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Drummer Alex Van Halen of Van Halen performs at Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL (Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg/Corbis via Getty Images) After releasing his memoir in 2024, Alex Van Halen is getting ready to release another book, which will surely excite Van Halen fans.The rocker revealed on Instagram that he has been working with Genesis Publications on an official Van Halen anthology, which he describes as […]

Peter Frampton at 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction/(Disney/Jenny Anderson) Sounds like we may be getting some new music from Peter Frampton soon.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s music update came courtesy of Sheryl Crow, who posted a photo of herself with Frampton in the studio on Instagram.“Got to work with one of my heroes today,” she wrote in the caption. “Y’all better get ready… @mrpeterframpton played […]

The Rolling Stones from left: drummer Charlie Watts, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman, singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Brian Jones at London Airport, June 23rd 1966. (Photo by George Stroud/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The Rolling Stones’ iconic tune "Paint It Black" is the subject of a new lawsuit filed against Behr Paint.ABCKO Music & Records, owner of The Stones’ early master recordings, is suing the paint company for copyright […]

'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and guest Pete Townshend during Wednesday’s November 12, 2025 show. (Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS) The Who's Pete Townshend has revealed that he's got lots of unfinished music in his vaults, but he’s not so sure whether fans will ever get to hear it.Townshend appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Wednesday, where he talked about his unfinished works, revealing he has "350, 450 pieces of music.”“Now, a […]

Ringo Starr & his All Starr Band (Photo by Scott Robert Ritchie ) Ringo Starr is hitting the road again.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has announced a string of spring 2026 tour dates, launching May 28 in Temecula, California. The trek features several stops in the Golden State and will also hit Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico, before wrapping June 14 in Los Angeles.As usual, Ringo will be backed by his […]

"Asking for a Friend" single artwork. (RCA Records/Roswell Records) Foo Fighters performed the live debut of their new single "Asking for a Friend" during their show in Monterrey, Mexico, on Wednesday."That's the first time we've ever tried that one live," frontman Dave Grohl told the cheering audience after the song ended.The set also included a rare performance of The Colour and the Shape deep cut "Hey, Johnny Park!," which the Foos hadn't […]

Cover of Squeeze's 'Trixies'/(BMG) Squeeze is getting ready to drop a new album, although the material in it isn’t new … to them.The band will release Trixies, their first album in eight years, on March 6. The songs on it were the first tunes Squeeze’s Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook ever wrote together back when they were teens.The songs are described as a "collection of stories set in a fictional night […]

Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony at Alexander Stadium on August 08, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Ozzy Osbourne was hospitalized two weeks before his farewell performance at the Back to the Beginning concert on July 5, his family says."We had him in the hospital, and we were just terrified that people were going to find out," Sharon Osbourne […]

On This Day, Nov. 13, 2016 ...Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell died in his sleep at age 74.His songs, including "Superstar," "A Song for You," "Delta Lady" and "This Masquerade," were big hits for other artists, and he worked with everyone from Bob Dylan and Joe Cocker to George Harrison and The Rolling Stones.In 2010, Elton John, who called Russell a "mentor," helped revive Russell's career with […]