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On This Day, Feb. 24, 2019…Queen + Adam Lambert performed at the 91st annual Academy Awards held in Los Angeles, treating the Hollywood audience to “We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions.”The band attended the ceremony to support Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic about the band’s original frontman Freddie Mercury. The film won four out of the five awards it was nominated for, the most of any other film that […]

'Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition' film poster. (Trafalgar Releasing; Art by Albert "Akirant" Quirantes) The story of Iron Maiden is officially coming to the big screen.A new documentary about the metal legends, titled Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition, will premiere in theaters on May 7. The film features interviews with the band members as well as Maiden fans including Metallica's Lars Ulrich, rapper Chuck D and actor Javier Bardem. "With unprecedented access to official band […]

Cover of U2 EP 'U2-Days of Ash' (Interscope Records) U2 has released a documentary short for their new song “Yours Eternally,” which appears on their just-released EP, Days of Ash. The song features Ed Sheeran and Ukrainian musician-turned-soldier Taras Topolia.The four-and-a-half-minute clip was directed by Ukrainian cinematographer and filmmaker Ilya Mikhaylus and was released to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Mikhaylus and his crew shot the video […]

Presenters Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of Rush speak onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images) The members of Rush are giving fans an update on how things are going with new drummer Anika Nilles as they get ready to launch their Fifty Something tour. It will be their […]

Sammy Hagar at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction/ (Disney/Michael Le Brecht II) Sammy Hagar is giving fans a little insight into how he comes up with his set list.The rocker is due to return to Las Vegas in March for more dates of his The Best of All Worlds residency. He posted a video on Instagram of him working out what songs he’s gonna play this time around.“We’re […]

American Rock Singer and Guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970). (Photo by Avalon/Getty Images) New York is going to have to wait a little longer to have a street named after the late rocker Jimi Hendrix.Earlier in February, it was announced that West 8th Street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, where Hendrix’s legendary Electric Lady Studios is located, was due to be co-named Jimi Hendrix Way. That renaming was supposed to take place Tuesday, […]

On This Day, Feb. 23, 2000 …Santana's album Supernatural won nine trophies at the 42nd annual Grammy Awards, breaking the record held by Michael Jackson’s Thriller for most Grammys won by a single album in one night.Supernatural was named album of the year, making Carlos Santana the first Hispanic artist to win that award.The album’s hit track “Smooth” featuring Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas took home song of the year and […]

'Your Favorite Toy' album artwork. (Roswell Records/RCA Records) Foo Fighters guested on the British talk show The Graham Norton Show over the weekend and performed the live debut of their new song "Your Favorite Toy."You can watch the performance streaming now on YouTube.Frontman Dave Grohl also sat down for an interview with host Graham Norton. As Charli xcx was among the episode's guests, Norton played a clip of Grohl doing the pop […]

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee of the band Rush, and Matt Stone perform during South Park The 25th Anniversary Concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 10, 2022 in Morrison, Colorado. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Comedy Central) Rush is extending their Fifty Something tour into 2027.Band members Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson, along with new drummer Anika Nilles, announced on Instagram that they'll be taking the tour to South […]