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L-R Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann, Bobby Weir, and Mickey Hart/Photo credit Ron Sachs/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bonnie Raitt and the Grateful Dead were celebrated as recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday in Washington, D.C., with Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews, Brandie Carlile and more on hand to honor them, Billboard reports.Raitt was in attendance as Julia Louis-Dreyfus shared her thoughts on the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, noting, “You […]

Michael Putland/Getty Images Creedence Clearwater Revival’s seven studio albums are set to be released on special color vinyl in February.Each album — their 1968 self-titled debut; 1969’s Bayou Country; 1969’s Green River and Willy and the Poor Boys; 1970’s Cosmo’s Factory and Pendulum; and 1972’s Mardi Gras — will get a separate color, with descriptions like Mardi Gras purple, Calm Before The Storm, Bayou Sunset and Spellbound Swirl.Those albums produced nine top-10 singles, including “Proud Mary” from […]

Ralph Notaro/Getty Images Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has announced his retirement from touring with the band.The news was shared on Facebook, with McBrain writing, “After much consideration, it is with both sorrow and joy, I announce my decision to take a step back from the grind of the extensive touring lifestyle,” noting that his last show was Saturday in Sao Paulo.McBrain, who’s been with Iron Maiden since 1982, added, “What can I […]

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt will be celebrated on Sunday as some of this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors. The celebration is happening at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., with highlights from the ceremony to air Dec. 22 on CBS. So far performers set to honor this year's recipients have not been announced.In a Washington Post profile released ahead of the […]

courtesy of Live Nation Styx and REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin are headed out on the road together.The artists just announced dates for the Brotherhood of Rock tour, which will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first tour together. The tour was announced with a video in which Cronin and Styx’s Tommy Shaw magically switch bodies in their sleep.The trek, which features former Eagles lead guitarist Don Felder as a special […]

Bushbranch/Surfdog Records Eric Clapton has released a new video for the track “The Call,” which had its premiere on a billboard in Times Square in New York.Clapton does not appear in the clip, which has a camera panning across a desk with an old rotary phone, answering machine, vintage turntable and more. It also features drawings on napkins that begin to move to the music. This is the second video released for […]

Kristy Sparow/Getty Images Paul McCartney is being honored by The Royal Mint with his very own coin.McCartney’s coin, officially approved by The Beatles legend, will feature McCartney’s Magic Piano and will reference his career, with piano notes chosen by McCartney, the Wings logo and his Höfner Violin Bass guitar.“This feels like a huge honor,” McCartney shared. “It’s not anything I would have ever expected to happen when I was a kid.”This will […]

On This Day, Dec. 6, 1969 ...The Altamont Speedway Free Festival kicked off in the Bay Area of California, headlined by The Rolling Stones and featuring a lineup that included Santana, Jefferson Airplane, The Flying Burrito Brothers and Crosby, Stills & Nash.The counterculture concert, attended by nearly 300,000 people, was marred by the presence of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club, which had been hired as security for the day. The group clashed with concertgoers, which led to the […]

Steve Jennings/WireImage Sammy Hagar has joined the lineup for Metallica's 2024 Helping Hands benefit concert, taking place Dec. 13 in Los Angeles.The Red Rocker will be joined by his Best of All Worlds lineup, which includes his former Van Halen bandmate Mike Anthony, guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani and drummer Kenny Aronoff.Metallica has also announced that musical duo SistaStrings will be playing Helping Hands, as well.The biannual Helping Hands benefits Metallica's All […]