert, writing, "Ace was a hero of mine and also I would consider a friend. I studied his solos endlessly over the years," adding,  “I would not have picked up a guitar […]

On This Day, Oct. 17, 1980 ...Bruce Springsteen released his fifth studio album, The River – his only double album to date.The project was originally intended as a single album called The Ties That Bind, but Springsteen canceled its release at the last minute and wrote more songs. Retitled The River, the album’s 20 tracks featured a deliberate mix of fun, upbeat tunes and darker material.The River went on to become Bruce’s first #1 album and […]

Rick Allen of Def Leppard performs onstage during the 2025 Backyard Concert supporting Teen Cancer America and the UCLA Health Center at a private residence on October 03, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BC) Def Leppard received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Oct. 10, and the honor has got them feeling nostalgic.First, frontman Joe Elliott revealed his most memorable moment with […]

Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, and Gene Simmons of the rock and roll band Kiss pose for a portrait session in January 1975 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley is being remembered by his former bandmates, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons and Peter Criss.Stanley and Simmons released a joint statement following the news of Frehley’s Thursday death at age 74, sharing […]

Ace Frehley, the founding guitarist for the rock band KISS, has died at age 74.His death was confirmed in a statement from his family."We are completely devastated and heartbroken," the statement read. "In his last moments, we were fortunate enough to have been able to surround him with loving, caring, peaceful words, thoughts, prayers and intentions as he left this earth. We cherish all of his finest memories, his laughter, […]