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Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley perform during the final show of KISS: End of the Road World Tour at Madison Square Garden on December 02, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation) KISS is giving fans an update on their planned avatar show, which was first unveiled during their final concert at New York's Madison Square Garden in 2023.Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and their manager, […]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell has new music to share.The rocker and his band The Dirty Knobs — guitarist/keyboardist Chris Holt, bassist Lance Morrison and drummer Steve Ferrone — have announced that their fourth studio album, Mission of Mercy, will be dropping June 12. It will feature guest appearances by The B-52s’ Kate Pierson and Morgane Stapleton.As a preview of the record, the band has released the album’s first […]

Clem Burke's 'The Other Side of the Dream (My Life In and Out of Blondie)' (HarperCollins) Blondie drummer Clem Burke passed away in 2025, but his life story is about to be told in a posthumous memoir, The Other Side of the Dream (My Life In and Out of Blondie).According to the description, Burke began writing his memoir over 20 years ago, but had often put it aside due to his commitments […]

English drummer, singer, songwriter, and former member of the rock band Genesis, Phil Collins performs onstage at the Joe Louis Arena during the first show of the band's Invisible Touch Tour, on September 18, 1986, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images) Phil Collins says he’s honored to be chosen as part of the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class.“Obviously I’m pleased and honored to be inducted,” […]

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) Foo Fighters have been booked for Saturday Night Live UK, the British spinoff of the long-running NBC sketch show.Dave Grohl and company will take the SNL UK stage in London on April 25, the day after the band's new album, Your Favorite Toy, drops April 24. Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan will host.SNL UK premiered in March. Previous musical guests include Wet Leg, Wolf Alice […]

On This Day, April 14, 1979…The Doobie Brothers landed their second #1 single with “What A Fool Believes.” They first hit #1 in 1974 with the single “Black Water.”Written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins, the song was originally recorded and released by Loggins for his 1978 album, Nightwatch.The Doobie Brothers version, released in July 1978, featured McDonald on lead vocals and appeared on the band’s eighth studio album, Minute by Minute.The […]

Billy Idol and Steve Stevens perform on 'American Idol' (Disney/Eric McCandless) Billy Idol is reacting to the news that he is a member of the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of inductees.Idol was chosen on his second nomination to the Rock Hall, and will be inducted with his longtime guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens.“Being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside so many of my heroes and […]

Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris of Iron Maiden perform onstage during the Power Trip music festival at Empire Polo Club on October 06, 2023 in Indio, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Power Trip) Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood has issued a statement on the metal icons' induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of its 2026 class."We’d like to thank the Rock & Roll Hall of […]

(Courtesy of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden and Oasis are among the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, announced Monday during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-themed episode of American Idol.Also getting into the Rock Hall this year are new wave pioneers Joy Division/New Order, British soul group Sade, the late R&B singer Luther Vandross and rappers Wu-Tang Clan.This will be […]