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'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and musical guest Foo Fighters during Monday’s May 4, 2026 show. (Scott Kowalchyk ©2026 CBS Broadcasting Inc.) Foo Fighters stopped by CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday to perform songs off their new album, Your Favorite Toy.Dave Grohl and company rocked the track "Caught in the Echo" on the broadcast, and stuck around for a bonus rendition of "Window."Grohl also sat down with Colbert for an […]

The Rolling Stones' 'Foreign Tongues' (Capitol Records) After weeks of teasing fans, The Rolling Stones have finally spilled the beans about their new music.The band has revealed that their next album, Foreign Tongues, will be released July 10. They also dropped the album’s first single, "In the Stars," which is available now via digital outlets. While "In the Stars" is the first single, it's actually not the first taste fans have […]

The Who 'Live at Eden Project' (earMusic) The Who has dropped another performance from their upcoming album, Live at Eden Project. It's a recording of their July 2023 concert at Cornwall’s Eden Project, the home of a sustainable network of biomes in the English countryside.The latest is a live performance of "You Better You Bet," the hit single from The Who’s 1981 album Face Dances, which is now available on YouTube.The Who’s Eden Project […]

On This Day, May 5, 1981 ...Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers released their fourth studio album, Hard Promises.The album featured the future Petty classic "The Waiting" as well as “Insider," a duet with Stevie Nicks.“Insider” was recorded around the same time Petty and Nicks recorded her hit "Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around," which Petty and Heartbreaker guitarist Mike Campbell wrote. It eventually appeared on Nicks’ debut solo album, Bella Donna, […]

Sabrina Carpenter and Stevie Nicks perform during the 2026 Met Gala celebrating 'Costume Art' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2026 in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/MG26/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Nicks was one of the special musical guests at Monday night’s Met Gala in New York, where she shared the stage with pop star Sabrina Carpenter.According to Vogue, […]

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) performs live on stage playing a white Fender Stratocaster guitar with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 24th February 1969. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) Rolling Stone is highlighting iconic guitar solos in its latest staff-curated list.The mag has just released its picks for the 100 greatest guitar solos of all time, with tunes by such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, the Eagles and more making the […]

Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (ABC/Randy Holmes) Foo Fighters appear on the latest episode of the viral online show Track Star, in which host Jack Coyne challenges guests to identify different songs.For the Foos, represented by frontman Dave Grohl, guitarist Chris Shiflett and bassist Nate Mendel, Coyne picks songs by artists including The Clash, Van Halen, Minor Threat and NOFX, which they all recognized almost immediately.A couple songs […]

John Lennon and Yoko Ono photographed on November 2, 1980 - the first time in five years that Lennon had been photographed professionally and the last comprehensive photo shoot of his life. (Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images) Ocean’s Eleven director Steven Soderbergh will premiere his new John Lennon and Yoko Ono documentary at the Cannes Film Festival, which runs May 12-23.The film, John Lennon: The Last Interview, centers on Lennon’s final […]

(L-R) 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 will launch their Fifty Something tour in June, their first since the death of drummer Neil Peart in 2020. In a new interview with The New York Times, frontman Geddy Lee […]